CD key

Gurrg · Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2002 4:17 pm Post subject: CD key

Ok, One of my friends has another one of my other friends CD key. So i went to his house and tried unistalling it, well the Sierra Utilities thing was deleted so i could not uninstall it properly, everytime I uninstall it it never asks to put the new cd key in (cuz he got a new cd key) i've tried everything any suggestions what to do???????????????????????
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AFI · Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2002 6:28 pm Post subject:

It might seem like a hassle, but after uninstalling (properly), delete every trace of Half-Life from his computer. Then reinstall with the new CD-Key.

Someone might know an easier way to go about this, so don't try my idea just quite yet.

PondScum007 · Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2002 6:48 pm Post subject:

its in your regsitry.... if you ahve winxp its horribly burried, but in earlier ones its wasy to find..jsut search for 4 numbers of the key, and then modify the key field
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SVT Cobra · Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2002 7:03 pm Post subject:

Ah Pond you beat me to it! I was searching my reg for the key when I saw you had posted.

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Gurrg · Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2002 7:35 pm Post subject:

ok where should i search for the numbers or what?? And the what numbers should i search for?
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Robert E. Lee · Registered User Joined: 18 Jul 2001 Posts: 2904

Go to run, off of the Start button, and type regedit. Search there.
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Doomday · Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2002 7:51 am Post subject:

I had the same problem, but I solved it with regedit. You mite search for everything related to Half-life and sierra because I didn't find the reg for my CD key, so I just deleted everything that was related, after that I installed HL again and it let me write in the new CD key.

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(+)ASSASSIN(+) · Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2002 12:05 pm Post subject:

Be EXTREMLY CAREFUL while your in there, if you delete something you shouldnt have you will screw up the whole systems and have to reinstall the OS. So dont change it if your not sure
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PondScum007 · Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2002 1:43 pm Post subject:

pff random regedit changing is the only way to realyl have fun with your computer! sure makes it interesting!

jk, you really only want to mess with stuff you know your supposed to be messin with...the reg is one thing that DOES NOT have an "undo"... ;>
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Gurrg · Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2002 6:33 pm Post subject:

well there's a whole §hit load of stuff in there.......where exactly do you think i could find the cd #'s (remember my signature the n00b for life) i got the regedit up and stuff but i couldn't find the key numbers to delete them.
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PondScum007 · Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2002 7:49 pm Post subject:

depends on the OS...what do you ahve?
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.::Kilaak-Elite::. · Registered User Joined: 20 Mar 2002 Posts: 23

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/valve/half-life/settings, should be a value name "key", just double click and change.

*BTW that was from my xp OS but don't think there's any difference for just Half-life cd key...believe it's always in that location.