Technical Problems

[trenken]

So I just rebuilt my machine, everything except for the hard drive, and now when I try to launch SH, I get some protection screen asking me to activate the product again. So I try and do that and it wont take my serial number. I think it thinks I stole the game. What do I do?

[Gizzmoe]

It´s probably a Starforce problem, try the driver removal tool:
http://www.onlinesecurity-on.com/protect.phtml?c=55

Then reboot your PC, start SH3, SF then reinstalls itself. After that it should work.

[trenken]

Didn't work. This is really dissapointing.

[trenken]

And I tried <Edit - Gizzmoe>, but that doesn't let me download files. their blocked. It blocks the pages. So as usual, I click the security icon, specifically tell it to allow cookies from that site, and that never works.

[Gizzmoe]

Didn't work. This is really dissapointing.

When you started SH3 after using the removal tool, did it tell you to reboot the PC? If not the driver wasn´t removed correctly, you should try the removal tool again, maybe also boot to Safe Mode before you do that.

[trenken]

Yes it did day to reboot, which I did. Tried launching SH after that, and it still gives me this protection window and tells me my system settings have changed. I try entering my serial code and click activate, and it wont take my old code. I really hope I dont need to buy another copy of this game.

[Gizzmoe]

Try this serial number: MH39X-XFUNW-ZQ3DQ-HJB3J-8WC9X

[trenken]

It said that was invalid or mistyped.

It's amazing. There is no contact information anywhere on the starforce site. I am being forced to buy another copy which is just ridiculous. They need to rethink this for SH4.

[Gizzmoe]

There is no contact information anywhere on the starforce site.

You must be blind... ;) http://www.star-force.com/protection.phtml?c=70

I am being forced to buy another copy which is just ridiculous.

This won´t help. Use the removal tool again, but this time boot to Safe Mode first. If that doesn´t help contact SF support.

[trenken]

I already uninstalled it. It's not working and taking up a ton of hard drive space for nothing. I'm not buying another copy of this just to go through this again. I have other games that actually work. Thanks for your help Gizzmoe :up:

[andy_311]

Have you got any saved files on cd? I have noticed if you do a clean install but leave your saved files some times it wont ask you for the key gen.

[jimmie]

you're amazingly busy person, aren't you ;) it's been yet 10 days.
As a last resort, you may try no-DVD thingy but I think I'm not supposed to talk about it here.

<Then why are you? JCC>

[trenken]

I uninstalled and reinstalled and it told me I have exceeded the uses for my serial number or something. So someone contacted me through PM, gave me a link to "that which we do not speak of", and it all works fine now. :rock:

[Kaptan Tommy]

So someone contacted me through PM, gave me a link to "that which we do not speak of", and it all works fine now. :rock:

:rotfl:

Ya gotta love it!!!

[trenken]

That Starforce thing is just the worst. I wouldn't let me in to my own game just because I decided to upgrade some thing in my machine. The game works great and the machine is a monster now so i'm in a good mood.