| Serial help |
Fri, 17 March 2006 18:14  |
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Please Help me. I am an old fan of stars! I have decided to reinstall my old copy (rediscovered on a zip disk that was mixed up in some old college stuff). I get prompted for my serial number, which is long gone.
After doing some homework I realize that Stars! is no longer sold.
If anybody knows where I can get a serial number, that would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Eagleites
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| Re: Serial help |
Sat, 18 March 2006 00:53  |
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short answer: You can't.
Slightly longer answer: We're working on it. See the many other threads on this topic.
atm you best bets are to either find your old serial code or to wait and hope someone finds a spare they're willing to sell.
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| Re: Serial help |
Mon, 20 March 2006 22:34 |
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stars dot lelv30 dot net
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= the Acedemic Bookstore of the Stockmans department store here in Helsinki. As far as I know, they do not have serial numbers anymore.
Ptolemy
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| Re: Serial help (2) includes the original Q. |
Mon, 20 March 2006 22:43 |
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If some one is done playing are they alowed to give me their serial number?
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If there is a player that is no longer playing, there is nothing to stop him giving out his serial number to someone else - or selling it to them. Effectively, the copyright isn't being violated since the serial number is only being used by one person.
Ptolemy
[Updated on: Mon, 20 March 2006 22:44]
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| Re: Serial help (2) includes the original Q. |
Tue, 21 March 2006 11:25 |
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| NingunOtro |
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It is sad that it is no longer sold, I agree, but If for only one second you might think you can take Bathtubian's advice, y suggest that before you use it somewhere else you arrange for playing a game between you two with the same serial.
Stars! has a copy-protection scheme that will make the experience quite funny and utterly frustrating. 
You better wait for some other solution to be worked out. 
Getting a trusted serial, even for free, is fine as long as you can be absolutely sure you inherit it completely, and there is no chance of somebody else using it too.
[Updated on: Tue, 21 March 2006 11:28]
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Serial help (2) includes the original Q.