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seg4527 · 12-09-2018, 08:19 AM

So I sent a support ticket on this yesterday but am a little impatient and was hoping someone maybe could assist.

I've been playing OOTP for many years and have never run into this problem before.

I purchased a new computer and am trying to activate my license on the new computer.

The trouble lies in the fact that I can only activate the license when running OOTP in ADMIN mode on my computer.

I typically am not logged in as an admin though - just a local user.

When I enter the license it says "the game could not be activated".

If I run it as an admin,it activates the license just fine. However, I need to run it as an admin to play the game as well. If I run it as a local user it just starts in DEMO mode.

Running Windows 10, which was the same I had on my older computer where I was able to play as a local user no problem.

My initial thought was there was something blocking the internet access for whatever activates the license, and I tried temporarily turning off my firewall and anti-virus, which did nothing to solve the problem.

Any ideas?

12-09-2018, 08:19 AM	#1
seg4527 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 21	Trouble Activating License So I sent a support ticket on this yesterday but am a little impatient and was hoping someone maybe could assist. I've been playing OOTP for many years and have never run into this problem before. I purchased a new computer and am trying to activate my license on the new computer. The trouble lies in the fact that I can only activate the license when running OOTP in ADMIN mode on my computer. I typically am not logged in as an admin though - just a local user. When I enter the license it says "the game could not be activated". If I run it as an admin,it activates the license just fine. However, I need to run it as an admin to play the game as well. If I run it as a local user it just starts in DEMO mode. Running Windows 10, which was the same I had on my older computer where I was able to play as a local user no problem. My initial thought was there was something blocking the internet access for whatever activates the license, and I tried temporarily turning off my firewall and anti-virus, which did nothing to solve the problem. Any ideas?