cannot play online invalid serial number (not true)

[mg170]

I had same invalid serial number problem. I followed directions by changing my serial in registry from:

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx

First it did not work, because my G and 6 looks really similar, make sure you are entering it correctly.

I can confirm that it works.

[mastagino]

[Updated 3/5/2012]


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If you try playing and your buildings blow up 30 seconds into the game there is another fix for this.
This is a built in feature EA added to help prevent anti-piracy

[Make sure you read the steps above then continue reading this]

Have the regedit open on ergc directory copy the serial that you have modified (the serial number that you included with the -) and uninstall zero hour keeping the regedit still open on the ergc directory.

Now heres the trick, we will need to reinstall zero hour BUT as it is installing zero hour we quickly replace the registry with the modified serial number that included the dash's. So put the CD in and start up the installation process when it will prompts you for the serial number type the serial number as you normally would and as soon as you put the serial number click next and stop there, dont install zero just yet!

Now go to the opened regedit.exe and click on ergc directory using and modify the default registry key by adding the dashs in the serial key. And then proceed installing zero hour. this will help bypass the built in anti-piracy glitch and it will work!

Let me know if this works and thank me when you get the time enjoy guys looking forward to playing with you

regards,
J0k3rr

WORKED FOR MEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you