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Article #26806Re: C&C Generals Deluxe - Installation Problem
From: TWiSTeD ViBE
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 15:15
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 15:15
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Yeah - I purchased it from amazon.co.uk... Damn - it's like 75p a minute to call EA!! Thanks guys - I'll let u know how I get on. twisted "HeXetic" <hexemail@hottic.com> wrote in message news:0XkBb.645$tk1.213856@news20.bellglobal.com... > In addition to what Margolis says about there being two serial numbers, if you > bought your C&C Generals Deluxe from Amazon.com there was a problem, I believe, > with a number of their boxes having invalid CD-key numbers. I understand that > Amazon.com shipped these recalled boxes by mistake. If you contact EA support > (there's anumber in the manuals) they can set you up. > > > -- > - Tim G. > > "TWiSTeD ViBE" <twisted_vibeNO@FKINSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message > news:br479n$ao0$1@kermit.esat.net > > Hi Folks, > > > > I have just purchased Command and Conquer Gernerals Deluxe and seem to be > > getting a really WeiRD install problem... > > > > The install program starts and when it asks for the serial number I can't > > seem to type in the letters - almost like the keyboards not working. I can > > still type numbers fine but as the serial is obviously alphanumeric I can't > > complete the install. Also (weirdly) I can paste the serial in if I type it > > into notepad first then cut-n-paste it into the boxes - but it then doesn't > > accept the (valid) serial from the back of the manual. > > > > Something strange is going on - can anybody shed any light on this as I'm > > eager to start a rukus against the GLA! > > > > Thanks in advance... > > > > twisted >
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Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!internal1.nntp.ash.giganews.com!border2.nntp.ash.giganews.com!border1.nntp.ash.giganews.com!firehose2!nntp4!intern1.nntp.aus1.giganews.com!border3.nntp.aus1.giganews.com!small1.nntp.aus1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newshub.sdsu.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.esat.net!news.esat.net!not-for-mail From: "TWiSTeD ViBE" <twisted_vibeNO@FKINSPAMyahoo.com> Newsgroups: alt.games.command.and.conquer Subject: Re: C&C Generals Deluxe - Installation Problem Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 15:15:51 -0000 Organization: Esat Net Customer Lines: 54 Message-ID: <br4ovm$j1p$1@kermit.esat.net> References: <br479n$ao0$1@kermit.esat.net> <0XkBb.645$tk1.213856@news20.bellglobal.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 193.95.171.6 X-Trace: kermit.esat.net 1070982966 19513 193.95.171.6 (9 Dec 2003 15:16:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@esat.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 15:16:06 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit