spellforce - the order of dawn CD-Key problem

[T0nk4]

hi ,
i have spellforce, the order of dawn v1.0
i had compatibility problems with this and installed the 1.38 patch, this solved the problem i had.
i now have the problem where spellforce is asking for the cd-key EVERY time i start the game.
it is getting rather tiresome inputting the 25 digit key every time i want to play the game.

is there a fix for this?
help please

[DABhand]

Have you asked the publishers/developers they will be able to help you more than we can.

And is the cd-key legit?

[T0nk4]

the CD-key is legit, it came in the box in which the game was packed when i bought it.

[Luciel]

sounds like the game is not saving your cdkey in the registry when you close it down, i would contact the publishers.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Monitor registry accesses in the system with Sysinternals' RegMon or ProcMon.

[T0nk4]

ok guys, i've sent an e-mail to the support team at jowood and now waiting for a reply.
i'm using windows vista and can't find regmon or procmon to monitor the registry, it's either vista or me, not sure which
thanks for your help guys.

T0nk4

[TippeX]

get process monitor or process explorer i think, they kinda pushed regmon and filemon into them (sysinternals.com)..

as for waiting for support at jowood.. i really hope you're patient

[T0nk4]

thanks, i've now got procmon, just trying to figure out how to sort through it and find out about the CD-key input :/

wish me luck

T0nk4

[T0nk4]

i was just thinking... is there any known compatibility problems with spellforce and vista??
on the reverse of the case, it says it works with 98, Me and XP.
i forgot to mention that i am running my PC with vista.

does anyone know anything??

[DABhand]

Again talk to the publisher/developer they can help you more.

[T0nk4]

just to let you guys know.

i've asked about this on the JoWood forum and they gave the the remedy, it is as follows:

as vista is rather finicky with it's user control access,

you must right-click the desktop shortcut and then click on "Run as admin." run the game as administrator once and input the CD-Key serial number.

from this moment on, you will not have to input the number again unless a re-install is required.

thansk for your help anyways guys and i hope this info can be of any help in the future.

greetz.

T0nk4

[bloodfire]

vista is really a buggy operating software or the game developers was just too lazy fixing it. anyway it's nice that you found a fix for it.

[Luciel]

at least you got a solution which is always good : )

[DABhand]

Originally Posted by T0nk4

just to let you guys know.

i've asked about this on the JoWood forum and they gave the the remedy, it is as follows:

as vista is rather finicky with it's user control access,

you must right-click the desktop shortcut and then click on "Run as admin." run the game as administrator once and input the CD-Key serial number.

from this moment on, you will not have to input the number again unless a re-install is required.

thansk for your help anyways guys and i hope this info can be of any help in the future.

greetz.

T0nk4

Alternatively you can always shut down UAC. That way everything you run will be in administrator rights.

To do this

Start > Control Panel > User Accounts > turn off uac using bottom option. (restart is required)