Is there any other way to determine my serial number?

[Horvo]

My wife threw away the paper sleeve with my serial number, but I had already patched to 1.016 so I have inputted the number at least twice. Is there anyway to find my serial number from inside the program or am I just screwed? I really want to upgrade with the latest patch, but I don't see how I am going to be able to do it. Thanks

[Ron]

Hehe, the same happened to me trying to install the first patch, though I can't blame the wife, just my carelessness. [:)] Anyways I had to look in the Registry to find it, search for World at War. Afterwards write it down somewhere of course and you are good to go [;)]


Ron

[Tac2i]

At least "my wife threw it away" is a little more imagitive than "my dog ate it." Anyway, if you register your game on the Matrixgames website, you can always have your serial number emailed to yourself.

[Horvo]

So the only way to retrieve it is if I registered the game. So I am still screwed. It's my own fault, but I have to say that in 15 years of computer gaming I can't remember a single other game where I needed the serial number to update with a patch. I don't really see how it prevents pirating.

[Tac2i]

Horvo, do as Ron stated. Your serial number is in the Windows registry in plain text. Press START... RUN and type REGEDIT. Then do a search on 'Gary Grigsby' and it should find it.

[Uncle_Joe]

Go to command prompt.

Type 'regedit'.

Go to local machine, software, Matrix, GGWaW.

Your number is listed under 'authorized'

Hope it helps!

[Horvo]

Huge thanks to you guys. I was going to be so bummed, you saved me from having to buy the game again. I wrote it in my manual for next time. Thanks a ton. Drinks are on me.