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7u677
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3 years ago
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[PC] Plants vz Zombies - "We could not activate on this computer"

When I try to start Plants vs zombies, I always get the same error message. It says I haven't activated the game, even though I was able to play it normally on Origin. I also have some ingame time. A...
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    ImmenseBeing
    2 years ago
    @in2action Thank you so much! I figured it was only the license file so I just deleted the below file and it worked:

    C:\ProgramData\Electronic Arts\EA Services\License\71592.dlf
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ImmenseBeing
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2 years ago
@in2action Thank you so much! I figured it was only the license file so I just deleted the below file and it worked:

C:\ProgramData\Electronic Arts\EA Services\License\71592.dlf
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EA_Shepard
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2 years ago
@ImmenseBeing wrote:
@in2action Thank you so much! I figured it was only the license file so I just deleted the below file and it worked:

C:\ProgramData\Electronic Arts\EA Services\License\71592.dlf

Each file is different based on the game, but this step actually works for most older titles that gen this error. I've seen this on Battlefield, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, PvZ, and a few other non-EA games as well.

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