ok my dad just recently got my computer cleaned out and i lost my sims2 case that has the serail number on it. i s there anyway i can get the number again
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Posted 29 March 2006 - 09:38 PM
sticky above your post:: http://forums.thesim...ouncementid=110
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Posted 29 March 2006 - 11:28 PM
If you registered your game with EA, the serial number will be in your profile at the official site.
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Team Mascot
Posted 30 March 2006 - 02:09 AM
i been lost the serial number so i never had a chance to register it. is there anyway i could maybe get it from the pc cause ihave it on this dell that i'm typing on now so is there a way i could get the serial number from the pc Please Help
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Friendly Townie
Posted 30 March 2006 - 03:06 AM
If you never registered it, then it won't be on your computer. As Ginger pointed out, there's a sticky that talks about serial numbers. It says:
If you own a legal copy of the game and damaged a disc or lost your serial number, you need to contact Electronic Arts. Information about how to contact them can be found in the help section on thesims.com.
If you own a legal copy of the game and damaged a disc or lost your serial number, you need to contact Electronic Arts. Information about how to contact them can be found in the help section on thesims.com.
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Team Mascot
Posted 31 March 2006 - 12:01 AM
:cry: so theres no way i could get it out of my computer that its installed on because i just purchased a laptop and i want TO PLAY SIMS
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Posted 31 March 2006 - 12:27 AM
Missytheone said:
:cry: so theres no way i could get it out of my computer that its installed on because i just purchased a laptop and i want TO PLAY SIMS
If you contact EA and have a legal copy of the game they can help you. If you cannot retrive the origional serial number Ea will give you a new one once you provide them with proof you own a leagal copy of the game. Contact EA and they can help you. If you are looking for a serial number for an illeagal copy this is the wrong place to look. Noone here will help you with that.
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Posted 31 March 2006 - 02:03 AM
love42013 said:
If you contact EA and have a legal copy of the game they can help you. If you cannot retrive the origional serial number Ea will give you a new one once you provide them with proof you own a leagal copy of the game. Contact EA and they can help you. If you are looking for a serial number for an illeagal copy this is the wrong place to look. Noone here will help you with that.
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Posted 31 March 2006 - 12:53 PM
This is why I always register upon installing. I rarely register games, but Sims I do. I'm paranoid about losing my game manuals. That and I like the freebies they offer only with registration. :)
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Posted 31 March 2006 - 01:30 PM
If you installed the game on your computer, then you did enter the serial number as the game asks for the serial number when you install it. I went looking on my computer and was able to find it. This is what I did:
- Click on the start menu and choose "run".
- A little box will pop up and you should type in "regedit" (without the quotes) then click on "ok".
- The "Registry Editor" will open. You'll see some stuff you don't recognize. That's okay. Take a deep breath. :D
- Expand (click on the little plus sign) "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE". Then expand "SOFTWARE".
- When you scroll through the list that opens, you'll find a list of all the software that is loaded onto your computer. There should be an entry for "EA GAMES" and another one for "Electronic Arts". The second one is the one you want.
- Expand "Electronic Arts". Then expand the "EA Games" subfolder that appears under it. You'll see listed there "The Sims 2". You'll also see listed any expanasion packs you may have. Because I have the first two, then I also have "The Sims 2 University" and "The Sims 2 Nightlife" listed. When you expand each of these, you'll see one subfolder called "ergc" listed. When you click on this "ergc" folder, then on the right side of the screen you'll see some info listed. Under "Name" is listed "(Default)", under "Type" is listed "REG_SZ", and under "Data" is listed my serial number!!
You should be able to find the serial numbers for your base game and for each of the expansion packs using the method above. Don't change any of the info you find listed under "regedit", but you should be able to go in and look around for your serial number. If you feel at all nervous about doing this yourself (you don't say whether or not you're comfortable doing computer "techie" stuff), then you can ask someone else to do it. As long as you just take a look around and don't change any of the info you find here, then you should be safe.
Good luck! And it's probably a good idea, once you find your serial numbers, to register your game. That way you can just look up your profile online to retrieve your serial numbers if you should ever need them again.
- Click on the start menu and choose "run".
- A little box will pop up and you should type in "regedit" (without the quotes) then click on "ok".
- The "Registry Editor" will open. You'll see some stuff you don't recognize. That's okay. Take a deep breath. :D
- Expand (click on the little plus sign) "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE". Then expand "SOFTWARE".
- When you scroll through the list that opens, you'll find a list of all the software that is loaded onto your computer. There should be an entry for "EA GAMES" and another one for "Electronic Arts". The second one is the one you want.
