I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS!! Lost my CD KEY!! What do I do?

fastfed · 03-31-07, 06:15 PM

I was taking a bath a couple times, lol, and I like to read in there, well I brought the manual with me, and being I just got internet again I would like to try the multiplayer of SH4, even though I gave up the single player..

I go get the manual and half the numbers are gone from sitting the manual on the counter..

I am really pissed off at yet another reason why SH4 gets me mad.. Why couldn't they just put the CD key in the box like SH3..

In anycase I took a picture but hotmail is down right now for some reason..

What do I do all?

THANKS

Gildor · 03-31-07, 06:29 PM

My CD key is on the inside of the plastic box, not on the manual. Bought in Canada so I'm not sure how the other countries did it.

You can try contacting UBISOFT and see what is required to get a replacement CD Key if you have proof of purchase from the back of the manual. Not sure if that would work.

Doc1234 · 03-31-07, 06:29 PM

StandingCow · 03-31-07, 06:39 PM

With SH3 I was able to get a CD key from ubi.. because it never came with a cdkey...

Just call them, tell them you have the box and all the info, they should hook ya up.

Splitter · 03-31-07, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fastfed

I was taking a bath a couple times, lol, and I like to read in there, well I brought the manual with me, and being I just got internet again I would like to try the multiplayer of SH4, even though I gave up the single player..

I go get the manual and half the numbers are gone from sitting the manual on the counter..

I am really pissed off at yet another reason why SH4 gets me mad.. Why couldn't they just put the CD key in the box like SH3..

In anycase I took a picture but hotmail is down right now for some reason..

What do I do all?

THANKS

Eep. I like to read in there as well, thanks for the heads up, sh4 manual hadnt quite made it into my bathtime reading yet

SharpShin · 03-31-07, 07:32 PM

I only read while taking a dump, and this morning I hadn't realized I was out of toilet paper...

Meco · 03-31-07, 07:34 PM

Mine was inside the box as well.. not on the manual..

Canadian.. so could be a patern there as posted above. We may not have the bonus material like the map and such, but at least my key is safe in the box.

Audie · 03-31-07, 07:37 PM

There is always Hamachi FasFred

No-CD Key required - you just need some skippers to sail
with

www.hamachi.cc

Jungman · 03-31-07, 07:44 PM

Ubisoft will replace your CD-Key with proof of purchace, and the UPC code off the box whatever it is.

When you install the game, it ask you if you like to register your game, say Yes. It will allow you to get customer support for the game. If not, they may ignore you.

DirtyHarry3033 · 03-31-07, 07:44 PM

I have the US version, my CD key is on the back cover of the manual. But to the OP, I make it a habit if the key is on the manual, to print a label with the key on it and stick it firmly to the inside of the CD case. Works well, since I never take the CD case in the bathroom

Hope you can get it sorted with UBI. In the meantime, next time you get a game where the key is printed on the manual, take my tip and make a label with the key, then stick it inside the box - no more worries!

Tronics · 03-31-07, 07:48 PM

The UPC code is usually the barcode or serial code underneath the barcode.

UPC's are good for getting all kinds of replacement hardware, including laptop batteries.

Most company's tech staff consist of individual people who aren't trained to say 'no' or outsourced foriegners who can't say 'no' anyways because it would probably get them fired.

So in essence getting another key from ubisoft should be easy if you take the time and money to call their support lines.

vois2 · 03-31-07, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SharpShin

I only read while taking a dump, and [today while reading my SH4 manual while at the porcelain throne] this morning I hadn't realized I was out of toilet paper...

best one-liner I've read this week.

Cakewalk · 03-31-07, 09:16 PM

Mine's inside the box, Canadian version as well.

You could always email UBI and send in a scan of your manual and reciept, tell them what happened, and ask for a new one.

Donger94107 · 03-31-07, 10:38 PM

I rec'd my copy of SHIV from Amazon just yesterday, Friday, 3.30. I'm in Northern California. My CD key is printed on the back of the manual, lower left-hand corner.

However, during the installation process, the game never asked me to enter any CD key!

I manually rebooted, and ran the navigation training mission; damaged one of the PT boats and two of the merchants with gun fire, then put two fish in the first merchant.

MMWAHAHAHA!

BTW: I found reading in the shower too difficult, so I switched to audio books.

edjcox · 03-31-07, 11:08 PM

CD Key, you don't need no stinkin cd key....... :rotfl:

At least I didn't, mine is in the manual and nowhere's did it ask for it...

Ok... now is it supposed to???

