Hey guys help me out with this lil problem...

Ghanja420 · Registered User Joined: 20 Aug 2001 Posts: 97

Ok me and guido were using same cd key before well i build new pc new hardrive everything at first i tried to copy my old hardrive to my new one well it didnt work to well, so i went and bought TFC with my own cd key well i installed, DL update etc... but i never showed me to put in my CD key anywhere, and now when i get on and guido is in same room i wana get in it, it still says CD KEY IN USE!!!!

Hamese · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2001 3:40 pm Post subject:

I would try to uninstall it and delete it. Since you copied your old hd over, you might have to install from the new cd. Then unistall and delete it. Once every instance of TFC is gone off your HD, then re-install with your CD code.

If all else fails fdisk always works. :smile:

[ This Message was edited by: Hamese on 2001-12-04 15:42 ]

Monk · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2001 3:41 pm Post subject:

Goddamn CD keys! We should just attack sierra and force them to remove them all!!! I have the same problem when my brother is playing. We didn't use the same CD key when we installed the games on our different computers, but we share a network. In fact, he has HL and I have CS. The CD key really es me off because we both paid our money, but we still can't play together.

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SpeCies · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2001 4:27 pm Post subject:

I would uninstall it and then type Regedit in
your Run Start Menu, Look for every entry that says Sierra starting in your,
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software links.

Ghanja420 · Registered User Joined: 20 Aug 2001 Posts: 97

Well what had happen after i had copied HL from my old hardrive i didnt have a cd key to even play, so i deleted it and erased it form recylcle bin and all, then i just bought game instaled and update but I NEVER got teh CD key entry shit..kinda stumps me

RF · Registered User Joined: 08 Nov 2001 Posts: 48

I think what happened was that when ur uninstalled the file, it didn't fully uninstalled meaning that the key was still entered in the registry. To change this just follow below.

Go to "run" in the start menu. After that type "regedit" (without quotes) and hit enter. Browse on the left side til u get to
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Valve/Halflife/Settings. Then find the value that says Key on the right side. Just double click and change ur key.

Hope this helps.
RocketFly

Bada Bing · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2001 9:38 pm Post subject:

If you are going to mess with your registry make sure you make a copy of it first. That way if you duck it up you can copy the old one back in.

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