- Expand "Electronic Arts". Then expand the "EA Games" subfolder that appears under it. You'll see listed there "The Sims 2". You'll also see listed any expanasion packs you may have. Because I have the first two, then I also have "The Sims 2 University" and "The Sims 2 Nightlife" listed. When you expand each of these, you'll see one subfolder called "ergc" listed. When you click on this "ergc" folder, then on the right side of the screen you'll see some info listed. Under "Name" is listed "(Default)", under "Type" is listed "REG_SZ", and under "Data" is listed my serial number!!
You should be able to find the serial numbers for your base game and for each of the expansion packs using the method above. Don't change any of the info you find listed under "regedit", but you should be able to go in and look around for your serial number. If you feel at all nervous about doing this yourself (you don't say whether or not you're comfortable doing computer "techie" stuff), then you can ask someone else to do it. As long as you just take a look around and don't change any of the info you find here, then you should be safe.
Good luck! And it's probably a good idea, once you find your serial numbers, to register your game. That way you can just look up your profile online to retrieve your serial numbers if you should ever need them again.
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Posted 31 March 2006 - 03:39 PM
Saoz said:
If you installed the game on your computer, then you did enter the serial number as the game asks for the serial number when you install it. I went looking on my computer and was able to find it. This is what I did:
Can this be added to the sticky about lost serial numbers?
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Team Mascot
Posted 31 March 2006 - 05:37 PM
Thank you so much ea told me i had to send in 10.00 dollars in order to get new one. Thats ashame its really a scam. see i knew it was already in my old cuputer and there just had to be a way to get the serial number thank you this should be attahed to that sticky because PEOPLE ARE PAYING 10.00 DOLLARS FOR NOTHING AT ALL
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Posted 31 March 2006 - 06:01 PM
Missytheone said:
Thank you so much ea told me i had to send in 10.00 dollars in order to get new one. Thats ashame its really a scam. see i knew it was already in my old cuputer and there just had to be a way to get the serial number thank you this should be attahed to that sticky because PEOPLE ARE PAYING 10.00 DOLLARS FOR NOTHING AT ALL
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Just Registered
Posted 31 March 2006 - 09:35 PM
this trick will not work if you uninstall the Sims 2 before doing the regedit thing. Then you will have to contact EA to get the serial number.
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Posted 31 March 2006 - 10:38 PM
Calling EA is all you have to do......I wish that they would print the serial# in small font on the actual disc it would probably cut down on people calling them about serial numbers
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New Neighbor
Posted 28 December 2006 - 08:08 PM
Missytheone said:
ok my dad just recently got my computer cleaned out and i lost my sims2 case that has the serail number on it. i s there anyway i can get the number again
If you registered your game, you could do this: http://thesims2.ea.c...user_id=1801860
If you haven't registered it, then do this: http://bbs.thesims2....d66a7b810919117
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Just Registered
Posted 02 January 2007 - 10:07 AM
SAOZ you are a life saver i have moved from my parents to well ...out with my partner :-P and have a new machine i was going to delete sims 2 from my folks machine as i have installed sims 2 one on the machine at the boyfreinds but then when i went to install uni i did not have the booklet now i KNOW i did not throw it away so it must be somewhere but i was stumped and only playing uni when i was at the parents was sad - this is a be-late-ed reply and thankyou i was too busy simming it up and being all excited-a-malated so thankyou - i have now registered my sims 2 base game with ea i have not figured how to update that profile so i can add the next game and keep the profile on ea but when i do Fermull will have regestered all of her games (fermull is me on ea) SOOOOO A HUGE THANKYOU
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Chocoholic
Posted 05 January 2007 - 08:00 AM
Telecheer said:
Calling EA is all you have to do......I wish that they would print the serial# in small font on the actual disc it would probably cut down on people calling them about serial numbers
When you get a new game or expansion, you could record the serial number on the disc with a CD-safe pen/marker or label.
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House Party Crasher
Posted 15 January 2007 - 08:26 AM
Hello. I had no idea that it was possible to register your serial number/game until just now so can someone please give me a link or instructions telling me how to register?
Thankyou in advance
Thankyou in advance
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New Neighbor
Posted 16 January 2007 - 09:23 AM
Andyah said:
Hello. I had no idea that it was possible to register your serial number/game until just now so can someone please give me a link or instructions telling me how to register?
Thankyou in advance
Thankyou in advance
Go to Start...All Programs...EA games...The Sims 2...Electronic Registration.
You can also register all your expansions and stuff packs.
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