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mandy - 29 Jun 2003 18:00 GMT

Look guys, I know the standard response to a request for a serial number
is f*ck off, but I have no clue what to do. My little b*stard vrother
decided to rip up my cd key, and now I'm trying to install to my new
comp. So now all I have of my key is 5875-49534-3... Well, you know the
rest.

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Cannon Fodder - 29 Jun 2003 18:09 GMT

You're lucky you were able to salvage so much of your key... Now you
only have 1,000 variations to try for the last three numbers......
Good luck....

>Look guys, I know the standard response to a request for a serial number
>is f*ck off, but I have no clue what to do. My little b*stard vrother
>decided to rip up my cd key, and now I'm trying to install to my new
>comp. So now all I have of my key is 5875-49534-3... Well, you know the
>rest.

"So long, and thanks
for all the fish..."

Jack Harney
AKA "Cannon Fodder"
AKA "Grumpy Old Fart
AKA "Certified Senior Curmudgeon"
From Civ - 5 "I have the cultural tact of a
"Cuban Pig" points for your effort....
Gracefully accepted :)

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John Twernbold - 29 Jun 2003 18:12 GMT

> Look guys, I know the standard response to a request for a serial
> number is f*ck off, but I have no clue what to do. My little b*stard
> vrother decided to rip up my cd key, and now I'm trying to install to
> my new comp. So now all I have of my key is 5875-49534-3... Well, you
> know the rest.

If you still have access to your old computer, the CD-Key is in the
Windows registry (see the HL FAQ for mroe info). If not, you can contact
Sierra for a replacement. Or you can just pick up a new copy of HL on
the cheap; the old GOTY edition should be inexpensive, and the retail CS
and DOD versions have CD-Keys which will work with regular HL.

You won't get a replacement CD-Key in here, of course. Think of it like
this: if your little brother ripped up a $20 bill, would you expect
total strangers to give you a new one just out of kindness? Remember, it
can be used by only one person online at a time. If I give you mine,
then I can't play.

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SmashCase - 29 Jun 2003 19:45 GMT

> You won't get a replacement CD-Key in here, of course. Think of it like
> this: if your little brother ripped up a $20 bill, would you expect
> total strangers to give you a new one just out of kindness? Remember, it
> can be used by only one person online at a time. If I give you mine,
> then I can't play.

Actually, at Best Buy, you can find a copy for $9.95 in the value pack
which contains only the HL CD. So, it's more like her brother ripped up a
$10 bill.

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Mobutu - 30 Jun 2003 11:00 GMT

> Look guys, I know the standard response to a request for a serial number
> is f*ck off, but I have no clue what to do. My little b*stard vrother
> decided to rip up my cd key, and now I'm trying to install to my new
> comp. So now all I have of my key is 5875-49534-3... Well, you know the
> rest.

Then generate one, dimwit. But don't bother trying to use it on the
internet, it won't work.

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