RTW Best Buy without CD-Key?

**Aure22** · November 30, 2011, 09:21 PM

Bought RTW Best Buy years ago and now, when i tried online play it says that logon failure - invalid CD-key, problem is, that it never asked any cd-key, nor there is any key on case and it had no manual or paper notifications. Just case and CD. So, basically i bought a game without online possibilities whatsoever? Is there any options for victims like me?

**SavageFeat** · December 01, 2011, 03:28 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0ghao51MlA

**Aure22** · December 01, 2011, 03:39 AM

Originally Posted by M'aiq the Liar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0ghao51MlA

I did not get CD-key with game i bought. I read from net that i am not only one who bought "best buy" version and had no CD-key in package.

**Brusilov** · December 01, 2011, 08:01 AM

We can't help you with the lack of CD-Key. You need to go back and contact the original seller - or buy another game and make sure that had a CD-Key in it.

It is against the ToS to ask for ways to circumvent the lack of a CD Key - it's also against the ToS for anyone to provide details on how to do so.

**irishron** · December 01, 2011, 08:17 AM

Contact Sega support with copies of the sales slip, box, case, and whatever else came with it and they may issue you one.

**Chris Death** · December 01, 2011, 08:34 AM

As you wrote that you bought the game years ago i guess you won't have the sales slip kept somewhere beside you.

If you are really eager to play RTW online - RTW + BI is available nowadays for a price between €5 to €10 and Alexander
expansion should be at a price of €5.

~S~ CD

**Bonez** · December 01, 2011, 08:17 PM

Are you positive there is no code on the box because on another forum someone thought that then learned that there was a steam activation code on the box and they could get the serial from that.

**Magic_8_Ball** · December 03, 2011, 02:04 PM

Your personal CD-key should actually be in your registry.

Press your start key + R and then type "regedit" in the box that should come up. A new window should pop up. Next, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/The Creative Assembly (or Activision depending on what version of RTW you have)/RomeTW. On the right side, your CD-Key should be displayed.

**Chris Death** · December 04, 2011, 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by Magic_8_Ball

Your personal CD-key should actually be in your registry.

Press your start key + R and then type "regedit" in the box that should come up. A new window should pop up. Next, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/The Creative Assembly (or Activision depending on what version of RTW you have)/RomeTW. On the right side, your CD-Key should be displayed.

If i remember correctly it will only be there once you'e entered it ingame.

I once noticed that on my GF's laptop where i installed an old copy of rtw which i got on a secondhand
market. I entered the cd-key which came with it but i couldn't get online with it - "wrong cd-key".

I then took the cd-key of another copy and could go online with it.

All the while i've also been looking at the registry entry and the cd-key there was changed after i entered
the working one ingame.

~S~ CD