Help. I've been having this bad cd key problem with updates an it comes up every time when I try to join a Multiplayer server. It started like this I got a new computer and I installed arma 2 on it.I patched it up everything went well. next I installed OA But I lost my manual witch had the cd key on it, spent 2 hours looking for it and was unable to find it in my house. I read that if I have a hard retail copy, with cd and that kinda stuff its legal to get a cd key off the internet. Got a cd key in a youtube video, I applied it to the installer. Installer ran game installed. Then it ask my for either online activation or manual activation. Since I never heard of a serial number I ended up trying everything and canceling, the game still played however, tryed to patch O.A.
It said bad cd key. I found a program that is a temporary fix to that. Fully patched up the game to current version. SP worked but when I joined an MP server even vanilla it said "Invalid cd key-Bad cd key".
Uninstalled arma 2, OA, reinforcements, and Battle eye. I downloaded a key gen, got a key reinstalled arma 2 with the key that came with the game when I bought it, patched it and everything was fine. Installed OA used the CD key from the key gen installed...but this time it did not show me the window that come up for activation from manual or online. So I patched up the game No bad cd key error from the patches. Try to join a MP server and it keeps saying Bad cd key. In between this uninstall and reinstall I ran ccleaner to clean up the registry. I also bought arma 2 reinforcments but I have yet to install it at this current point.
If somebody knows how to fix this problem please help!
Also tried running as Administrator: Doesnot fix the problem
Also I apologize if this becomes reposted