Weird elicense problem

BKL · 02-04-2005, 10:42 PM

I bought a new Dell XPS with Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2. When I go to the control panel, I can see the "elicense control" file, but if I click on it, it won't open. I used the uninstaller for elicense and re-installed it, but it still won't let me open the elicense file under control panel (although I can see the file, I can't open it to view contents). It's a strange problem. If I uninstall elicense and then open OOTP6, OOTP6 opens without asking for a license, and the elicense folder mysteriously re-appears, even after I have uninstalled it. Yet, I still cannot access the elicense folder to see my licensed games.

I have asked elicense support for help, but they are slow to respond and I get the sense they don't know the answer.

Has anyone else had a similar problem without being able to access the "elicense control"?

BKL

crazyhorsejohnny · 02-04-2005, 10:56 PM

I'v dealt with them before and in my case they are usually quick to respond and help you.

SwampyJ · 02-21-2005, 08:30 PM

I have they same problem. Were you able to fix it?

Thanks

SwampyJ

Steve Kuffrey · 02-21-2005, 08:41 PM

Have you tried "right clicking" on it?

BKL · 02-21-2005, 08:42 PM

No, I didn't get it fixed. Elicense emailed me back a few times, but then never responded. They have not been very helpful.

BKL

SwampyJ · 02-21-2005, 10:10 PM

Yes I have tried right clicking it. When you do that it gives you three options: open, explore, and create shortcut. None of them will allow you to open it. I do not know how long it has been this way. Its just really weird. I emailed Elicense, but I have not heard from them.

SwampyJ

Steve Kuffrey · 02-21-2005, 10:18 PM

I wonder if this has something to do w/ SP-2? Can anyone w/ SP-2 "open" their elicense control panel? I don't have SP-2 and mine works fine.

blynch10 · 06-02-2006, 11:21 AM

I have this same problem. Any one find the fix for this? I need to remove OOTP 2006 from my work computer and cannot do so now without losing the license.

thegreggor · 07-01-2006, 05:01 PM

Anyone figured out how to unlicense ootp6 and 6.5 in windows XP?

It's just not letting me do it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated

DirkGildun · 07-01-2006, 11:40 PM

1) Left click on Start.
2) Left click on Settings.
3) Left Click on Control Panel.
4) Right click on eLicense Control.
5) Left click on Open.
6) Double left click on Out of the Park Developments.
7) Right click on Out of the Park Baseball (either version 6.11 or 6.5).
8) Left click on Unlicense.

Done!

PotatoPeeler · 07-02-2006, 04:44 PM

It won't even let me do that. When I go to the eLicense Control menu, there's nothing in it. I should have OOTP6 and OOTP 2006. I want to reinstall my OS but I don't want to lose my licenses. However, I can't even find them on the machine so I seem to be an in impasse.

PotatoPeeler · 07-02-2006, 04:48 PM

I got it. Turns out you can go to the folder the game is installed in and right click on the main .exe file and you'll get an eLicense context menu. Then you can select "Unlicense". Worked like a charm.

Go Tribe · 07-12-2006, 10:47 PM

man i'm having the same problem and potatopeeler's solution doesn't even work for me

when i right click the .exe there's no elicense option at all

Marc Duffy · 07-13-2006, 10:54 AM

Go Tribe, start at the beginning for me (it's been a long day) and I'll see what I can do

Go Tribe · 07-13-2006, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

Go Tribe, start at the beginning for me (it's been a long day) and I'll see what I can do

Hey Marc,

I'm trying to unlicense 6.5 and 2006 before I install my new hard drive. when i double click on elicense in the control panel, nothing happens - i hear a click and nothing opens. when i right click on the elicense and click open, nothing happens either.

i tried potato's suggestion of right clicking the ootp2006.exe file to see if there was an elicense context sensitive menu but it wasn't there for me. looking at this thread, it seems like it's happened to others before.

i'm running xp pro sp2

thanks for any help

JimG · 07-14-2006, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

Go Tribe, start at the beginning for me (it's been a long day) and I'll see what I can do

Marc I wouldnt waste your time with this guy. You havent figured out by now that his whole PC Gamer thread is a hoax.

Go Tribe · 07-14-2006, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimG

Marc I wouldnt waste your time with this guy. You havent figured out by now that his whole PC Gamer thread is a hoax.

wtf are you talking about?

Sebmono · 07-15-2006, 06:39 PM

i have the exact same problem as Go Tribe, this is a big problem since my computer is dying and i need to reinstall on a new hard drive. any one with ideas?

Go Tribe · 07-16-2006, 12:51 AM

well the weird thing is that I went ahead and just installed my new hard drive, downloaded the demo and used my order ID/license on the new HD and it installed fine. wonder if it even got registered on the old hard drive and if that's why i couldn't pull it up on the control panel

travisweaver · 07-25-2006, 07:24 PM

I'm using XP SP 2, and I uninstalled the license for 6.5, but it won't let me uninstall the license for 6.02...I get a small dialogue box with the heading of "eLicense control" and a message of "Cannot Unlicense"

Anybody know how to fix this?

