On Mar 6, 7:13 pm, hopping...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Here is my problem:
>
> 1. AoE III purchased some time ago, installed, played, etc.
> 2. Traveled to my other house, thought it would be nice to play AoEIII
> 3. Discovered that CD #1 unhooked itself from the case and got all
> scratched up on the trip here. Install now creates endless CD errors
> on the art3.bar file or whatever.
> 4. Tried poli****ng, CD repair kit, and so on, to no avail.
> 5. Bought ANOTHER copy of AoE III, figuring that I could use my old
> key, and install the new one on my laptop and invite my gf to play
> against me and other friends online.
>
> Now, the new CD does not accept the old key, or vice versa, although
> the part number is the same.
>
> Deleting HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Age of
> Empires 3\1.0\PID brings up the enter cd key prompt, but the old one
> is still not accepted.
>
> I am not breaking any rules here - in the "treat software like a book"
> principle kind of way, even though I am sure the boy scout alliance
> wants me to buy everything for my computer, twice, unbundled.
>
> Is there a fix, or do I have to take Staples to court so I can bring
> the just-bought-and-opened copy back?
Never mind. One can revert to the old product key check by copying
*pid*.dll from the root directory of the old install CD to the Age of
Empires III directory. Yay!
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