Help Please - Exceeded Activations for my Activation Code

K Gunz · 12-06-10, 03:35 PM

Dear Kaleuns,

Once again I hope you can help me.

Over the past 6 months or so I have reinstalled my Windows 7 to 64 bit, upgraded my motherboard to ASUS P5QL/EPU, increased my RAM to 8 GB and at the weekend I upgraded my CPU to a Core 2 Duo E8400 (3 Ghz).

Since my latest upgrade (that of the CPU), I am now getting a request for my Activation Code. When I enter that (I have checked that I have entered it correctly numerous times) I get a message saying that I have exceeded the activations for this Activation Key. I have contacted Direct2Drive (where I purchased the non disk version of SH3) and they have told me to contact Ubisoft. I have tried using the CDROM which asks me for the same with the same results.

Has anybody else experienced this and if so, could you please advise me how you remedied the problem and got SH3 back up and running again?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

Rgds

Gargamel · 12-06-10, 05:05 PM

Did you try contacting Ubi?

Sailor Steve · 12-06-10, 07:42 PM

Best suggestion I can give is to purchase a new one on disc from Amazon. Very cheap, no codes, no Starforce, no disc required to play.

12-06-10, 07:47 PM

What Steve said.
A newer version is cheaper then 3 Beers at a bar,
removes ALL StarForce crap
(which IS a source of many problems in many areas)
and you need no keys, codes, DVD in the drive, etc....

Jimbuna · 12-06-10, 08:26 PM

Your domiciled in the UK yes?

Either get it from the SubSim link (top right) in which case Neal will get a small percentage to help maintain/support our community or get it from here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Hunte.../dp/B000FUCGDY

Either way your copy will be StarForce free and there will be no need to keep the disc in your drive to load the game each time you want to play.

K Gunz · 12-07-10, 01:14 AM

Hi Kaleuns,

Thanks very much for all of your advice.

Jimbuna, yes I am in the UK. Could you please tell me, if I buy the SH3 from Neal or Amazon does that involve a complete uninstall and then reinstall? I am just worried that I will (yet again

) lose everything that I have done so far. If that is the case, I would appreciate any tips on how to do that without losing careers etc.

Rgds

12-06-10, 03:35 PM	#1
K Gunz Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 131 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Help Please - Exceeded Activations for my Activation Code Dear Kaleuns, Once again I hope you can help me. Over the past 6 months or so I have reinstalled my Windows 7 to 64 bit, upgraded my motherboard to ASUS P5QL/EPU, increased my RAM to 8 GB and at the weekend I upgraded my CPU to a Core 2 Duo E8400 (3 Ghz). Since my latest upgrade (that of the CPU), I am now getting a request for my Activation Code. When I enter that (I have checked that I have entered it correctly numerous times) I get a message saying that I have exceeded the activations for this Activation Key. I have contacted Direct2Drive (where I purchased the non disk version of SH3) and they have told me to contact Ubisoft. I have tried using the CDROM which asks me for the same with the same results. Has anybody else experienced this and if so, could you please advise me how you remedied the problem and got SH3 back up and running again? Thanks in advance for any help you can give. Rgds __________________ K Gunz (U-83)

12-06-10, 05:05 PM	#2
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Did you try contacting Ubi? __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

12-06-10, 07:42 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Best suggestion I can give is to purchase a new one on disc from Amazon. Very cheap, no codes, no Starforce, no disc required to play. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-06-10, 08:26 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Your domiciled in the UK yes? Either get it from the SubSim link (top right) in which case Neal will get a small percentage to help maintain/support our community or get it from here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Hunte.../dp/B000FUCGDY Either way your copy will be StarForce free and there will be no need to keep the disc in your drive to load the game each time you want to play. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-07-10, 01:14 AM	#6
K Gunz Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 131 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Help Please - Exceeded Activations for my Activation Code Hi Kaleuns, Thanks very much for all of your advice. Jimbuna, yes I am in the UK. Could you please tell me, if I buy the SH3 from Neal or Amazon does that involve a complete uninstall and then reinstall? I am just worried that I will (yet again) lose everything that I have done so far. If that is the case, I would appreciate any tips on how to do that without losing careers etc. Rgds __________________ K Gunz (U-83)

12-06-10, 07:47 PM	#4
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	What Steve said. A newer version is cheaper then 3 Beers at a bar, removes ALL StarForce crap (which IS a source of many problems in many areas) and you need no keys, codes, DVD in the drive, etc....