BZ 3092: Windows shortcut for unlicensing does not work

zuty · 06-03-2009, 02:57 PM

So I installed OOTP X on my new mini-computer (an Acer)... Except I only have a 1024x600 screen. I can't run OOTP in such a small screen size, so basically I need to uninstall it.

I want to un-license it before I uninstall so I can still use my two licenses (on two other computers I have at home).

In the past, I've seen an eLicense option in the control panel, and also when I right-click the ootp.exe file. This time around, neither is available.

So I can't launch the game, but I also can't seem to disable my license.

Any suggestions, please?

Thanks!

playball335 · 06-03-2009, 03:17 PM

To unlicense you need to do the following. Assuming you are using XP

From start, click all programs, then click Out of the Park Developments, then click Out of the Park Baseball 10, then click, Tools, then select unlicense OOTP 10.

chicken · 06-03-2009, 03:22 PM

same problem here, i found the unlicensetool but it only opened the license textfile.

battists · 06-03-2009, 03:22 PM

Except that the shortcut doesn't work. :P (BZ 3092).

Are you comfortable editing the properties of the "Unlicense OOTP 10" shortcut cody described?

If so, just edit it so that there is a hyphen directly before the word "unlicense,"

So:

c:/ootp10/ootp10.exe -unlicense

For example, depending on where the game is installed.

battists · 06-03-2009, 03:23 PM

Moving this to the logged issues thread...

chicken · 06-03-2009, 03:32 PM

just to be sure:

@the moment i have destination: "C:\Programme\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 10\license.txt"

it should be altered in:

"C:\Programme\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 10\ootp10.exe - unlicense"

right?

battists · 06-03-2009, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chicken

just to be sure:

@the moment i have destination: "C:\Programme\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 10\license.txt"

it should be altered in:

"C:\Programme\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 10\ootp10.exe - unlicense"

right?

Almost, just no space after the hyphen:

"C:\Programme\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 10\ootp10.exe -unlicense"

zuty · 06-03-2009, 04:04 PM

I can't follow these instructions.

In my Start menu, under Programs, there is no OOTP anything listed. I'm sure this is my fault, since I unchecked the option to create a Start Menu listing. (During the installation, you are given the option, via checkboxes, to have a Start Menu listing and to have a Desktop Shortcut. I opted for the Desktop Shortcut.)

Anyway... So that method does not work for me to find an unlicense tool. So I cannot find the unlicense tool.

Which means... I don't really know what I'm supposed to edit (to tag on the -unlicense thing).

Is there another way to walk through this?

Thanks.

battists · 06-03-2009, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zuty

I can't follow these instructions.

In my Start menu, under Programs, there is no OOTP anything listed. I'm sure this is my fault, since I unchecked the option to create a Start Menu listing. (During the installation, you are given the option, via checkboxes, to have a Start Menu listing and to have a Desktop Shortcut. I opted for the Desktop Shortcut.)

Anyway... So that method does not work for me to find an unlicense tool. So I cannot find the unlicense tool.

Which means... I don't really know what I'm supposed to edit (to tag on the -unlicense thing).

Is there another way to walk through this?

Thanks.

Which operating system are you using, and can you tell me the full path where the game was installed?

zuty · 06-03-2009, 07:39 PM

Windows XP.

The path is standard...

C:/Program Files/Out of the Park Developments/OOTP Baseball 10/ootp10.exe

Airdrop01 · 06-03-2009, 09:20 PM

This did it for me too.

I have no idea why, but that for whatever reason, elicense control panel does not always show up in XP. However, if you have this problem, I found on Battlefront software FAQs (and then saw this too thanks to nutlaw) a way to fix that appears to work:

Create a duplicate shortcut to your OOTPX exe file and change the target to:

"C:\Program Files\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 10\ootp10.exe" -unlicense

battists · 06-03-2009, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airdrop01

Create a duplicate shortcut to your OOTPX exe file and change the target to:

"C:\Program Files\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 10\ootp10.exe" -unlicense

This is exactly what you should do to resolve this issue. Please let me know if you need help doing this, or if it has been resolved for you!

Steve

Airdrop01 · 06-03-2009, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by battists

This is exactly what you should do to resolve this issue. Please let me know if you need help doing this, or if it has been resolved for you!

Steve

It worked. Thank you!

chicken · 06-04-2009, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by battists

Almost, just no space after the hyphen:

"C:\Programme\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 10\ootp10.exe -unlicense"

hm.... i get a system message that the path is not valid so i cant change the properties. i checked the place of storage again and it is right.
could it be ......ootp10.exe" -unlicense ?

chicken · 06-04-2009, 06:55 AM

yes, that worked! the " was @ the wrong place

actionjackson · 06-11-2009, 04:44 PM

None of this is working for me.

