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Games doesn't work after formatting

July 4, 2006 2:30:34 PM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
A few days ago I changed my Motherboard and my Hard Disk, and naturally reinstalled windows from scratch, yada-yada.
Anyway, I just tried to install and play Galactic Civilizations II and while I was able to install everything and even update the game through Stardock Central the game doesn't work.
WHen trying to play I get the following message:
"The Product appears to be validated but the serial numer or the machine SID don't match"

I did enter the game's serial number, then I tried the "lookup serial" option in Stardock Central, which sent me, strangly enough a different serial then the one I have in the original Email. Both produce the same result.

What did I do wrong, and how do I fix it?
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Reply #1 July 4, 2006 3:07:33 PM
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try reinstalling SDC? although you probably did that.

even though I'd like to help, I have no idea what the problem could be or how to fix it
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Reply #2 July 4, 2006 3:24:36 PM
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Simply go into the directory where you installed GC2 at (normally C:\Program Files\Stardock\Totalgaming\GalCiv2) and delete the sig.bin file that's there. Then when you run GC2 again, you'll get a prompt for your serial and email address so it can rebuild a new sig.bin file (that file tells the game that it's been activated and is keyed to your system/OS).
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Reply #3 July 4, 2006 4:40:43 PM
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Holly cow that worked! Thanks!!!
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Reply #4 July 5, 2006 3:49:48 AM
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all hail darth kyro! good job dude!
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