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Qbill7718's avatar
6 years ago
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C&C4 on Window 10 "general system error"

Hi all,

Need help to run C&C4 on Window 10...I'm stuck in cd key page, it shows "general system error"..anyone please help...

Much Thanks!

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  • Hello @Qbill7718 . I moved ur post to a more appropriate place in the forum.

    U can check this threads at first:

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?filter=location%2CsolvedThreads&q=%22General+System+Error%22&solved=true&location=forum-board%3Acommand-and-conquer-the-ultimate&collapse_discussion=true

    Do u have Steam or Origin version? If u have steam version, u need activate game in ur EA account any way ( https://myaccount.ea.com/cp-ui/redemption/index ).

  • mrtnptrs's avatar
    mrtnptrs
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    @MADrag0n That literally only leads to a search where only one of the topics is really about this, which even doesn't have a solution... So, you had good intentions, but it is sadly not that useful.

    I saw someone else in the past who had problems with this and it turned out to be that the game thought the used key was already in use... stupid DRM-system. So, where and when did you buy the game from? Origin, Steam or a third-party? Is it the Steam or Origin-version? Did you install any modifications or launchers?

  • mrtnptrs's avatar
    mrtnptrs
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago

    @MADrag0nAm I going grazy now? 🤣 If a search doesn't point to a solution or even a remote suggestion about the cause then it sadly doesn't help the TS, right?

    And if you have the game from Steam, it get activated when you run the game. You can't use the key to manually redeem the game on myEA. Largely because you can't use the key for the Origin version. When you run the game from Steam it should just work, but sometimes it doesn't and you get this error. So, the link @MADrag0n provided sadly won't work. Only thing you can do for as far as I know is giving Steam support proof of purchase and ask for your money back or a new key.

    I want to point out that I'm not trying to be rude or something 🙂 Just wanted to correct where needed to help the TS point in the right direction. Edit: then lets do some self-correction; as @MADrag0n pointed out, the myEA-part of this post is most likely wrong and what @MADrag0n could still be right 🙂

  • mrtnptrs's avatar
    mrtnptrs
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago

    @MADrag0nOh sorry, you might have been right then on that one, but at least for the last guy I tried to help with that, it didn't work. But it is sure worth a shot 🙂 Sorry @MADrag0n, I jumped to conclusions a bit too fast maybe.

  • Yes, so dumb...you need to sign in in Origin and add games to yourself in order to work...

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