Registry is corrupt and has been altered!!
http://answers.ea.com/t5/Command-Conquer-The-Ultimate/Invalid-serial-number-for-Command-and-conquer-... Registry is corrupt and has been altered!! Red alert3/winows8 I have been trying to fix this...
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A quote from another thread I found, for CnC Generals, but applicaple here:
EA_CIRE ive found a solution to zero hour but not generals which is strange , ive contacted ea and hope to hear from them soon if i dont hear anything from them ill send u on my details .
anyway people who are having this problem i got zero hour working by following these steps (when i did it the place for the serial was empty hope this helps some people )
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.
anyway people who are having this problem i got zero hour working by following these steps (when i did it the place for the serial was empty hope this helps some people )
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.
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I must note I experience this error with my recent CnC Red Alert 3 purchase via EA's Origin - as part of the Command and Conquer: The Ultimate Collection.
I pursued this solution for TUC - Command and Conquer Red Alert 3. I changed the following:
... // Electronic Arts -> EA Games -> Command and Conquer Red Alert 3
I change the value of (Default) to my product code as seen under "Game Info" in Origin. No luck - same error.
I also undid this change and then ...
// Electronic Arts -> EA Games -> Command and Conquer Red Alert 3
created new key (folder) named ergc (which did not exist), and changed the Default value to my product code.
I also tried both of these solutions in combination with no luck. I also tried both of these solutions in combination with no luck. I tried entering my product code with and without dashes, as I have seen solutions post to do one or the other - but no luck.
Does anyone have another solution, or has anyone had this solution work for RA3?
yes this works just remove the ] from the regestry it seems when the registry is being created for RA3 located at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Wow6432Node -> Electronic Arts -> EA Games ->
