"No Serial Number" message after 2.04 Update - can't connect to Metaverse

Choralone

Join Date 04/2003

"No Serial Number" message after 2.04 Update - can't connect to Metaverse

The day before yesterday I downloaded and installed the 2.04 patch for Galactic Civilizations II - Twilight of the Arnor when it appeared on Impulse. Now I am unable to connect to the Metaverse. When I try, I get a message that "No serial number was found in the registry. You will not be able to submit a game to the metaverse until you register a serial number."

I have used the "View Registration" option in impulse to copy the registration number and past it into the "Update Serial" option in the game's menu, but no luck. I have tried "Re-Activating" the game through Impulse, and get a message that I cannot do so because "the activation file is locked." In the same message I am offered the option to manually remove the activation file, but I can find no such file in the path given C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Twilight\sig.bin.

I posted this to the Impulse forum, and they advised I check with Stardock first. So what are my options - uninstall, dig out my CD, reinstall, re-update, and hope I don't get hosed again by the 2.04 patch? Or find a way to reinstall the game via download instead of using the CD?

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Saint Mina

Join Date 07/2007

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Thank you for being on top of things!

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Quoting Rosco_P,

reply 22

November 22, 2011 10:39:40 PM from

Works to me! W7 x64, GC2UE, EN, European

Thanks

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I've tried this and all the other suggestions, nothing works.

When I replied to my support ticket telling them that it didn't work, they told me to do exactly the same thing again.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Settings does not exist. I have HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\ComponentManager\Settings, and deleting this won't help.

The sig.bin file from ProgramData\Stardock\Twilight has been deleted. I've downloaded the files.

When I run GC2TwilightoftheArnor.exe it does not ask for any info, I've tried completely reinstalling everything a few times.

Impulse continues to tell me that that re-registration is locked and to go and delete my sig.bin file. I don't have a single sig.bin file. Anywhere.

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MarvinKosh

Join Date 08/2005

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Please check for it under \All Users\Stardock\Twilight as well. Basically, if it's in there (even though it is usually hidden) it will clog up the works.

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Greetings,

I am having a similar issue when trying to login to metaverse. When I try login into metaverse, my game stops responding and crashes. My attempts are both being done on Windows Vista (64bit) and Windows7 (64bit) computers. I own the hard DVD copy of GalCiv2:Ultimate Edition. I've read through the thread and tried the fix that was recommended but I've ran into some roadblocks. I think the roadblocks might be because I own the Ultimate Edition instead of the each individual game. This is just my hypothesis but I'd like it verified. Below are my problems:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Settings <-- I cannot find this directory in regedit.exe

I cannot find the sig.bin file. I used the search engine on Windows and I tried searching for the directories mentioned in previous posts but they do not exist. I don't seem to have a C:\ProgramData\* directory or C:\Document and Settings\All Users\Stardock\* directory.

I also cannot find anything relating to "gc2ul"

I was hoping someone could assist me in getting through these steps so I can successfully log into metaverse.

Thank you for the assistance.

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I'm adding my frustration too.

I've just installed GalCiv2 Ultimate fresh from Impulse.
It's never been installed on this Win7 32-bit PC before.

I fire up TA and am also told there is no serial number in the registry.

I found this thread searching online, and all the fixes don't work for me due to the same reasons as Zerro0713.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Settings <- Does not exist to delete.

Deleting the sig.bin file does nothing, it doesn't ask me for details when I fire up the game, I just get the same error when going to the metaverse. I can see it just recreates sig.bin automatically under \Programdata\stardock\twilight\

gc2ul doesn't exist for me either.

I can see my key in Impulse, I guess it's just not in the registry anywhere.
Can I not put it in manually somewhere?

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kryo

Join Date 05/2003

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If the fixes mentioned in this thread don't work for you, please contact support@stardock.com directly and they should be able to help.

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Thought I'd post how I managed to fix it by combining two different solutions.

1. I added the serial number into the registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Drengin.net\GalCiv2 in a String value called Serial No.
That let me open the Metaverse to log in, but crashed when I tried.

2. To fix that crash I downloaded http://sd.stardock.com/gc2_ultimate_2.04.2.zip and put the files in the C:\Program Files\Stardock Games\GalCiv2Ultimate\Twilight folder.
Someone said it would fix a metaverse crash, and that it did..

So it's now working for me combining the two above things.

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MarvinKosh

Join Date 08/2005

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Yeah I had to tangle with this just today. This post was helpful getting it to work again. If you're on Windows 7 then you should try typing C:\ProgramData in the search/run box so you know that the folder structure is there, even if it's hidden by default.

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Quoting kryo,

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If the fixes mentioned in this thread don't work for you, please contact support@stardock.com directly and they should be able to help.

I would recommend to just do what the boss said there.

The technical support solved my problem quickly and uncomplicated, thanks guys

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