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Game Key Revealer Finds the Keys for Your Games
Posted by Lifehacker US Edition at 1:00 AM on August 30, 2008
Windows only: If you have a game installed on your computer but have lost the original documents that came with it, you can still retrieve the product keys for safekeeping. Game Key Revealer is a small portable application that can help you recover your lost game keys.
Game Key Revealer supports more than 500 popular computer games from well known publishers like Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, THQ and Lucasarts. The game key of games like The Sims 2, Call of Duty, Crysis or Far Cry can be revealed if the game is installed on the system.
Operation is as simple as running the executable, clicking "Find Games" and watching as it quickly crawls your computer retrieving all the available game keys. Game Key Revealer is a free download for Windows Only.
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Jason Fitzpatrick
Posted 2:01 AM 30/8/08
@EleFlameMax: The tool only works if you have the game installed with a license key. For example I have an installation of Halfe Life 2 on my computer. Somewhere between installing it and the present I lost the box and paper work so I have no idea what the license key is. This tool showed me, so now I have it saved in case I need it in the future.
Jason Fitzpatrick
Macthc
Posted 1:41 AM 30/8/08
So this wont work with a game off tpb correct?
hmm
Macthc
Phoshi
Posted 1:18 AM 30/8/08
No, it finds the keys you used to activate them in the first place.
One or two may say lh is becoming tpb, but I fail to see how giving free games is productive :)
Phoshi
EleFlameMax
Posted 1:13 AM 30/8/08
Wait, you mean like a keygen?
EleFlameMax
KingSnorky
Posted 2:25 AM 30/8/08
Neat idea in theory -- in practice, though, the time I realize I need my long-lost Freedom Force key is usually several months AFTER I've gone and uninstalled the thing.
KingSnorky
Vertigo50
Posted 2:23 AM 30/8/08
I...guess.....
The problem with this system is that most likely you won't realize you lost the key until you go to reinstall a game and don't have the paperwork.
It's the same problem as toilet paper. Chances are, the time that you realize you're out of toilet paper won't be while you're in the aisle at the supermarket.
Vertigo50
JuryDuty
Posted 2:33 AM 30/8/08
@Vertigo50: LOL!
JuryDuty
thisisasignin
Posted 3:07 AM 30/8/08
Can this information not be found in the Windows registry?
thisisasignin
ReDoNKuLouS
Posted 2:57 AM 30/8/08
Sounds helpful, might run it when I get home and save the results on a flash drive.
ReDoNKuLouS
playdoh
Posted 3:39 AM 30/8/08
www.gamecopyworld.com
playdoh
Ortzinator
Posted 3:39 AM 30/8/08
@Jason Fitzpatrick: Activate it on Steam and you'll never need the key again, and if you have a high speed connection, you can get rid of the disks too.
Ortzinator
Ortzinator
Posted 3:36 AM 30/8/08
Use Steam.
No more keys or even disks to keep around.
Ortzinator
Carl3000
Posted 3:33 AM 30/8/08
You guys shouldn't be deleting and reinstalling software all willy nilly without making sure you have the reg keys first.
Carl3000
Wolf_in_command
Posted 3:32 AM 30/8/08
@Confuzius: LOL
Wolf_in_command
shockwaver
Posted 3:17 AM 30/8/08
@thisisasignin: I imagine this tool combs the registry for you.
This would be handy if you are installing a new computer or what not and don't have any of your keys handy. I know there have been a few times I've had a game installed and no way to figure out the key.
shockwaver
Confuzius
Posted 3:16 AM 30/8/08
"How to steal games from internet cafés"
Confuzius
m-p{3}
Posted 4:04 AM 30/8/08
I'm always cautious with this kind of tools. I wouldn't like to have my CD-key sent to a database :P
m-p{3}
NefariSC
Posted 4:26 AM 30/8/08
Because in truth, you purchased the key, not the program or media.
NefariSC
MarvinMar
Posted 6:32 AM 30/8/08
I agree, It would suck if this program also sent the keys it discovered back to a database.
Enable your firewall before using.
Maybe I will create a free app to STORE all your credit card data and other personal information so you can retrieve it if you lose the actual card.
Any takers? (Wink)
MarvinMar
anticitizenone
Posted 6:46 AM 30/8/08
That's a pretty neat idea. I'm surprised this is the first time I come across such tool.
anticitizenone
FlashCreations
Posted 7:22 AM 30/8/08
Cool program, but is it legal???
FlashCreations
Darkmatter91
Posted 8:10 AM 30/8/08
I ran it and it only picked up like 4 games.... it didnt even grab starcraft which would be nice to grab other ppls starcraft serials -- you can never have enough of them :)
Darkmatter91
covenant74
Posted 7:54 AM 30/8/08
Cool, I think I'll carry it on a USB key to the next LAN party I attend, and slip it in a few glowing green PC's while their owners aren't looking :)
j/k
But, I could see how this could be used for nefarious purposes.
covenant74
D0rk
Posted 8:44 AM 30/8/08
@Ortzinator:
Steam has it's downfalls too, but it's somewhat better than the box of old cd cases, manuals or post-it notes with my game serials stuffed in my closet.
D0rk
Charli Wag
Posted 11:27 AM 30/8/08
@Vertigo50: See myself in 3 years: "A wise man once told me It's the same problem as toilet paper. Chances are, the time that...."
thank you sir
Charli Wag
5h17h34d
Posted 12:23 AM 31/8/08
Useless. Only detects 3-4 games. I have 20ish it should detect according to the readme.
Before I ran this I scanned it with these 2 sites for you paranoids out there:
[www.virustotal.com]
[virusscan.jotti.org]
Both sites are well worth a bookmark or even shortcut icons on your desktop.
There, that's my "Lifehacker Good Deed of the Day". :)
5h17h34d
CyberLegionary
Posted 9:25 PM 31/8/08
At the beginning i thought would be a nice program, but i have installed San Andreas, Bioshock and Doom 3 and he couldnt find any of those.. :(
CyberLegionary
ehed13
Posted 10:43 AM 30/8/08
But the real question is: "Will it blend?"
Answer: "NO, this software will not blend!"
ehed13
Undead-Fox
Posted 3:31 AM 30/8/08
Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder.
Finds the key to everything installed on your computer.
Lifehacker, you're good, but always a slight step behind...
Undead-Fox