TCY Major Trouble

MikeVick7 · 06-19-2004, 06:58 PM

I'm in year 15 of my dynasty and when I loaded up the game to start week 1 I noticed that my roster had turned into this....

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Duke Roster, Standard View
   
  Player                #    Pos  Elig  HT   WT   High School  
Snyder, Arnie           9    QB   Sr    5-11  217   Pasadena, MD - Northeast        
Snyder, Arnie           12   QB   Sr*   6-3   225   Chicago, IL - Harper            
Snyder, Arnie           10   QB   Jr*   6-1   213   Augusta, KS - Augusta           
Snyder, Arnie           3    QB   Jr*   6-4   220   The Plains, OH - Athens         
Snyder, Arnie           28   RB   Sr    6-2   225   Palos Heights, IL - A B Shepar  
Snyder, Joseph          30   RB   So    5-9   220   Nokesville, VA - Brentsville D  
Snyder, Don             31   RB   So*   5-11  217   Mount Holly, NC - East Gaston   
Snyder, Harris          40   RB   Fr    5-7   193   Fredericksburg, VA - Chancello  
Snyder, Arnie           39   FB   Sr*   6-0   230   Boothbay Harbor, ME - Boothbay  
Snyder, Arnie           43   FB   Sr*   5-10  219   Memphis, TN - Pyramid Academy   
Snyder, Arnie           27   FB   Jr    6-2   252   Graham, NC - Southern           
Snyder, Arnie           82   TE   Sr*   6-4   279   Madison, IN - Madison Consolid  
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   So    6-4   248   Bridgeport, MI - Bridgeport     
Snyder, Pete            80   TE   So*   6-4   244   Pembroke, NC - Purnell Swett    
Snyder, Robbie          99   TE   Fr    6-4   251   Suffolk, VA - Lakeland          
Snyder, Arnie           84   WR   Sr    5-9   187   Anniston, AL - Saks             
Snyder, Arnie           8    WR   Sr    6-3   227   Alexandria, VA - West Potomac   
Snyder, Arnie           81   WR   Sr*   5-11  180   Bayboro, NC - Pamlico County    
Snyder, Brad            88   WR   So    6-1   210   Fort Wayne, IN - South Side     
Snyder, Graham          2    WR   Fr    5-10  182   Grayslake, IL - Grayslake       
Snyder, Larry           87   WR   Fr    6-0   196   Denver, NC - East Lincoln       
Snyder, Arnie           50   C    Sr    6-2   325   Tallahassee, FL - Amos P Godby  
Snyder, Arnie           54   C    Sr    6-1   294   Naperville, IL - Central        
Snyder, Arnie           51   C    Sr*   6-3   309   East Jordan, MI - East Jordan   
Snyder, Arnie           67   G    Sr    6-3   297   Louisville, KY - Southern       
Snyder, Arnie           65   G    Sr*   6-4   310   Arlington Heights, IL - John H  
Snyder, Arnie           60   G    Jr*   6-4   292   Randolph, NY - Randolph Academ  
Snyder, Robert          64   G    So*   6-4   322   Monroe, NC - Piedmont           
Snyder, Marvin          72   G    Fr    6-4   285   Tarboro, NC - North Edgecombe   
Snyder, Arnie           69   T    Sr    6-3   308   Burke, VA - Lake Braddock       
Snyder, Arnie           62   T    Sr*   6-4   315   Lawrenceville, GA - Central Gw  
Snyder, Arnie           75   T    Jr*   6-4   305   Boca Raton, FL - Spanish River  
Snyder, Arnie           68   T    Jr*   6-4   302   Saint Petersburg, FL - Northea  
Snyder, Joey            77   T    So    6-5   311   Fayetteville, NC - Cape Fear    
Snyder, Arnie           66   T*   Sr*   6-3   310   Boone, NC - Watauga             
Snyder, Arnie           17   P    Jr*   6-3   200   Augusta, GA - Glenn Hills       
Snyder, Ben             14   P*   Fr    6-0   186   San Francisco, CA - Burton Aca  
Snyder, Arnie           7    K    Jr*   6-1   208   Sunbright, TN - Sunbright       
Snyder, Arnie           13   K*   Sr*   6-2   214   Lake Ronkonkoma, NY - Sachem    
Snyder, Matthew         90   DE   Jr*   6-1   248   Tallahassee, FL - Amos P Godby  
Snyder, Justin          73   DE   So    6-3   261   Cocoa, FL - Cocoa               
Snyder, Nicky           93   DE   So*   6-3   242   Sebastian, FL - Sebastian Rive  
Snyder, Harvey          95   DE   Fr    6-3   247   Dry Fork, VA - Tunstall         
Snyder, Pete            96   DE   Fr    6-1   247   Hialeah, FL - American          
Snyder, Arnie           70   DT   Sr    6-1   305   Piedmont, SC - Wren             
Snyder, Arnie           71   DT   Sr    6-0   291   La Plata, MD - La Plata         
Snyder, Terrell         76   DT   Jr*   6-4   294   Hartland, MI - Hartland         
Snyder, Marty           98   DT   So*   6-2   276   Olney, IL - East Richland       
Snyder, Darren          94   DT   Fr    6-3   264   Stone Mountain, GA - Stone Mou  
Snyder, Gabe            91   DT*  Jr*   5-11  258   Brentwood, NY - Brentwood       
Snyder, Arnie           47   ILB  Sr    6-0   263   Westland, MI - John Glenn       
Snyder, Arnie           55   ILB  Sr    6-0   258   Okemos, MI - Okemos             
Snyder, Sedrick         92   ILB  Jr    5-11  237   Pittsburgh, PA - Penn Hills     
Snyder, D.J.            56   ILB  So*   6-2   235   Crystal Lake, IL - Prairie Rid  
Snyder, Will            49   ILB  Fr    6-2   222   Saint Charles, MO - Saint Char  
Snyder, Harold          58   OLB  So    5-11  249   Bronx, NY - De Witt Clinton     
Snyder, Kim             46   OLB  So*   6-0   232   Greencastle, IN - South Putnam  
Snyder, Darren          52   OLB  Fr    5-11  198   Largo, FL - Pinellas Park       
Snyder, Kelvin          57   OLB  Fr    6-2   239   Columbia, MD - Hammond          
Snyder, Arnie           53   OLB* Sr    6-2   244   Minneapolis, MN - Henry         
Snyder, Lewis           41   OLB* Jr    5-11  212   Los Angeles, CA - Westchester   
Snyder, Butch           34   CB   Jr    6-0   193   Sandpoint, ID - Sandpoint       
Snyder, Oliver          22   CB   Jr    6-0   194   Tallahassee, FL - Amos P Godby  
Snyder, Mack            26   CB   So    6-1   202   Bonduel, WI - Bonduel           
Snyder, Darrin          45   CB   Fr    5-11  191   Greencastle, IN - South Putnam  
Snyder, Victor          24   CB   Fr    5-10  182   Olney, IL - East Richland       
Snyder, Moe             44   CB*  So    6-2   199   Ronda, NC - East Wilkes         
Snyder, Arnie           20   S    Sr*   5-11  199   Southport, NC - South Brunswic  
Snyder, Casey           48   S    Jr*   5-11  203   Sevierville, TN - Sevier Count  
Snyder, Peter           21   S    So*   6-0   199   Fayetteville, NC - Cape Fear    
Snyder, Harris          36   S    Fr    5-9   197   Camden, DE - Caesar Rodney      
Snyder, Roosevelt       25   S    Fr    6-2   208   Irvington, NJ - Irvington

