"Registry is corrupt and has been altered"

How to solve Registry is corrupt and has been altered?

I get this when i try to go online.

Anonymous
14 years ago
Have you modified the registry with regedit in any way?
If so why?
Here's a solution anyway (special thanks to lajakl):
1) Open the Registry Editor by typing "regedit" at the bottom of the start menu, in the search box ( windows 7)
2) Once you have opened the Registry Editor, go to this path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Wow6432Node -> Electronic Arts -> EA Games -> Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour -> ergc
Click on the arrows next to the folder icons to navigate to the path
3) You should see your serial number in ergc set as something like HGUTJGIDBRY286HG92JG
Now:
- Check if this matches with the serial code your game came with
- make sure there are no spaces
To modify the serial number, right click on "Default" under "Name" and select modify.
If this doesn't work, try the solution here:
http://answers.ea.com/t5/Command-Conquer-The-Ultimate/Invalid-serial-number-for-Command-and-conquer-generals-Deluxe/m-p/2312#U2312 #
DigitalGeo
Anonymous
14 years ago
Try this http://www.commandandconquer.com/forums/showthread.php?8104-Registry-is-corrupt-and-has-been-altered&p=119829&viewfull=1#post119829

15 Replies

Anonymous
14 years ago
Have you modified the registry with regedit in any way?
If so why?
Here's a solution anyway (special thanks to lajakl):
1) Open the Registry Editor by typing "regedit" at the bottom of the start menu, in the search box ( windows 7)
2) Once you have opened the Registry Editor, go to this path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Wow6432Node -> Electronic Arts -> EA Games -> Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour -> ergc
Click on the arrows next to the folder icons to navigate to the path
3) You should see your serial number in ergc set as something like HGUTJGIDBRY286HG92JG
Now:
- Check if this matches with the serial code your game came with
- make sure there are no spaces
To modify the serial number, right click on "Default" under "Name" and select modify.
If this doesn't work, try the solution here:
http://answers.ea.com/t5/Command-Conquer-The-Ultimate/Invalid-serial-number-for-Command-and-conquer-generals-Deluxe/m-p/2312#U2312 #
DigitalGeo
Anonymous
14 years ago
thanks for the advice i was able to get zero hour working this way but not generals which sucks , thanks anyay man
Anonymous
14 years ago
Try this http://www.commandandconquer.com/forums/showthread.php?8104-Registry-is-corrupt-and-has-been-altered&p=119829&viewfull=1#post119829
Anonymous
14 years ago
The same thing. Me and a buddy are trying to play C&C Generals and I can't connect to the online part....and I just bought the Ultimate collection for this purpose only... ☹️
What can I do?
DeUhhKoei
13 years ago
Hi,
Just found out this afternoon the problem within windows 8. Had the same register failure.
The solution is quite simple. Just set the program as like starting in windows 7 and give it administrator rights. And suddenly I am able to play all of the mismatch register games. Zero hour, red alert 3.
Did nothing inside the regedit.
Paulus
Anonymous
13 years ago
Finally I have fixed it on my computer with WindowsXP. It seems that somebody made a typo in the source code!
I can see diffent keys in registry than you wrote:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Electronic Arts -> EA Games -> Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour -> ergc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Electronic Arts -> EA Games -> Generals]-> ergc (including ])
After changing "Generals]" to "Generals" it works!
Anonymous
13 years ago
there are two folder in the registery under the C&C folder

Red Alert 3
Red Alert 3*

delete the original and rename the Red Alert 3* to look like original
Anonymous
13 years ago
So i did this and mine still says the same thing.... i tried the - i tried with out the - PLZ help me!!!!
Anonymous
13 years ago
I had to do this with red alert 3, but I had to add the key ergc to all of the Red Alert 3 keys in the registyr directy shown.
Not sure which one worked, but it works now.
Anonymous
13 years ago
It isn't any of your business why I changed my regedit. But since you seem ignorant of the fact, the registry which supports all things in windows gets bogged down and corrupted. Thus cleaning up a registry is absolutely common. How can you not know this?