Invalid CD-KEY , when trying to login multiplayer

[swisz]

Anyone know why , it never comes futher then the login , with what name i wanna use and email etc... Its saying just saying """FAILED LOGIN . INVALID CD-KEY""" just brought the game, from the shop... Someone is using the same CD key or ?

[Jochi Khan]

Welcome to the .org SWISZ

That error message normally means that the CD key was entered incorrectly.
Did you type the numbers and letters and '-' (dashes) EXACTLY as they are shown on the back of your manual that was in the case?
All letters are CAPITALS and '0's are zeroes.

[Afkazar]

Yeah i had the same problem.You hafta type All in caps and insert your own hyphens

[swisz]

thank you for fast repsonse mate, where do i change my cd key ?

[swisz]

Do i need to intall the game again ?

[vitch]

Ok, to change the cd-key without having to go through the unpleasantness of a complete reinstall and patchng again do this:

go to: start/ run

Type in Regedit which will open the registry

Expand: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/SEGA

Then click on Medieval II Total War which will show between 3 and 6 registry's one of which being CD Key.

Right click on that and modify.

Now U can put in the correct CD key. Don't forget to put in the "-" between each 4 digits, and if it's in capitals type it in in capitals, but if it's in lower case type it in in lower case. Also there's no o's in a CD Key only 0's (Zero's).

Hope this helps

Not my own work. I copied this from another thread the other day whilst browsing at work.