Has anyone seen this before? And is it correctable? Every team's roster is like this. All the number and ratings are still correct...but the names have been switched over. Unreal.

McSweeny · 06-19-2004, 07:10 PM

looks like copy-protection to me

Poli · 06-19-2004, 07:11 PM

Sigh.

FBPro · 06-19-2004, 07:21 PM

Marmel · 06-19-2004, 07:35 PM

Looks like it but I always heard of this happening after 3 or 4 years, not 15!

LionsFan10 · 06-19-2004, 07:39 PM

Definitely copy protection.

MikeVick7 · 06-19-2004, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by LionsFan10

Definitely copy protection.

So what does that mean? I guess I'm not following? What about the copy protection caused the game to do this?

McSweeny · 06-19-2004, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVick7

So what does that mean? I guess I'm not following? What about the copy protection caused the game to do this?

either you screwd up when you typed in your name and you reg. code or you pirated it

Ragone · 06-19-2004, 08:11 PM

Pirated eh?

Did you hear about the new pirate movie?

Its rated arrrrrrrrrrrrr

Poli · 06-19-2004, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Ragone

Pirated eh?

Did you hear about the new pirate movie?

Its rated arrrrrrrrrrrrr

Help.

MikeVick7 · 06-19-2004, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by McSweeny

either you screwd up when you typed in your name and you reg. code or you pirated it

Ok...let's just get this out of the way right now. I purchased my copy of TCY on 2/17/02. I've also purchased 2 different copies of FOF as well. I respect the work that Jim does and would not rip him off that way.

Now...if that's the only solution that anyone can think of then I guess no one can help and I'm screwed. But I certainly wouldn't come on a FOF forum and publicy state that....Hey...I pirated this game from someone and now it doesn't work...can someone help me out?

SFL Cat · 06-19-2004, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ragone

Pirated eh?

Did you hear about the new pirate movie?

Its rated arrrrrrrrrrrrr

*throws tomatoes*

TroyF · 06-19-2004, 08:57 PM

Your best bet is to email Jim and see if anything can be done. Outside of that, I really have no idea what you can do.

sabotai · 06-19-2004, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVick7

Ok...let's just get this out of the way right now. I purchased my copy of TCY on 2/17/02. I've also purchased 2 different copies of FOF as well. I respect the work that Jim does and would not rip him off that way.

Now...if that's the only solution that anyone can think of then I guess no one can help and I'm screwed. But I certainly wouldn't come on a FOF forum and publicy state that....Hey...I pirated this game from someone and now it doesn't work...can someone help me out?