03-31-07, 06:15 PM	#1
fastfed Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 786 Downloads: 254 Uploads: 0	I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS!! Lost my CD KEY!! What do I do? I was taking a bath a couple times, lol, and I like to read in there, well I brought the manual with me, and being I just got internet again I would like to try the multiplayer of SH4, even though I gave up the single player.. I go get the manual and half the numbers are gone from sitting the manual on the counter.. I am really pissed off at yet another reason why SH4 gets me mad.. Why couldn't they just put the CD key in the box like SH3.. In anycase I took a picture but hotmail is down right now for some reason.. What do I do all? THANKS

03-31-07, 06:29 PM	#2
Gildor Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 251 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My CD key is on the inside of the plastic box, not on the manual. Bought in Canada so I'm not sure how the other countries did it. You can try contacting UBISOFT and see what is required to get a replacement CD Key if you have proof of purchase from the back of the manual. Not sure if that would work. __________________ U-46: Oct 1943 off Portugal

03-31-07, 06:39 PM	#4
StandingCow Weps Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 355 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	With SH3 I was able to get a CD key from ubi.. because it never came with a cdkey... Just call them, tell them you have the box and all the info, they should hook ya up. __________________

03-31-07, 07:34 PM	#7
Meco Seaman Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 39 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Mine was inside the box as well.. not on the manual.. Canadian.. so could be a patern there as posted above. We may not have the bonus material like the map and such, but at least my key is safe in the box. __________________ Running recomended specs: XP pro sp2 / P4 - 3ghz / 2 gig - 800mhz Ram / 256mb ATI Radeon X850p In game settings: 1024 x 728 - 60hz / post process filters - on / Glare - off / shafts - off / Enviro - off / 3D wakes - on / Ripple - on / Maps - on / Caustic - on / Quality - low. Frames Per Second: = 45 external view.

03-31-07, 07:37 PM	#8
Audie GMM2(SW) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Crown Point, Indiana USA Posts: 67 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	There is always Hamachi FasFred No-CD Key required - you just need some skippers to sail with www.hamachi.cc __________________

03-31-07, 06:29 PM	#3
Doc1234 Seaman Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 39 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0

03-31-07, 07:32 PM	#6
SharpShin Sailor man Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 47 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I only read while taking a dump, and this morning I hadn't realized I was out of toilet paper...

03-31-07, 07:44 PM	#9
Jungman Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 596 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ubisoft will replace your CD-Key with proof of purchace, and the UPC code off the box whatever it is. When you install the game, it ask you if you like to register your game, say Yes. It will allow you to get customer support for the game. If not, they may ignore you.

03-31-07, 07:44 PM	#10
DirtyHarry3033 Weps Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 351 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have the US version, my CD key is on the back cover of the manual. But to the OP, I make it a habit if the key is on the manual, to print a label with the key on it and stick it firmly to the inside of the CD case. Works well, since I never take the CD case in the bathroom Hope you can get it sorted with UBI. In the meantime, next time you get a game where the key is printed on the manual, take my tip and make a label with the key, then stick it inside the box - no more worries!

03-31-07, 07:48 PM	#11
Tronics A-ganger Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 78 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	The UPC code is usually the barcode or serial code underneath the barcode. UPC's are good for getting all kinds of replacement hardware, including laptop batteries. Most company's tech staff consist of individual people who aren't trained to say 'no' or outsourced foriegners who can't say 'no' anyways because it would probably get them fired. So in essence getting another key from ubisoft should be easy if you take the time and money to call their support lines.

03-31-07, 09:16 PM	#13
Cakewalk Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 212 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Mine's inside the box, Canadian version as well. You could always email UBI and send in a scan of your manual and reciept, tell them what happened, and ask for a new one. __________________ Its not a bug... its a feature!

03-31-07, 10:38 PM	#14
Donger94107 Watch Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 19 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I rec'd my copy of SHIV from Amazon just yesterday, Friday, 3.30. I'm in Northern California. My CD key is printed on the back of the manual, lower left-hand corner. However, during the installation process, the game never asked me to enter any CD key! I manually rebooted, and ran the navigation training mission; damaged one of the PT boats and two of the merchants with gun fire, then put two fish in the first merchant. MMWAHAHAHA! BTW: I found reading in the shower too difficult, so I switched to audio books.

03-31-07, 11:08 PM	#15
edjcox Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Shang Gri La Posts: 219 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	CD Key, you don't need no stinkin cd key....... CD Key, you don't need no stinkin cd key....... :rotfl: At least I didn't, mine is in the manual and nowhere's did it ask for it... Ok... now is it supposed to??? __________________ EJ Cox http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...jcox/usaCa.gif