
Sometimes the file holding the cdkey can get corrupted and can cause this problem. Others say that connecting to servers inside the game instead of using an external game browser such as gamespy or all-seeing-eye will fix the problem. Some players report that deleting the q3key file from the various folders where the game is installed will fix the problem after they re-enter their cdkey one more time. I'll give you some help here none the less, as we've been doing a lot of testing with players to get their Q3 to run. As PB was added with 1.32, everyone seems to believe it's due to PB.
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id Software updated and turned on the master cdkey auth server after the 1.32 patch. The 'invalid cdkey', 'mistyped cdkey?' and 'client_unknown_to_auth' messages are not PB-related issues. Twitter WindowsObserver.As someone brought the cd-key issue up again, I need to adress it. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity. I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

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