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7u677
Seasoned Newcomer
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...
  • 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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IGNOR4NCE_HF
2 years ago

Hey! Just to say that I'm still unable to play Plants vs Zombies GOTY edition since the EA App replaced Origin (we are the 17th of march 2024), even though I've tried multiple times the fixes mentioned. Even some fixes as changing the language that did work before don't work anymore.

Hope you guys don't forget us !

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mangomerle
12 months ago

I am having the same problem. Things I've done in the past to make it work are no longer working. I really love this game and am very sad that I can't play it anymore. 

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    EA_Shepard
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    12 months ago
    Hi @mangomerle, So, deleting all of the folders and files from the steps in this thread did not work?

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