I'm using Windows XP Pro SP 3.

I've already e-mailed eLicense as I have no access to their folder in my Control Panel for some reason and my game keeps saying that it cannot continue and that it must shut down every time I try to play it. I did make a player path to database error and that seems to have completely denied me of any access to players (which of course are necessary to play the game) whatsoever.

If someone could explain in baby n00bish steps exactly what needs to be altered or changed with the ootp10.exe application, it would be muchly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help.

speedy · 03-25-2010, 08:58 AM

How does this work with Vista?

I am having this issue and cannot seem to get the license removed.

battists · 03-25-2010, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedy

How does this work with Vista?

I am having this issue and cannot seem to get the license removed.

Please try this:

How do I uninstall the license for my OOTP Developments game? - Kayako eSupport Help Desk Software

06-03-2009, 02:57 PM	#1
zuty Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 173	BZ 3092: Windows shortcut for unlicensing does not work So I installed OOTP X on my new mini-computer (an Acer)... Except I only have a 1024x600 screen. I can't run OOTP in such a small screen size, so basically I need to uninstall it. I want to un-license it before I uninstall so I can still use my two licenses (on two other computers I have at home). In the past, I've seen an eLicense option in the control panel, and also when I right-click the ootp.exe file. This time around, neither is available. So I can't launch the game, but I also can't seem to disable my license. Any suggestions, please? Thanks!

06-03-2009, 03:17 PM	#2
playball335 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Georgetown, MA Posts: 283	To unlicense you need to do the following. Assuming you are using XP From start, click all programs, then click Out of the Park Developments, then click Out of the Park Baseball 10, then click, Tools, then select unlicense OOTP 10.

06-03-2009, 03:22 PM	#3
chicken Bat Boy Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 16	same problem here, i found the unlicensetool but it only opened the license textfile.

06-03-2009, 03:22 PM	#4
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 7	Except that the shortcut doesn't work. :P (BZ 3092). Are you comfortable editing the properties of the "Unlicense OOTP 10" shortcut cody described? If so, just edit it so that there is a hyphen directly before the word "unlicense," So: c:/ootp10/ootp10.exe -unlicense For example, depending on where the game is installed.

06-03-2009, 03:23 PM	#5
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 7	Moving this to the logged issues thread...

06-03-2009, 03:32 PM	#6
chicken Bat Boy Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 16	just to be sure: @the moment i have destination: "C:\Programme\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 10\license.txt" it should be altered in: "C:\Programme\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 10\ootp10.exe - unlicense" right?

06-03-2009, 04:04 PM	#8
zuty Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 173	I can't follow these instructions. In my Start menu, under Programs, there is no OOTP anything listed. I'm sure this is my fault, since I unchecked the option to create a Start Menu listing. (During the installation, you are given the option, via checkboxes, to have a Start Menu listing and to have a Desktop Shortcut. I opted for the Desktop Shortcut.) Anyway... So that method does not work for me to find an unlicense tool. So I cannot find the unlicense tool. Which means... I don't really know what I'm supposed to edit (to tag on the -unlicense thing). Is there another way to walk through this? Thanks.

06-03-2009, 07:39 PM	#10
zuty Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 173	Windows XP. The path is standard... C:/Program Files/Out of the Park Developments/OOTP Baseball 10/ootp10.exe

06-03-2009, 09:20 PM	#11
Airdrop01 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lenexa, KS / Wilson, WY Posts: 1,354	This did it for me too. I have no idea why, but that for whatever reason, elicense control panel does not always show up in XP. However, if you have this problem, I found on Battlefront software FAQs (and then saw this too thanks to nutlaw) a way to fix that appears to work: Create a duplicate shortcut to your OOTPX exe file and change the target to: "C:\Program Files\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 10\ootp10.exe" -unlicense

06-04-2009, 06:55 AM	#15
chicken Bat Boy Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 16	yes, that worked! the " was @ the wrong place

06-11-2009, 04:44 PM	#16
actionjackson Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 6,123	None of this is working for me. I'm using Windows XP Pro SP 3. I've already e-mailed eLicense as I have no access to their folder in my Control Panel for some reason and my game keeps saying that it cannot continue and that it must shut down every time I try to play it. I did make a player path to database error and that seems to have completely denied me of any access to players (which of course are necessary to play the game) whatsoever. If someone could explain in baby n00bish steps exactly what needs to be altered or changed with the ootp10.exe application, it would be muchly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help.

03-25-2010, 08:58 AM	#17
speedy Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 119	How does this work with Vista? I am having this issue and cannot seem to get the license removed.