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| Author: | wingedwolf [ Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Registered TWGS, can't run Gold Name or Gold Rank editors |
Hi, I've registered TWGS, have installed TOOLS100.EXE, and am trying to use the Command Center Tools > Gold Name/Rank Editor tools. They refuse to run, saying: --- This application requires a valid TWGS registration! For information about registering TWGS, use the Order option under the TWGS Info menu [OK] --- I am on Windows 7 64-bit, TWGS is not installed as a service, and is running under normal permissions. I trace the processes of NameEditor.exe and RankEditor.exe with Process Monitor, and procmon shows that they get the values RegHost ("Winged Wolf") and RegCode (redacted). I presume it's because the construction of RegCode has changed since they were updated, but I am not going to try to figure it out. Also, MAKEPORT.EXE as a 16-bit Windows program does not work on 64-bit Windows. I realize that I can edit the text files directly, but where's the fun in that? You wrote software to be used, and now it languishes because of DRM/copy protection. :( -wingedwolf |
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| Author: | Helix [ Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Registered TWGS, can't run Gold Name or Gold Rank editor |
1. Install TWGS in the root (ie C:\TWGS...) not in Program Files (x86) 2. Run as Adminstrator 3. Install Windows XP addon if you are running Window 7 64bit Finally, check out running a twgs in Windows 7 in the Hosting QA Forum |
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| Author: | wingedwolf [ Sun Jan 27, 2013 5:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Registered TWGS, can't run Gold Name or Gold Rank editor |
It's installed in C:\work\twgs\ . I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium, not Professional. The 32-bit XP virtual machine doesn't run on anything less than Win 7 Professional. If I run elevated, I lose access to the virtualized registry node to which TWGS settings have been redirected, and must re-activate and enter my registration code again. I work around this by exporting the virtualized node as a .reg file, then changing all instances of "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE" to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE". After I reimport the .reg, when I run it elevated, it still does the same thing. -wingedwolf |
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| Author: | wingedwolf [ Fri Feb 01, 2013 6:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Registered TWGS, can't run Gold Name or Gold Rank editor |
[quote="Helix"] 1. Install TWGS in the root (ie C:\TWGS...) not in Program Files (x86) 2. Run as Adminstrator 3. Install Windows XP addon if you are running Window 7 64bit Finally, check out [url=http://www.classictw.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30948&hilit=Windows7+TWGS]running a twgs in Windows 7[/url] in the Hosting QA Forum [/quote] 1) It's installed in c:\work\twgs\ (that is, a path with no spaces, which is usually what trips DOS programs up, and which is probably the reason you suggest not installing it in "c:\Program Files (x86)\EIS".) 2) Running as Administrator does nothing. In fact, it does worse than nothing: it causes TWGS to become unregistered, as it stops the virtualization of HKLM to my account's registry. Also, even after reregistering (in the non-virtualized registry), it doesn't work. 3) I have Windows 7 Home, not Windows 7 Professional. The XP addon doesn't run on this version. There is nothing in that thread which addresses anything related to this. Also, I just bought max slots, put my new code in, and the tools are still not running no matter what I do. If somebody with the source code is interested, I'll happily send him or her Process Monitor logs. -wingedwolf |
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