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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 03:47 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I bought Quake 3 back in 2000 and haven't played it online much since. I recently got broadband, but now when I connect try to connect to a server it says either "invalid cd key" or "mis-typed cd key?". I think this sucks since I acctually bought the game. :icon33:

When I type in the cd key it works and says "The cd key appears to be valid, thank you.", so I haven't mistyped it.

Anyone got an idea why this is happening?
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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 04:37 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


go into your baseq3 directory,right click the q3key file,go into Properties, locate
Attributes at the bottom,check "Read Only" box, then apply.
should fix it
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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 04:56 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Still the same. :(
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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 05:04 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


are you using any mods?
if yes, delete all the keys in any mods,just keep the key in the baseq3 folder.
saying that,
some servers still give me that message and ive been playing q3 for 4 years
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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 08:15 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


It's possible someone has generated your CD key from a keygen and is currently using it :(



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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 08:17 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I would make sure your updated to the latest point release:

ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake3/win32/q3pointrelease_132.exe

then do what busetibi said: enter your key in the game, exit and mark the cdkey file as "read only".

that *should* work. :)
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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 06:48 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I tried what you all said, but still the same. It only works on a few servers. Just typical. :(



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I would try the opposite, put the q3key file in EVERY mod dir that you have. I used to have bizzare cd key errors just like that a year or so back... a number of combinations usually did the trick.

Thankfully nowadays I get zero problems with this. I also suspect punkbuster might be the culprit somehow. :paranoid:
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PostPosted: 03-16-2005 12:36 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Delete all the q3key files, re-enter your CD key, then make the one in your baseq3 read-only. That should do it, if not, then make sure your computer can access the id Software cdkey authentication server. If you're behind a firewall or proxy, then it might block that port.
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PostPosted: 03-19-2005 04:41 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


ALMighty II wrote:
I bought Quake 3 back in 2000 and haven't played it online much since. I recently got broadband, but now when I connect try to connect to a server it says either "invalid cd key" or "mis-typed cd key?". I think this sucks since I acctually bought the game. :icon33:

When I type in the cd key it works and says "The cd key appears to be valid, thank you.", so I haven't mistyped it.

Anyone got an idea why this is happening?


this happens to me but only on certain servers. like the AP the lounge OSP one. :(



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PostPosted: 03-19-2005 05:37 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


pyrogenik wrote:
It's possible someone has generated your CD key from a keygen and is currently using it :(


That chance is lower than the whole Q3W winning the New York lottery jackpot at the same time.

EDIT: or the same situation with respect to getting laid.
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PostPosted: 03-20-2005 05:12 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


lol. nicely put...



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PostPosted: 03-20-2005 08:17 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


dzjepp wrote:
I would try the opposite, put the q3key file in EVERY mod dir that you have...
I was getting this error recently so I did this and it seems to have worked.. odd that it works for some and not for others. :shrug:
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PostPosted: 03-27-2005 05:24 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


dzjepp wrote:
I would try the opposite, put the q3key file in EVERY mod dir that you have...

how do i do this? I want to get rid of the cd key problem desperately cos it says it when i try to enter a server i have put up myself.. :confused:

help appreciated



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PostPosted: 03-27-2005 07:14 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


CrinklyArse wrote:
how do i do this? I want to get rid of the cd key problem desperately cos it says it when i try to enter a server i have put up myself.. :confused:


look in your /quake3/baseq3/ directory for a file called q3key. copy that file into your other mod directorys. ie:

/osp
/threewave
/arena

or whatever mod directories you have.
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PostPosted: 03-27-2005 07:19 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


thnx so much i'll go do that now :)

fingers crossed...



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PostPosted: 03-27-2005 07:24 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


ok done, now i have to see if the problems fixed...



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PostPosted: 03-27-2005 07:29 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


ok i ran my server, entered as normal but it still says 'mis-typed cd key?'

and i know its a correct one!

maybe its something to do with the server i am attempting to run....



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PostPosted: 03-27-2005 02:38 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


what are you trying to do? q3 servers dont require a cd key, except for listen servers (dedicated 0).
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PostPosted: 03-27-2005 02:42 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


pyrogenik wrote:
It's possible someone has generated your CD key from a keygen and is currently using it :(


As toxic said, not possible.

There are no keygens which will produce valid online keys, only offline keys.



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signa wrote:
what are you trying to do? q3 servers dont require a cd key, except for listen servers (dedicated 0).


i am trying to run my own internet server. but after ive ran the server, then gone into quake normally and put my ip in to connect to it, the waiting connection number just keeps goin up. Then i went into a different quake 3 game and put in the console
'/connect [my ip] and It said:

'mis-typed cd_key?'

and i dont know why or how to get rid of it or what im doin wrong :(



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PostPosted: 03-28-2005 07:23 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Foo wrote:
pyrogenik wrote:
It's possible someone has generated your CD key from a keygen and is currently using it :(


As toxic said, not possible.

There are no keygens which will produce valid online keys, only offline keys.


Have you checked the readme that comes with one of the keygens? The guy says that there is a 1 in a million+ chance or something like that you could very well generate a valid key for online play (haven't looked at it for a long time so I don't remember the full details :paranoid: ) of course he might of been off his high horse when he made those comments.
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