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Finding your License Key

If you already have the game installed on your computer and you mislay your license key, you can find it by looking in your system registry.

Using the Sims2 Key Printer Program:

There is a nifty little program by OtherworldBob which can retrieve your keys from the computer's system registry, and allow you to print them out. You can obtain it from here or from the Sims2Key Printer website. This program requires .Net Framework 2.0 to run.

If you wish to find your license keys from your registry manually:

Warning: Although this method does not require that you edit the registry, please note that you can seriously damage your system by deleting or altering registry keys. Make sure that you back up all important files often.

Go to the computer the game is installed upon, and click Start> Run. In the box, type regedit and hit the enter key.

Click the little + sign next to where it says:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
• SOFTWARE
• ELECTRONIC ARTS
• EA GAMES
• THE SIMS 2
• ERGC

In the pane on the right, you will see something that says default, reg_sz. In the column entitled Data you will see a string of letters and numbers. This is the license key for your copy of The Sims2.

• Write it down in a safe place- some people write it on the Sims 2 disc with a special CD pen (NOT a ballpoint pen!)

• Repeat for the other EPs, by clicking on THE SIMS 2 UNIVERSITY, THE SIMS 2 NIGHTLIFE and so on.

• When you have finished, close regedit.

Finding your License Key if you registered your game on the official site

If you registered your game online during installation, or on the Sims 2 official site or the EA Games site then you can find out the license key by logging into your account.

• Go to www.ea.com and select your region.
• Enter your username and password. This is the same username and password as you use to log into the Sims2 official site to get to the BBS or the Exchange.
• Click on 'My Account'
• Enter your username and password again. You may have to enter your password twice for security.
• Click on the 'My Games' tab.
• You will see a list of all the games you have registered, plus the registration codes.

It would be a good idea to write these down and keep them in a safe place- some people write them on the CDs with a special CD Pen (DO NOT use a ballpoint or any other hard tipped pen!).

If you cannot find your key this way, or from your registry, you need to contact EA.

Where can I get a Key Crack?

ModTheSims2.com does not, and will not, in any way shape or form, cover support or usage of this program. We cannot help you if you break your copy of the Sims 2, and we advise taking backups and/or reinstalling if things go horribly wrong. We will not help with those who have warez versions of the game, nor can we help with no-cd cracks.