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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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EA_Shepard
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2 years ago

@Kharthos When you reinstalled the game on a new system you got the same error?

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Kharthos
2 years ago

Yes, i got the Same error

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    EA_Shepard
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    2 years ago

    @Kharthos When you installed on the new system, did it populate the same license folder? 

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      Kharthos
      2 years ago

      No, the folder dont even exist on the new System. I freshly installed EA App and PvZ on this Device.

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        EA_Shepard
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        2 years ago

        @Kharthos When you deleted the file in the license folder, did you delete all of them or just that one single file? Were there more files in that folder?

        On the new system, do you have more than one drive installed? With this game, it should install that license folder if it is installed through the EA app, so that could be an issue with the game linked to the account. 

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