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Subject: Help me I lost my key!

I bought Halo PC about 2 years ago and had it installed on my pc for about a year. Unfortunately I got the BSOD and had to reinstall windows. I didn't bother reinstalling Halo but now I want to and I seem to have lost the paper cd holder that had the key on it. I still have the disc, the box it came in and the manual. Is there any way I can get my key back?

  • 07.02.2008 1:15 PM PDT

I don't believe so, no.
Although you could just be lieing and downloaded it illegally. I am aware of various "Key Gens" out there but I will not discuss them here, as they are illigal.

  • 07.02.2008 4:58 PM PDT
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Other than calling Microsoft and begging for a new one (some people have had luck with that) finding the CD sleeve or buying the game again you're S.O.L. dude.

  • 07.02.2008 5:31 PM PDT

Posted by: Covenant Killer
I don't believe so, no.
Although you could just be lieing and downloaded it illegally. I am aware of various "Key Gens" out there but I will not discuss them here, as they are illigal.
No I didn't download it illegally, I actually bought it and have the disc in my possession.

  • 07.02.2008 7:12 PM PDT
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i think there is a cd recovery program...ill google it

yeah try this

  • 07.03.2008 7:39 PM PDT
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He said he re-installed windows so it's pretty hard to recover a CD key if it wasn't there to begin with.

  • 07.03.2008 8:13 PM PDT

Posted by: Jazzmachine
i think there is a cd recovery program...ill google it

yeah try this
Yeah I reinstalled windows so that program won't work. Thanks for the help though.

  • 07.03.2008 9:09 PM PDT
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yeah, well all else fails you could buy it again, its not like it costs too much

  • 07.03.2008 10:29 PM PDT
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Phone up support and give them the number on the inside of your CD. You should get a new key then.

  • 07.03.2008 10:35 PM PDT

Does anyone know what the number for support is? Should I just call 1-800-Microsoft?

  • 07.04.2008 3:06 PM PDT
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Check at support.microsoft.com first.

  • 07.04.2008 5:52 PM PDT

Posted by: coMi7
Check at support.microsoft.com first.
Yeah I checked that but it says on the site that i have to pay $20 to get any support.

  • 07.04.2008 8:55 PM PDT
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You should have a support sheet in the box with numbers, not that they're hard to find elsewhere.

You should also have a yellow CD key sticker, but hey. ;)

  • 07.04.2008 9:26 PM PDT

im not helping ui'll help u out, use jwp9k 2gv4h 74hq7 7j8pr dmkh3, trust me it'll work

[Edited on 07.05.2008 4:37 PM PDT]

  • 07.04.2008 9:29 PM PDT

Posted by: gamer 3point0
i'll help u out, use jwp9k 2gv4h 74hq7 7j8pr dmkh3, trust me it'll work
Umm... no thanks. You might want to edit your post too piracy is illegal.

  • 07.04.2008 11:25 PM PDT
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Please explain to me how giving out a bunch of jumbled characters that may or may not be an actual valid CD key is piracy?

By the way you got something on your nose, looks a little brown.

  • 07.05.2008 12:03 AM PDT

Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
Please explain to me how giving out a bunch of jumbled characters that may or may not be an actual valid CD key is piracy?

By the way you got something on your nose, looks a little brown.


Can you explain to us how its not? By the way, you have something on your lip. Kinda looks like dried Elmer's glue :)

[Edited on 07.05.2008 9:15 AM PDT]

  • 07.05.2008 9:14 AM PDT
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He posted what may or may not be a valid key, that's not piracy because he hasn't stolen anything. Maybe he has a damaged copy of the game and doesn't need the cd key after replacing it. Or maybe he stopped playing the game so he doesn't need a cd key. Or maybe it really is just a bunch of jumbled letters and numbers.

Yes someone who has pirated the game might be able to use that as a valid key to play the game. But that's not his problem since he hasn't illegally downloaded the game. He just threw out a bunch of random characters, if he had illegally downloaded the game he'd be the one asking for a cd key because he "lost the cd sleave".

