spellforce - the order of dawn CD-Key problem [Archive]

T0nk4

03-02-2009, 10:44

hi ,
i have spellforce, the order of dawn v1.0
i had compatibility problems with this and installed the 1.38 patch, this solved the problem i had.
i now have the problem where spellforce is asking for the cd-key EVERY time i start the game.
it is getting rather tiresome inputting the 25 digit key every time i want to play the game.

is there a fix for this?
help please

DABhand

03-02-2009, 13:50

Have you asked the publishers/developers they will be able to help you more than we can.

And is the cd-key legit?

T0nk4

03-02-2009, 14:22

the CD-key is legit, it came in the box in which the game was packed when i bought it.

Luciel

04-02-2009, 05:23

sounds like the game is not saving your cdkey in the registry when you close it down, i would contact the publishers.

Joe Forster/STA

04-02-2009, 08:02

Monitor registry accesses in the system with Sysinternals' RegMon or ProcMon.

T0nk4

04-02-2009, 11:23

ok guys, i've sent an e-mail to the support team at jowood and now waiting for a reply.
i'm using windows vista and can't find regmon or procmon to monitor the registry, it's either vista or me, not sure which :p
thanks for your help guys.

T0nk4

TippeX

04-02-2009, 11:53

get process monitor or process explorer i think, they kinda pushed regmon and filemon into them (sysinternals.com)..

as for waiting for support at jowood.. i really hope you're patient :)

T0nk4

04-02-2009, 16:32

thanks, i've now got procmon, just trying to figure out how to sort through it and find out about the CD-key input :/

wish me luck

T0nk4

T0nk4

08-02-2009, 14:15

i was just thinking... is there any known compatibility problems with spellforce and vista??
on the reverse of the case, it says it works with 98, Me and XP.
i forgot to mention that i am running my PC with vista.

does anyone know anything??

DABhand

08-02-2009, 15:03

Again talk to the publisher/developer they can help you more.

T0nk4

15-02-2009, 17:30

just to let you guys know.

i've asked about this on the JoWood forum and they gave the the remedy, it is as follows:

as vista is rather finicky with it's user control access,

you must right-click the desktop shortcut and then click on "Run as admin." run the game as administrator once and input the CD-Key serial number.

from this moment on, you will not have to input the number again unless a re-install is required.

thansk for your help anyways guys and i hope this info can be of any help in the future.

greetz.

T0nk4

bloodfire

20-02-2009, 00:49

vista is really a buggy operating software or the game developers was just too lazy fixing it. anyway it's nice that you found a fix for it. :)

Luciel

20-02-2009, 10:13

at least you got a solution which is always good : )

DABhand

20-02-2009, 13:23

just to let you guys know.

i've asked about this on the JoWood forum and they gave the the remedy, it is as follows:

as vista is rather finicky with it's user control access,

you must right-click the desktop shortcut and then click on "Run as admin." run the game as administrator once and input the CD-Key serial number.

from this moment on, you will not have to input the number again unless a re-install is required.

thansk for your help anyways guys and i hope this info can be of any help in the future.

greetz.

T0nk4

Alternatively you can always shut down UAC. That way everything you run will be in administrator rights.

To do this

Start > Control Panel > User Accounts > turn off uac using bottom option. (restart is required)