//How to find a serial number on your pc\\

I'm making this tutorial simply because at one time I had lost the box that had the serial number to one of my Sims2 games and I wanted to install my games on our newer computer and without the serial number you cannot install it.

So lets say you have a game and have it installed but want to install it on another computer, but like me, you have misplaced the box with the serial number on it, what can you do to find the number?

It's actually very simple.

Go to start

then to run

when the box pops up type in regedit

Now you should be seeing my computer with a + beside it, click that to get a - sign

You should be seeing 5 folders all starting with HKEY select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Now select software

Scroll down till you find what you are looking for, I was looking for The Sims2 Nightlife which is under Electronic Arts, then EA Games, so that's what I selected, but you select whatever it is you are looking for.

Once I clicked The Sims2 Nightlife, another folder came up under it called ergc, when I clicked this, to the right the serial number came up.

Just play around with it, if its something you bought then the serial number will be there somewhere and you should be able to find them.