wow that was fast well i have bon voyage an i just wanted to say it works great as always

this'll be good for me because i went to buy university and they were sold out except for one which was used. i bought it and the manual was ripped so this'll help alot.

I don't know what language this is written in, but I think the about dialog took you more time than the key retriever part [/sarcasm]

Really, it's a sweet app, but maybe you should make it more advanced.. what about this?

When an pack comes out, you have to update every time. Why not list all the values in HKLM\Software\Electronic Arts\The Sims * (or whereever it's located, i'm on linux so no regedit for me atm :P) and put them into an array. There you will split them and make a sweet table with every pack including the name + serial, language, install dir etc.. oh well, you understand what i mean dontcha?

If you need any help, PM me, I'll be glad to help you developing this ;-)

WeeJeWel

Bob, this is great. Simple but very useful. I'm going to print and file these away just in case something happens to my little instruction books. You're a genius!!!

How do I do a hard drive install? I've copied and pasted all the data from the disk to my hard drive but whenever I try running the game it asks to put the disk in, also the Serial Key Printer doesn't work.

EDIT: NVM, got it working, however sadly the key doesn't work, I need a key to register to EA with, sadly my old key was lost and now I cant register to EA and gain access to thesims2.com
Any ideas why the key isn't working?

That's because you don't have the registry keys. Try this.

Save this piece of text into sims.reg, and replace xxx with your serials. Then execute it.

Thanks for your reply.
But, erm, wheres sims.reg?

You have to create it... run notepad, paste the bunch of text i gave you, edit the paths and serials and save it as sims.reg on your desktop. Then run it.

Gah, i've messed up. I made a mistake in the code and I added it to the product registry... and now whenever I try again the lost code program keeps generating the invalid code i entered by mistake.... is there any way to get the old original code back?

Yes, edit the file and add it again, it will overwrite everything.

Or you can do it by hand using regedit.exe, but I won't explain that here..

Yeah, but that's not the problem, the problem is the original code has been lost and now the lost code program isn't generating the valid code, it keeps generating the non-working one I added to product registry by mistake. How do I get the program to create the working code it originally generated?

You can't get your original code back since it has been overwritten, but i thought there wasnt any key in the registry at all?

do we have to have the game installed to find it?

I really love you for this! Thank you so much!

heres the sims 2 deluxe info

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Deluxe

Been mad round here, so I haven't been able to check as often as I usually do.

Since Deluxe info is around, thanks to KnightGuy again!
I shall shortly upload an updated version, little bit more than two lines of code to add this time, so much appreciation to anyone with Deluxe who could confirm if the program works correctly - especially if the correct key gets printed.

@ EvilRex:
I know this is a bit late, but you could try a system restore, in theory if you go back to before you overwrote the key, it should be restored to the registry, but I've never tried this.

@ Cull_the_cool:
The game must have been successfully installed once, and preferably still installed. Depending on how the game is uninstalled, the key may linger in the registry and the program will pick it up.
However, if the game has never been installed, or you've reformatted your hard drive, my program won't work.

@ WeeJeWel:
When I get a spare weekend, I may have to take you up on that.

As always, keep the comments and suggestions coming,
till next time!

i'll get my friend to test it as he has Deluxe

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ok he says it works an picks up the Serial numbers correctly

Excellent! Thank you.

First post updated accordingly.

Wow thanks now i can install Seasons! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!! But first i have to stay up till midnight to get free bandwith! boy am i going to be tired 2morrow! Oh well i geuss im taking the risk.

yes to the Deluxe here also. ran it a minute ago & all is well

omg you dont have the Teen Stuff update

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Teen Style Stuff

there the info if you need it

Thanks for the info - I suspected as much.

Once I get my hands on the Teen Stuff icons, I'll upload an updated version, when I finally get my projects out the way, I'll be able to try and implement WeeJeWel's suggestions.

where are the Teen Stuff Icons at?

Normally I grab them from the official website, but for whatever reason, Maxis/EA haven't uploaded them yet.
I could use the installed program icon if anyone would be able to send that to me. It'll either be where you installed the game to, embedded within the game executable, or the short-cut.

Since the list was getting a little long for two columns, I've expanded out into three. I'll upload a mockup of the new layout in a few moments. Not a huge change, but any suggestions you have, I'm all ears. :-)

i'd wait the install icon isnt that great lol it must be embedded in the exectable

whats the slot up by the base game?