| serial #'s and games |
Wed, 08 April 2009 16:27  |
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I just bought a laptop and want to put stars on it. Unfortunately I bought a Stars! multipack cd off the internet that appears to have an imbedded serial # in it.
Is there any way to find out what the imbedded serial # is? If not would it be possible to buy a new serial # and switch back and forth between computers doing turns?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Windows Vista auto trips security on stars when installed. Did not do this on XP.
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| Re: serial #'s and games |
Wed, 08 April 2009 18:17  |
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| DaYng1 wrote on Thu, 09 April 2009 08:27 |
Is there any way to find out what the imbedded serial # is?
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Ron may be able to help with this, but...
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If not would it be possible to buy a new serial # and switch back and forth between computers doing turns?
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Even with different serials you can do this, just be careful to delete the x file before saving it(after you loaded it of course)
The problem is the x file is stamped with two codes, one identifies the computer and the other identifies the serial code(which are linked somehow). When the x file is created it is stamped with both, but when it is updated only the serial is (re)stamped. so if you update the file on a different computer to the one that created it, the computer and serial stamps won't match and the copy protection is triggered.
Deleting and resaving your x file before uploading is a good habit to get into anyway as Stars! will sometimes ignore orders made after you clicked save and submit.
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Windows Vista auto trips security on stars when installed. Did not do this on XP.
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Vista does what now?!?
[Updated on: Wed, 08 April 2009 18:22] Report message to a moderator
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| Re: serial #'s and games |
Thu, 09 April 2009 10:06 |
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to clarify my inital post when I installed my stars multipack cd on xp it just popped up good (no serial # screen). when I tried on vista32 it wanted the serial # after installation when I tried to play.
Thank you for that info gible. I see your point about switching .x files between computers. my main concern was if games were somehow limited to only accept a file from a certain serial #.
since this is not the case I will just buy a new # from ron when the laptop gets delivered. fantastic service he provides here anyway. on a personal note I hate vista and would rather use a 1980's 2 floppy ibm clone.
just kidding but vista is very sloppy and buggy. newer is not always better
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| Re: serial #'s and games |
Thu, 09 April 2009 12:29 |
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you are right that DOSBOX may be a viable alternative to the vista install problem. I did not put it on my comp or any of the old cd dos games I used to play after it crashed.
DOH! I should have thought of that. if anybody has a cd copy of emperor of the fading suns I would kill for an iso. it is abandonware and the only versions I can find are rips without sound and some graphics.
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| Re: serial #'s and games |
Sun, 17 May 2009 02:31 |
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The links to those icons no longer work. I know I downloaded them, I remember downloading them, hell I commented about them, but I can't find them or I'd put them up again.
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