Nowhere in the Rules of Conduct or Terms of Use does it specifically say it's against the rules to give out a CD key. However forum rules prohibit asking for CD keys.

Oh I have glue on my lip? It must have dripped while I was huffing it. I'm so glad you pointed that out, it would have been real silly for me to have gone out like that. Thanks dude.

  • 07.05.2008 10:28 AM PDT

Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
He posted what may or may not be a valid key, that's not piracy because he hasn't stolen anything. Maybe he has a damaged copy of the game and doesn't need the cd key after replacing it. Or maybe he stopped playing the game so he doesn't need a cd key. Or maybe it really is just a bunch of jumbled letters and numbers.

Yes someone who has pirated the game might be able to use that as a valid key to play the game. But that's not his problem since he hasn't illegally downloaded the game. He just threw out a bunch of random characters, if he had illegally downloaded the game he'd be the one asking for a cd key because he "lost the cd sleave".

Nowhere in the Rules of Conduct or Terms of Use does it specifically say it's against the rules to give out a CD key. However forum rules prohibit asking for CD keys.

Oh I have glue on my lip? It must have dripped while I was huffing it. I'm so glad you pointed that out, it would have been real silly for me to have gone out like that. Thanks dude.


"Here I'll help you out etc etc it works trust me" indicates he was giving out a CD key, considering the OP was asking about finding the original key. So your random character argument is bull excrement. The characters may indeed have been random, but the post said otherwise. This guy was giving him a new key as an alternative to his problem. Now this guy may have been generous, you know, giving him HIS key because he no longer plans to play Halo on his PC, or whatever...

but you know, and I know what's up with that response. you can play semantics all you want but you know this guy was giving out a CD key that probably didn't come with his copy of Halo. period.

the OP was looking for a way to restore his key, he wasn't asking for a new one from some random forumgoer. that's why he said "no thanks, you might want to edit your post, piracy is illegal..." he made a reasonable assumption that the CD key this guy was offering him is probably a key that's been passed around a LOT in order to help facilitate the piracy of Halo PC. why? because you need a valid CD key for the game. even though Bungie doesn't explicitly say anything about posting CD keys (and I haven't checked this myself, I don't feel like re-reading forum rules) in the forum rules, I doubt that they would agree with your "for the sake of arguing" argument. now there is a supposedly valid key, readily available in the forums of a Website run by the developers of the original game that could be used to validate hundreds of illegal copies. tell me again how that's not piracy.

and I said "looks like" glue. lol

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  • 07.05.2008 7:09 PM PDT
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Giving out a CD key, valid or not isn't piracy. The same way downloading a cracked .exe or a No-CD crack isn't piracy. Most people just associate it with piracy. Downloading the game IS piracy. Using a no-cd or giving out random "CD keys" isn't. There's a difference.

You are correct that we're arguing semantics, and I don't really feel like continuing to engage in this enlightening discussion with you.

BTW I really did like your crude sex based insult. Very well done, you must have put a lot of effort into it.

  • 07.05.2008 7:32 PM PDT
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keygen man...

[Edited on 07.06.2008 2:19 PM PDT]

  • 07.06.2008 2:13 PM PDT

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Posted by: Jazzmachine
i think there is a cd recovery program...ill google it

yeah try this


This guy posted it. If you download this program it will tell you your key. I have it and it works great.

  • 07.06.2008 11:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: Anton P Nym
who says you have to be an ace to have fun?

Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
Stupid parents let their stupid children play games that are rated M when they should be playing Big Birds Spelling Adventures

Posted by: Kira Onime
Also the AR is actually good in CQB now and no longer a glorified baseball bat.

If you read his post first, then you will see that he never reinstalled Halo after reformatting Windows.

  • 07.07.2008 2:49 AM PDT

its the key i got with my copy of halo pc, i've used it mutiple times and it still works.

  • 07.09.2008 7:44 PM PDT

xD, I actually have my serial key memorized. I'll recite it right now:

Yup =] Just checked my serial key. Perfect match =] Though, I did scramble the order, and randomly.

xD, Halo PC will be with me forever =]

  • 07.10.2008 11:33 AM PDT

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