CD-Key to hex

[dmos 10]

I've just bought Combined Ops from Sprocket. But downloading is slow and since the sprocket version might have problems with patching and such I've copied my friend's installation with all the registry keys and everything.

The problem is that I can't figure out how to replace my friend's cd-key with mine. After this thread, I should convert my cd-key to hex as a dword hex value (???):

"KEY"= YOUR_CD_KEY_CONVERTED_TO_HEXADECIMAL_FORMAT as a DWORD HEX value

"KEY"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,0 0,00

So I've tried like a dozen ASCII to HEX converters but all of them give me 24 hex pairs, whereas the cd-key should be 15 hex pairs (my friends cd-key is written that way and the already mentioned post seems to imply that too.

So how does ARMA2 encode the cd-key? I'm not getting something. Some help Would be really appreciated.

[metalcraze 290]

since the sprocket version might have problems with patching

You can't get any more official version than sprocket version

[dmos 10]

Also it's pretty weird that a cd-key which is 24 characters gets downsized to 15 hex pairs, whereas I'd imagine it would be a pair per character. Does that indicate that cd-key is not in ascii? Maybe it's encrypted, which would be weird. Or not the whole of the cd-key is used. Does anyone have any insight on this?

---------- Post added at 04:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:32 PM ----------

You can't get any more official version than sprocket version

That's comforting, but still. Due to my bandwidth situation it will take quite some time until I've downloaded installation and patches.

[W0lle 1052]

We do not allow any discussion that could get the warez faction any ideas.

Install the game the way it is meant to be installed and you won't have to deal with stuff like that.