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. Any way to fix this?
I don't think this works for people who never got origin and got the game recently such as myself, is there a way to do it for people who got the game before the change?
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@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.
Community ManagerI managed to fix it by factory resetting my PC. Thanks for the messages.
i have had the same issue. played the game last night and now it is not working.
it says to put in key.
thats already been done.
it says no internet...not true.
is there any fix to this???????
The error seems to have returned... I'll have to look into it more and find what's causing the problem
If you didn't have it installed before, and you installed it in a different language, i don't think there's a way to solve it from what i know.
Omg I have been dealing with this issue since switching over to EA from Origin and I was so sad!! Thank you this worked for me. I also found an empty origin folder chilling out in there after I thought I deleted them all already
Community Manager@HoshinoSOL What it comes down to is the way the downloads and DRM license used to work. Since the EA app license folder only has older games in it, if there are any leftover folders even from Origin, the registry will try to launch that license. Deleting that license file or all files and doing a registry cleaner does help.
If the problem has been identified, why isn't it fixed? I've seen people from july waiting for it to be fixed. (I'm sorry if i sound mad, but i only got the play the game 2 days after i bought it untill this bug popped up)