02-04-2005, 10:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
BKL Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 162 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8x in 4 posts	Weird elicense problem I bought a new Dell XPS with Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2. When I go to the control panel, I can see the "elicense control" file, but if I click on it, it won't open. I used the uninstaller for elicense and re-installed it, but it still won't let me open the elicense file under control panel (although I can see the file, I can't open it to view contents). It's a strange problem. If I uninstall elicense and then open OOTP6, OOTP6 opens without asking for a license, and the elicense folder mysteriously re-appears, even after I have uninstalled it. Yet, I still cannot access the elicense folder to see my licensed games. I have asked elicense support for help, but they are slow to respond and I get the sense they don't know the answer. Has anyone else had a similar problem without being able to access the "elicense control"? BKL Last edited by BKL; 02-04-2005 at 11:29 PM.

02-21-2005, 08:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 16,933 Thanks: 14 Thanked 4x in 3 posts	Have you tried "right clicking" on it? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays No longer an active league.

02-21-2005, 10:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 16,933 Thanks: 14 Thanked 4x in 3 posts	I wonder if this has something to do w/ SP-2? Can anyone w/ SP-2 "open" their elicense control panel? I don't have SP-2 and mine works fine. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays No longer an active league.

07-01-2006, 11:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
DirkGildun Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Instructions to Un-License OOTP 6 and 6.5 in Windows XP 1) Left click on Start. 2) Left click on Settings. 3) Left Click on Control Panel. 4) Right click on eLicense Control. 5) Left click on Open. 6) Double left click on Out of the Park Developments. 7) Right click on Out of the Park Baseball (either version 6.11 or 6.5). 8) Left click on Unlicense. Done!

07-02-2006, 04:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
PotatoPeeler Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 2,933 Thanks: 7 Thanked 17x in 15 posts	It won't even let me do that. When I go to the eLicense Control menu, there's nothing in it. I should have OOTP6 and OOTP 2006. I want to reinstall my OS but I don't want to lose my licenses. However, I can't even find them on the machine so I seem to be an in impasse. __________________ 培傑西 I have never taken a lesson on how to talk on TV in my life. - Tim McCarver If you need a hand, sometimes the best place to look is at the end of your own arm.

02-04-2005, 10:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
crazyhorsejohnny All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ottawa Posts: 818 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I'v dealt with them before and in my case they are usually quick to respond and help you.

02-21-2005, 08:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
SwampyJ Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I have they same problem. Were you able to fix it? Thanks SwampyJ

02-21-2005, 08:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
BKL Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 162 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8x in 4 posts	No, I didn't get it fixed. Elicense emailed me back a few times, but then never responded. They have not been very helpful. BKL

02-21-2005, 10:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
SwampyJ Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Yes I have tried right clicking it. When you do that it gives you three options: open, explore, and create shortcut. None of them will allow you to open it. I do not know how long it has been this way. Its just really weird. I emailed Elicense, but I have not heard from them. SwampyJ

06-02-2006, 11:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
blynch10 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 273 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I have this same problem. Any one find the fix for this? I need to remove OOTP 2006 from my work computer and cannot do so now without losing the license.

07-01-2006, 05:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
thegreggor Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Anyone figured out how to unlicense ootp6 and 6.5 in windows XP? It's just not letting me do it. Any help would be greatly appreciated

07-02-2006, 04:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
PotatoPeeler Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 2,933 Thanks: 7 Thanked 17x in 15 posts	I got it. Turns out you can go to the folder the game is installed in and right click on the main .exe file and you'll get an eLicense context menu. Then you can select "Unlicense". Worked like a charm. __________________ 培傑西 I have never taken a lesson on how to talk on TV in my life. - Tim McCarver If you need a hand, sometimes the best place to look is at the end of your own arm.

07-12-2006, 10:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
Go Tribe All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,459 Thanks: 10 Thanked 36x in 15 posts Infractions: 1/0 (0)	man i'm having the same problem and potatopeeler's solution doesn't even work for me when i right click the .exe there's no elicense option at all

07-13-2006, 10:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,737 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6x in 2 posts	Go Tribe, start at the beginning for me (it's been a long day) and I'll see what I can do

07-15-2006, 06:39 PM	#18 (permalink)
Sebmono Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	i have the exact same problem as Go Tribe, this is a big problem since my computer is dying and i need to reinstall on a new hard drive. any one with ideas?

07-16-2006, 12:51 AM	#19 (permalink)
Go Tribe All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,459 Thanks: 10 Thanked 36x in 15 posts Infractions: 1/0 (0)	well the weird thing is that I went ahead and just installed my new hard drive, downloaded the demo and used my order ID/license on the new HD and it installed fine. wonder if it even got registered on the old hard drive and if that's why i couldn't pull it up on the control panel

07-25-2006, 07:24 PM	#20 (permalink)
travisweaver Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I'm using XP SP 2, and I uninstalled the license for 6.5, but it won't let me uninstall the license for 6.02...I get a small dialogue box with the heading of "eLicense control" and a message of "Cannot Unlicense" Anybody know how to fix this? Last edited by travisweaver; 07-25-2006 at 08:03 PM.

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