Restored Windows Invalid Serial or Machine SID?

Well i just restored windows XP on my pc and i have to go back and reinstall most of my programs. But when i reinstall GalCiv 2 From cd(was installed by download) it tells me the game appears to be validated but the serial number or machine SID dont match. Any ideas?

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Delete the file sig.bin from GalCiv2's folder, and run the game to reactivate it. Each activation is keyed to the windows installation it is made on.

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