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This'll sound weird but I'll try to make it make sense.
Yesterday I was playing the game over Game Ranger and everything worked out fine.
This morning I turn it back on to try it out again and every game I join gives me that message. No I'm not a hacker or anything so it's not like I got kicked by the hosts. And it's not a GameRanger bug that I know of as I am also able to create and play games. (Though my connection is DSL so I can only support 4 players before we lag).

Anyone know why this is happening?
Post edited January 23, 2015 by TrueWOPR
This question / problem has been solved by DarthspeedForceimage
I have the same problem. It seems, that a original CD-Key is missing. Has anybody a workaround?
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TrueWOPR: This'll sound weird but I'll try to make it make sense.
Yesterday I was playing the game over Game Ranger and everything worked out fine.
This morning I turn it back on to try it out again and every game I join gives me that message. No I'm not a hacker or anything so it's not like I got kicked by the hosts. And it's not a GameRanger bug that I know of as I am also able to create and play games. (Though my connection is DSL so I can only support 4 players before we lag).

Anyone know why this is happening?
Same Problem here also via GameRanger. CD Key is missing? GOG?
Weird it's working now, but it tends to not work other times. It's picky. Maybe we were all given the same key and only one gog player can play a game at a time?
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TrueWOPR: Weird it's working now, but it tends to not work other times. It's picky. Maybe we were all given the same key and only one gog player can play a game at a time?
Probably it's the reason . Did you send a ticket for it ?
I swear to god gog.com has fucked me over so many times now.... This is the last straw.
Is there a solution for the problem? I also had the same error unfortunately.
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wolverine64: Is there a solution for the problem? I also had the same error unfortunately.
Send in a support ticket? Then tell us if there is one. ;)
I had the same error the other day as well. I filed a support ticket and all GOG said in response was that the GOG version of SWBFII does not require a CD key and that GOG doesn't provide them, along with a recommendation to run GameRanger with administrative rights. I'm positive this has nothing to do with the problem; who knows if it'll ever be fixed.
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I found a workaround if you purchased the game elsewhere and actually have a CD key. The game seems to be looking for a key when joining a multiplayer server, and since it doesn't find one, prevents you from joining the game. So all you have to do is provide the game with one. For the retail version, CD keys are located in the windows registry.

Step-by step solution :

1. Open regedit. Open the windows start menu and type "regedit". Right-click regedit.exe and select "Execute as administrator". Be careful when manipulating the registry ! Do not delete anything and stick to the instructions below.

2. Navigate to the the following directory:

If you have a 32-bit version of Windows, go to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\

If you have a 64-bit version of Windows, go to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\

3. Insert the key in the registry.

This is the tricky part. Since GOG doesn't provide a cd key, the installer did not create a registry entry for it. My guess is that when you try to join a multiplayer server, the game looks for a entry in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\LucasArts\Star Wars Battlefront II\1.0 (this seems to be the registry entry for the retail version)
So we have to "trick" the game by creating the right entries ourselves so that when we try to join a multiplayer server, the game looks in the directory mentioned above, finds the cd key, and proceeds to connect to the server. I am not sure if it really is the reason, but it worked for me anyway.

Here's how to do it :

- Navigate to the directory mentioned in step 3.
- In this directory, look for another directory named "LucasArts" and navigate to it. This directory should exist only if you have other Lucas Arts-related software installed on your computer. If it doesn't, you'll have to create it. To do this, right-click on the parent directory (either SOFTWARE or Wow6432Node depending on your version of Windows) and select "New -> Key". Type "LucasArts" and press enter.
- Once in the "LucasArts" directory, create an other directory named "Star Wars Battlefront II" following the same procedure as before, and navigate to it.
- Create another directory called "1.0". Even if the GOG version is patched to 1.1, the directory's name must be 1.0
- Inside this directory, create a new string value called "CD Key". To do this, right-click on the parent directory (The "1.0" directory that we created earlier) and select "New -> String value". Type "CD Key" and press enter.
- Double-click on the newly created entry and in the "Value data" field enter your cd key. Click ok. You must enter the cd key exactly as it appears, including dashes and lower-case and upper-case letters.

4. Exit regedit and play the game !

Note : this method worked for me because I bought the game in retail back when it first came out and I still have the manual with the cd key on it. I do not know if this will work with keys obtained from "alternative" means (ahem) or completely random keys. If you want to try with a random keys, the format seems to be xxxx-xxx-xxx-xxxx-xxxx with only alphanumeric characters.
Post edited October 27, 2015 by vaalc4r
That worked for me with my old CD key. Thanks, vaalc4r.

Just to be super clear for others, the registry directory inside your SOFTWARE / Wow6432Node you'll want to have when you're all done with this is: LucasArts\Star Wars Battlefront II\1.0

It sucks that people who only now bought the game have to deal with this crap. Hopefully some sort of key distribution system is developed to end this issue, or at the least hopefully the "alternative means" are viable for the people suffering from this. <-- I am not endorsing or recommending anything here.

Best of luck to everyone.
Post edited May 02, 2015 by achaswashere
I host a server on GameRanger, and I've noticed my CD hash key is the same as some other users. I checked this on the dedicated Battlefront II server manager. When they're on a server, I can't join because we have the same hash key.

I asked a guy who had the same hash key, and he says he got his from Steam. I don't know if GOG distributes every Battlefront game with the same CD key or not. I want someone from GOG.com to join my Hero Assault server and test this.
Post edited May 03, 2015 by 8BitGinno
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vaalc4r: If you want to try with a random keys, the format seems to be xxxx-xxx-xxx-xxxx-xxxx with only alphanumeric characters.
It actually worked! I hope you don't mind vaalc4r, but I made a [url=http://www.gog.com/forum/star_wars_battlefront_ii/fix_for_your_cd_key_is_not_authorized_found ]post [/url] about it with some general instructions. This is great!
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vaalc4r: If you want to try with a random keys, the format seems to be xxxx-xxx-xxx-xxxx-xxxx with only alphanumeric characters.
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8BitGinno: It actually worked! I hope you don't mind vaalc4r, but I made a [url=http://www.gog.com/forum/star_wars_battlefront_ii/fix_for_your_cd_key_is_not_authorized_found ]post [/url] about it with some general instructions. This is great!
Sweet :D
That solves that problem. This thread should be stickied.

EDIT: Just saw your new post 8BitGinno, thanks for making that. I think that one should be stickied as its the most user friendly way to fix.
Post edited May 04, 2015 by achaswashere
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vaalc4r: If you want to try with a random keys, the format seems to be xxxx-xxx-xxx-xxxx-xxxx with only alphanumeric characters.
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8BitGinno: It actually worked! I hope you don't mind vaalc4r, but I made a [url=http://www.gog.com/forum/star_wars_battlefront_ii/fix_for_your_cd_key_is_not_authorized_found ]post [/url] about it with some general instructions. This is great!
Glad I could be of help !