How to recover video game cd keys

[Balgovind]

hi,

I have lost the CD keys of my video game. Due to this, I cannot start and play my game. Is there anyway I can recover the lost video game keys in my Windows ? kindly help......

[Hitman22]

Game Key Revealer is a lightweight Windows application that can help you recover lost serial keys for installed games on your computer. This portable freeware can displays serial keys of over 550 games.

To use Game Key Revealer, simply
- Run the executable file,
- Click the “Find Games” button --- the application will retrieve and display all the available game keys.
- Save the keys to text or word documents. Format by clicking the “Save” button and Make sure the documents are stored at a safe place.

[Mario2]

Sometiimes Game Key Revealer is not able to find or support your game. If that is the case, then you can retreive your original game cd key manually by scanning the registry.
Well, the process is quite easy. However note it's a hit-n-miss technique where you might not find the key you are searching for, or probably only able to view in encrypted format.

[robodude]

1. Open the Registry Editor.
   
   
   • In Windows XP, go to Start > click Run > type “regedit”.
   • In Windows Vista/7, go to Start > type “regedit” in the search box.
   
   
   
2. In the Registry Editor, press Ctrl+F or go to Edit > Find
   
   
3. Query for the game’s name, and wait for (any) results. Depending on your registry and the speed of your computer, this might take a few seconds or a few minutes.
   
   
4. If the serial key is not present amongst the presented results, press F3 or go to Edit -> Find Next. The different pieces of data that relate to the game are often scattered across different pieces of the registry.