Half-life Cd Key

BurstBurst Join Date: 2003-04-29 Member: 15931Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">How to change the one my comp uses</div> When I first started playing Half-Life mods, I borrowed someone else's game and CD key. I liked it enough ( partly due to NS) that I bought my own copy (read: CD key). Now, however, I need to change my copy to use the CD key I bought, so that my friend and I can both play online at the same time. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks!

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  • AngelusAngelus Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10810Members, Constellation
    Only way i know of is to uninstall/reinstall the game, so it asks fer CD Key when ya run HL/CS/NS/whatever Mod again...
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  • Marik_SteeleMarik_Steele To rule in hell... Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9466Members
    Uninstall, reinstall. Backing up any configs and savegames beforehand is fairly straightforward, and it's a lot cleaner / less risky than editing anything like the registry for it.
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    edited May 2003
    It's in the registry.

    You can use this program:

    <a href='http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=650' target='_blank'>http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=650</a>
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  • Red_WizardRed_Wizard Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16241Members
    There are programs one can download to change the CD key without uninstalling.
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  • DreadDread Join Date: 2002-07-24 Member: 993Members
    edited May 2003
    I think it could be done by using regedit. Just "run" regedit and find Half-Life and its key there.

    Edit: Ok, I tried it and it should go like this...

    HKEY_CURREN_USER --> SOFTWARE --> VALVE --> HALF-LIFE --> SETTINGS --> KEY and put your new key there. I don't know if it really works but it's worth a try <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Edit2: Hah, I beat Firestorm to it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • CoolCookieCooksCoolCookieCooks Pretty Girl Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16446Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation
    yea i got a program off kazaa(dodgy) and it worked coz i used my bros cd key coz we always had lannies every day but not we got broadband so i used a program and changed it <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • FireStormFireStorm Join Date: 2002-11-06 Member: 7390Members
    Start, run, type "regedit" then click OK.

    Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftware\Valve\Half-Life\Settings and change the "Key" value
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    yep. the registry is the way to go.

    but be careful not to change ANYTHING else in there or you WILL break windows.
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  • BogglesteinskyBogglesteinsky Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11488Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Zel+May 29 2003, 12:43 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Zel @ May 29 2003, 12:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> but be careful not to change ANYTHING else in there or you WILL break windows. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    and it wasn't broken already??

    registry editor is for teh windowz h4x0r
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  • BogglesteinskyBogglesteinsky Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11488Members
    didnt you read his post?

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->When I first started playing Half-Life mods, I borrowed someone else's game and CD key. I liked it enough ( partly due to NS) that I bought my own copy (read: CD key). Now, however, I need to change my copy to use the CD key I bought, so that my friend and I can both play online at the same time. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    i have no reason to belive he is not telling the truth, why do you doubt?
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    Cuz he's Jobabob.
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  • SYPHER1SYPHER1 Join Date: 2003-05-11 Member: 16210Members
    edited May 2003
    regedit is the way to go here is a more detailed tutorial on how to do it.<!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    <a href='http://hl.helpandsupport.net/?aid=54' target='_blank'>HL help and support cd-key</a>
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->i have no reason to belive he is not telling the truth, why do you doubt? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Cuz he's Jobabob. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Oh snap! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Pretty much all the answers here are right. Uninstalling or direcly editing the CD key will work fine. If you're unsure of how to do the regedit route , I'd really recommend going with the uninstall and reinstall though. Safer, but more boring to wait...
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