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Why don't they put CD keys on the CD cover?

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meadowlands   07-20-2007 at 04:24:43 PM

I lost my battlefront 2 manual (lots of spring cleaning) and now cannot install it. I'm hoping I have it installed on my slave drive so I can find the key, but if not I am pretty much screwed. I wish they would put the key on the CD cover, this way it forces you to write it down.

Anyway, would it be possible for me to get any info on the CD cover which would enable me to call up LA and get another key?

(NO Keygens or anything...I'm hoping to find the manual tonight :o )


Message edited by meadowlands on 07-20-2007 at 04:35:56 PM
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mr_hayt   07-20-2007 at 05:52:01 PM
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It's more economical to print a label and stick it onto something. Also, now they have a chance of you buying BF2 again :p

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alia83444   07-23-2007 at 08:45:16 AM
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if the cd keys were put on the cover then any person who has a look at the game can take the cd key and use it.

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meadowlands   07-23-2007 at 06:18:45 PM
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By the cover I meant the cover on the CD itself, not the box. Anyway, I ended up finding the game installed on my slave drive and I just imported the registry and got the CD key :hello:

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llama_man   07-24-2007 at 01:11:44 PM
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If it was on the CD you wouldn't be able to see it whilst you were installing the game...

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alia83444   07-24-2007 at 04:34:43 PM
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ye lol... unless you got a see through disk drive your ok

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septic   07-26-2007 at 07:10:01 AM
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But if you lose your cd and still have the manual with the key on it, all you need then is a copy of the disc you lost and you will still have your legitimate key.


Message edited by septic on 07-26-2007 at 07:11:47 AM
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Kordoyn   07-26-2007 at 08:50:29 PM
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Only solution is to put it on every flat surface inside the retail box including all pages of the manual. Even the french/spanish version.

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Vindicoth   07-28-2007 at 08:42:15 AM
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Or you could just be more careful and not lose it =).

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metalgearps2   08-04-2007 at 03:28:53 PM
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If it was on the CD you wouldn't be able to see it whilst you were installing the game...



Yeah, I have a couple games where the CD-key is on the disk, those dips... So difficult... :non:

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filmmaker   08-04-2007 at 07:30:45 PM
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Even better, How about no CD keys! Keys are a waist of time. The crackers get around them anyway so why bother? LOL I remember the first Sim City you had to use a "secret decoder red plastic thing" and go over a list of codes every time you played. God i miss DOS LOL

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wouse101   08-15-2007 at 02:16:28 AM
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the answer is really painfully obvious!

so much so i have to take an asprin typing this..........

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spuddyt   08-15-2007 at 03:23:57 AM
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Cd keys serve no purpose except to deter casual cheapskates (they can't just install it straight) and also its useful online


Message edited by spuddyt on 08-15-2007 at 03:24:23 AM
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jrnyfan   08-16-2007 at 12:26:09 AM
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besides tracking you when you play online via a PB GUID attached to your game, for example, it really serves no purpose...but before my comments get misconstrued:

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i just download my games anyway and use a key-gen, why waste money on something that is free?
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to prevent this, however, i take all my CD key's and write them into a word file and then encrypt that file and save it on a floppy disk that is always in my CD carrying case and on one of my non-windows HDD's. its also easier for me to have it in a document on the screen versus having to tap it in while holding the book open...but that's just me, its really not that much of a difference.

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Starcraftcdkey   08-17-2007 at 08:42:06 PM
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alright, i got a similar problem and can anybody help me get a cd key cuz i got it on my b-day and the kids were playing w/ it and they lost the cd key.. but i think one of them took it. and does any1 have a legit cd key out there?

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