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7u677
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2 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...
  • ImmenseBeing's avatar
    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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HoshinoSOL
2 years ago

I discovered that ProgramData is a hidden folder you have to use the View option to make show up. it has fixed the issue.

thanks ya'll!

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EA_Shepard
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2 years ago
@HoshinoSOL wrote:

I discovered that ProgramData is a hidden folder you have to use the View option to make show up. it has fixed the issue.

thanks ya'll!

This is a good call out. In most cases, depending on how Windows was installed on the PC, most of those folders are not hidden. 

Just in case anyone else runs into this issue, you can make changes to the Hidden Files and Folders Here!

Cheers!

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