Upgrade to XP, must re-liscense

Cianfrocco · 01-09-2004, 02:38 AM

I recently upgraded to Windows XP, and now when I click on OOTP5 I get the licence screen. I saw the info posted here, and of course it tells me to write something down, which I didn't read before the upgrade. Am I out of luck? I only installed the game once when I first pad for it, don't you get so many licenses with each purchase? Thanks.

BaseballMan · 01-09-2004, 02:44 AM

you may have to call via-tech. Go to the FAQ section and look
for a thread Steve made on that subject. It should help.

gpm22 · 01-09-2004, 02:51 AM

Email them with your info and they most likely will give you your license back. I've run into this problem before.

EDIT: Also, you get 2 licenses with each purchase ID.

Cianfrocco · 01-09-2004, 04:08 PM

Thanks for the help, guys!

BaseballMan · 01-09-2004, 05:37 PM

so you got it working again

Bluemen · 01-09-2004, 09:27 PM

After you re-license after an upgrade, can you continue to play a league you started? Or do you need to start a new league ?

Steve Kuffrey · 01-09-2004, 09:36 PM

Leagues can continue, this does nothing to the leagues you have created.

BaseballMan · 01-09-2004, 09:37 PM

well as long as you didnt have to format your hdd which i dont think an upgrade would do the info on your hdd should still be there.
The license doesnt really have a lot to do with erasing the game and your leagues, its function is to give you permission to play the game.
So unless you deleted the lague by accident , it should still work.

Cianfrocco · 01-10-2004, 05:41 PM

Yup, I got an e-mail back with my password. Upgrading only effects what is in the C:\Windows folder, so anything in C:\Program Files, or any other folder is not affected. I assume the license file was in the windows folder, so that was the only part of the game that was lost.

01-09-2004, 02:38 AM	#1
Cianfrocco Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 78	Upgrade to XP, must re-license I recently upgraded to Windows XP, and now when I click on OOTP5 I get the licence screen. I saw the info posted here, and of course it tells me to write something down, which I didn't read before the upgrade. Am I out of luck? I only installed the game once when I first pad for it, don't you get so many licenses with each purchase? Thanks. Last edited by Cianfrocco; 01-10-2004 at 05:41 PM.

01-09-2004, 09:27 PM	#6
Bluemen Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 14	After you re-license after an upgrade, can you continue to play a league you started? Or do you need to start a new league ? __________________ NGBL: Chicago Cubs Next Generation Baseball League DDB: Langlade Dragons Dog Days Baseball

01-09-2004, 09:36 PM	#7
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	Leagues can continue, this does nothing to the leagues you have created. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

01-09-2004, 02:44 AM	#2
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,661	you may have to call via-tech. Go to the FAQ section and look for a thread Steve made on that subject. It should help.

01-09-2004, 02:51 AM	#3
gpm22 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 513	Email them with your info and they most likely will give you your license back. I've run into this problem before. EDIT: Also, you get 2 licenses with each purchase ID.

01-09-2004, 04:08 PM	#4
Cianfrocco Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 78	Thanks for the help, guys!

01-09-2004, 05:37 PM	#5
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,661	so you got it working again

01-09-2004, 09:37 PM	#8
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,661	well as long as you didnt have to format your hdd which i dont think an upgrade would do the info on your hdd should still be there. The license doesnt really have a lot to do with erasing the game and your leagues, its function is to give you permission to play the game. So unless you deleted the lague by accident , it should still work.

01-10-2004, 05:41 PM	#9
Cianfrocco Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 78	Yup, I got an e-mail back with my password. Upgrading only effects what is in the C:\Windows folder, so anything in C:\Program Files, or any other folder is not affected. I assume the license file was in the windows folder, so that was the only part of the game that was lost.