Lost my installation key...help?

Question

ok so today i wanted to install and play a game that i bought years ago (lord of the rings: return of the king)....so i put in the installation CD and click install but then it asks me to enter the CODE THAT"S ON THE BACK OF MY CD CASE.......i lost the case years ago...............help what should i do?? how can i find it???

Answer 1

Well the only legal way is to buy another version of the game. However, there are plenty of illegal sites that you can download a "crack" for the game that allows you to play without a CD or you can find a site that generates serial codes. Be very careful though, many of those websites tend to contain viruses. Never downloaded a .exe file unless it is zipped. And always run a scan on anything you download.

Answer 2

***Top 3 free keyfinder programs***
*http://pcsupport.about.com/od/productkeysactivation/tp/topkeyfinder.htm*

How do I find the ProductID?
Caution If you use the Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using the Registry Editor incorrectly. Use the Registry Editor at your own risk. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on the computer.
Quit all programs that run on Microsoft Windows.
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type regedit and then click OK.
Expand the registry to the following location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

Answer 3

Is there anywhere that you've registered this game online? If so, that site may/should have your key.

If not, I have another method that I know works for the Sims, but I don't know about your game. Give it a shot:

Go to the computer the game is installed upon, and click Start> Run. In the box, type regedit and hit the enter key.

Look in the left pane.

Click the little + sign next to where it says HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
Click the little + sign next to where it says SOFTWARE
Click the little + sign next to where it says [whatever the carrier of your game is]
Click the little + sign next to where it says [carrier again?]
Click the little + sign next to where it says [your game's name]


In the pane on the right, you will see something that says default, reg_sz. In the column entitled Data you will see a string of letters and numbers. This is the key.

I know that's kind of hard to understand, but basically when you type regedit and go through software, find your game. You should know what it's stored under, yes?

Good luck to you; I hate when that happens and I think they should print the key on the CD. ^_^

Answer 4

You need to buy a new one

Answer 5

google a serialsite maybe ...

Answer 6

heres one Key: 9377-4LHB-XHRU-4LQR-UC2T good luck