invalid CD key

**KyodaiSteeleye** · 09-18-2007, 23:18

Hi -

Am trying to get into MP for first time after an absence of many years (i'm after some Samurai Warlords games). Anyway, i'm having ye age olde problem of getting the 'invalid cd key' message. I'm putting in the original MTW cd key on my manual. I've tried doing it in capitals, and in lower case, i've tried doing different things with dashes, I've tried doing it with my back turned to it, whilst sacrificing a chicken, but still to no avail.

Any ideas on how to get the bloody thing to accept it?

I may yet just eat my MTW cd.

grazi,

Daniel.

**Jochi Khan** · 09-18-2007, 23:27

To play Samurai Warlords games you will need a fresh clean install of MTW/VI/patchv2.01
The CD Key you need to install is the one for VI
All letters are Capitals and any '0' is a zero and put in the '-'s

If you still get the Invalid CD Key message check out this thread
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=86937

**CBR** · 09-18-2007, 23:28

Hm you say original MTW key. You need VI key if you have installed VI.

CBR

**Jochi Khan** · 09-18-2007, 23:29

heh I type faster than you CBR

**CBR** · 09-19-2007, 00:44

Yes beaten by an old man

*shakes fist*

CBR

**R'as al Ghul** · 09-19-2007, 10:43

Originally Posted by KyodaiSteeleye

Hi -

Am trying to get into MP for first time after an absence of many years (i'm after some Samurai Warlords games).

grazi,

Daniel.

Hi KyodaiSteeleye,

we always welcome new players in Samurai Warlords.
Make sure you got the beta_5 installed if you want to join us.
I've posted the necessary info in our mod subforum.

R'as

**KyodaiSteeleye** · 09-19-2007, 18:55

Thanks guys, i'm now in the forum, much to my amazement (no one else is, but hey, that doesn't matter).

I was foxed by the Viking Invasion manual which states, and I quote

"type in the CD key code that can be found with your original Medieval: Total War packaging"

Bastards.