I just bought HL2 right now and got INVALID CD KEY message :(

[Capablanca]

Hi folks,

First of all... I didn´t buy an illegal copy, ok? I payed for my HL2 in a FNAC store here in São Paulo, Brazil.

Well... I installed the 5 CDs (i choosed to install HL2 and CSource).

I have a STEAM ACCOUNT where i play DAY OF DEFEAT...

When i clicked in HALF LIFE 2 to play the game, a window comes, so i click in REGISTER A PRODUCT I ALREADY OWN button...

I fill with my CD-KEY and i got the following message:
"STEAM - INVALID CD KEY".

My CD-KEY is similiar to (i mean, the format):
ZLP2-LLE5X-RNA5A-ZZDH5-RRRXF

Any of you could HELP ME, please? Is my CD-KEY format similar to yours? If you have any information that could help me, please, just do it!

Thanks very much... Best regards!

Joel

[blazin89]

Hey dude im am having the exact!!!!! same problem!!!!!!!!


I dont understand either!

maybe we need to create a new account??
look at my topic

[Capablanca]

Hi, as you see, the CD-KEY printed for me is in this format:
1234-12345-12345-12345-12345

So, the first group contains just 4 letters (or numbers) and i checked in others HL2 foruns, that the correct format contains 5 groups with 5 numbers (or letters), and not fours numbers (or letters) in the first group, as i have...

So, i decided to start put a number in front of the first letter of the first group (so i got 5 groups with 5 characters)... And imagine what happened? I start with 0 (zero)... When i put the number 4, i got a message to put my CD/DVD and i got to REGISTER my HL2...

So, i just can think that my CD-KEY was wrong printed (lacking the first character/number of the first group)...

I hope it could be HELP you too friend... Good Luck!

[diluted]

Double-check, triple-check that you are entering it correctly. And you are only entering the AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCCC-DDDDD-EEEEE part, right? There is a second line with 'HALFLIFE 2' and some numbers, dont enter that.

[Capablanca]

Thanks for your comments DILUTED, but i checked almost 20 times... As i mentioned, my CD-KEY was LACKING the first character of the first group, because my first group just had 4 numbers/characters...

Best regards.

[blazin89]

mine is similar to this
12345-12345-12345-12345-12345-12345678

[f|uke]

mine is similar to this
12345-12345-12345-12345-12345-12345678
try entering it without the '678'

It should be five sets of five digits.

[diluted]

mine is similar to this
12345-12345-12345-12345-12345-12345678
That's too many characters. The HL2 cd-key is supposed to be 25 characters, 5 groups of 5 characters (at least mine was).

11111-22222-33333-44444-55555

[Capablanca]

Oh man... You must just put the first 5 groups... So, in your example, you just must put:
12345-12345-12345-12345-12345

Forget the others letters/numbers after the 5th group.

[blazin89]

still dont work...is there anyway someone can try my cd key?

[Capablanca]

I don´t think it is possible... Better, i think that you must take care because someone could register in his STEAM ACCOUNT you will need to buy another HL2...

Please, put here the CD-KEY you are typing (but INVERT the letters/numbers!!! DONT PUT THE SAME LETTERS/NUMBERS THAT YOU HAVE THERE...

[Capablanca]

Again... I Just Want To Check Your Cd-key Format... Dont Put The Same You Have There, Because You Will Be In Trouble.

[Cole]

How about take a picture, scan it out, go in paint block out a few letters, and we can check the format like that?

[Great Grizzly]

still dont work...is there anyway someone can try my cd key?

ill do it, it will be set up to any account of your choosing. if your a trusting person

[blazin89]

Hey grizz do u have aim or msn messanger?

[diluted]

Well if you're entering your cd-key correctly and it still doesn't work, its not going to work if you give it to someone else. You're absolutely positive you are entering 25 characters? 5 sets of 5 characters? with dashes ( - ) separating the sets?

[Great Grizzly]

my aim account is GreatGrizzily1