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Nyerguds
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11 years ago

Re: C&C Generals + Zero Hour startup error: Activation.dll load failed - Solution?

I suspect the solution for this might be the same as for other issues with starting Generals/ZH, namely, disabling the Origin in-game overlay feature. 

You can find it in Origin's settings. Depending on your language, the buttons may be named differently:

1. Open Origin

2. On top of the Origin Window, click on 'Origin' in the menu bar

3. In the drop down menu, click on 'Application Settings'

4. In the settings window, click on 'Origin In Game'

5. Remove the mark in the 'Enable Origin In Game' checkbox

If the checkbox is greyed out and you can't uncheck the mark, then your game is running in the background, though you can't see it in the task bar.

In that case, you can either try:

- Restart Origin

- Kill the game executable via task manager

- Log off windows and log back in

- Reboot your computer

6 Replies

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    11 years ago

    Ok. Thanks for help Mr Nyerguds your solution helped to me.

  • thebigdaddyyy's avatar
    thebigdaddyyy
    10 years ago

    This did NOT help me. There are, apparently, other issues. I did not have in game enabled. I did reinstall the game a few times as well no go. Thanks EA, nice QA.

  • Nyerguds's avatar
    Nyerguds
    Hero+
    10 years ago

    @thebigdaddyyy I'm not EA. I'm just a guy who spends far too many hours of his free time here to help people who do nothing but complain at me for no reason.

    But, hello to you too, anyway 😞

  • TotalSykho's avatar
    TotalSykho
    9 years ago

    I am having the same issues as well. It was working just fine for me yesterday and know it's showing the same error. Is there any other fix to this? I'm pulling my hair out!

  • OldDude48's avatar
    OldDude48
    9 years ago

    New reply to the same problem two years later.. Because of updates to Origin the solution for me was as follows:

    1. Open Origin

    2. On top of the Origin Window, click on 'Origin' in the menu bar

    3. In the drop down menu, click on 'Application Settings'

    4. In the Menu across the top, click on 'Origin In Game

    5. Switch the 'Enable Origin In Game' button to "OFF"

    6. Kill the game executable via task manager

    7. Kill the Origin executable via task manager

    8. Reboot the computer

     

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