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Serial number wanted for CD

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First post, by The_Retro_Jimmy_Club

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Greetings!
Recently bought this CD called "Route 66" off of ebay. Middle one found hear!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166970188504
Its asking for the serial number and I don't have it! it was not a lot of money for the 3 CDs that I bough so not really worth returning them. Any way round this please?

Thanks

Reply 1 of 11, by mwdmeyer

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Google it if you can’t find key get AI to reverse engineer the installer and give you a key.

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Reply 2 of 11, by Babasha

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As i can see on archive.org Route 66 Europe ISO it should be printed somewhere on CD cover paper (maybe inside?)

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Reply 3 of 11, by BitWrangler

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If it was a later budget release it may be in a text file or manual PDF on the disc.

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Reply 5 of 11, by The_Retro_Jimmy_Club

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Babasha wrote on Yesterday, 22:52:

As i can see on archive.org Route 66 Europe ISO it should be printed somewhere on CD cover paper (maybe inside?)

myself and the seller have had a good look and we cant find it!
Scanned PDF file of the disk attached

Reply 6 of 11, by The_Retro_Jimmy_Club

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BitWrangler wrote on Today, 03:56:

If it was a later budget release it may be in a text file or manual PDF on the disc.

It dose look very budget indeed! But with the manufatures web site no longer in service I can not contact them. Again I posted a scanned image of it in the above post, if say the code is hidden and we have missed it!

Reply 7 of 11, by NeoG_

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The registration key would have been included as card or document in the retail box. The disc separated from the rest of the box is essentially unusable.

You basically have two options

1) Post on a few places and hope someone also has a copy with a functioning registration key they can share with you
2) Convince someone to inspect the installer files and hopefully find the code that checks the key, so a new key can be generated

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Reply 8 of 11, by butjer1010

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Try with this, its Europe version, but maybe works 😉

Reply 9 of 11, by The_Retro_Jimmy_Club

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butjer1010 wrote on Today, 07:31:

Try with this, its Europe version, but maybe works 😉

I did thanks! but sadly it dose not work

Reply 10 of 11, by The_Retro_Jimmy_Club

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NeoG_ wrote on Today, 06:23:

2) Convince someone to inspect the installer files and hopefully find the code that checks the key, so a new key can be generated

I watched a few YT vids not so long ago where they did this on win-95. but did not understand it
I have attached an image of all files/ folders on the disk. The only one that looks simular to the installer file that you mention is "_INST32I" is this the one? and if so should I open it with a notepad and post back?
Thanks

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