Well, he didn't give you one and only solution...yes, we've seen this before and the problem is you entered in your name and reg code incorrectly (as he said in what you quoted). You have to enter it in exactly as it appears or what happened to you will happen.

EDIT: Or, i just thought that maybe whatever it is that holds your reg info (probably someplace in the registry) got corrupted or deleted. Maybe check for viruses or spyware (run Adaware and Search & Destroy and also run HijackThis)

Ben E Lou · 06-20-2004, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Solecismic.Com

Solecismic Licensing

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Originally Posted by Solecismic.Com

(The Fourth Edition and The College Years, prior to November 2001)

Why are all the players ending up with the same name, position or salary? Why does the year or the salary cap change drastically without warning? Why do large numbers of players all join one team without warning?

Please reinstall the game and ensure you've entered your registration information EXACTLY as it appears on your receipt. Failure to do so will cause unpredictable results within the game. Remember that the registration information consists of both a name and a serial number. Both must be entered as they appear on the receipt. The name is usually your last name, all in lower case.

Those last four words are what usually trip people up.

MikeVick7 · 06-20-2004, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by SkyDog

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Those last four words are what usually trip people up.

I've probably played a combined 50 seasons within numerous careers in TCY...why would my registration come into play when I did it back in 2002? Wouldn't this have reared it's ugly head right around season 3 or 4?

duckman · 06-20-2004, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVick7

I've probably played a combined 50 seasons within numerous careers in TCY...why would my registration come into play when I did it back in 2002? Wouldn't this have reared it's ugly head right around season 3 or 4?

It may have been that you lost your registration during gameplay. It has happened to me once after playing about 25 seasons. I had to just suck it up and reinstalled the game.

Ben E Lou · 06-20-2004, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVick7

I've probably played a combined 50 seasons within numerous careers in TCY...why would my registration come into play when I did it back in 2002? Wouldn't this have reared it's ugly head right around season 3 or 4?

Check sabotai's post. I've heard of this happening (albeit rarely) before, where for some reason the software becomes un-registered.

Solecismic · 06-20-2004, 01:03 PM

It wouldn't happen unless there's damage to the registry. In the old days, people didn't mess with the registry. You were fine unless you decided to reformat your hard drive. In the last year or so, all of a sudden the registry's the favorite target of adware and virii. Developers are talking about going back to .ini files, now that directory protection is better.

Unfortunately, once the data is saved in corrupted form, it's gone.

Poli · 06-20-2004, 01:04 PM

Bummer.

MikeVick7 · 06-20-2004, 01:55 PM

Yeah...I've pretty much come to the realization that the career is screwed. I was just bitter last night cause I not only had completed 15 seasons in my current dynasty but that I...for the first time...had put in the extra energy to document it on the board. :::sigh:::

Now I've got to make the decision if it would be worth starting a new one before NCAA 2005 comes out in a little over three weeks.

korme · 06-20-2004, 02:02 PM

That Snyder mother really isn't very creative when naming her kids.

JeeberD · 06-20-2004, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVick7

Now...if that's the only solutioBut I certainly wouldn't come on a FOF forum and publicy state that....Hey...I pirated this game from someone and now it doesn't work...can someone help me out?

People have actually done that before. I'm dead serious.

MikeVick7 · 06-20-2004, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JeeberD

People have actually done that before. I'm dead serious.

I guess I don't doubt that at all. I just didn't want to not receive help because people were thinking that I did pirate the game.

Mota · 06-21-2004, 05:39 AM

This is why I always try to back my league up once a season to a different file name or directory. I've been screwed one too many times with corrupted leagues. You never know what can happen. I have a directory on a seperate hard drive with all my archived seasons just in case the whole drive goes down.

06-19-2004, 07:11 PM	#3
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Sigh. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

06-19-2004, 07:21 PM	#4
FBPro College Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SE	Yup. __________________ GM RayCo Raiders-est. 2004-2012 Charter member of the IHOF-RayCo GM GM Tennessee Titans PFL 2011-2014 GM Tennessee Titans FOWL 2020-2025

06-19-2004, 07:35 PM	#5
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Looks like it but I always heard of this happening after 3 or 4 years, not 15! __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

06-19-2004, 07:39 PM	#6
LionsFan10 High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Detroit, MI, U.S.A	Definitely copy protection. __________________ It's true, it's true.

06-20-2004, 01:04 PM	#20
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Bummer. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

06-19-2004, 07:10 PM	#2
McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	looks like copy-protection to me

06-19-2004, 08:11 PM	#9
Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	Pirated eh? Did you hear about the new pirate movie? Its rated arrrrrrrrrrrrr

06-19-2004, 08:57 PM	#13
TroyF Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Your best bet is to email Jim and see if anything can be done. Outside of that, I really have no idea what you can do.

06-20-2004, 01:03 PM	#19
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	It wouldn't happen unless there's damage to the registry. In the old days, people didn't mess with the registry. You were fine unless you decided to reformat your hard drive. In the last year or so, all of a sudden the registry's the favorite target of adware and virii. Developers are talking about going back to .ini files, now that directory protection is better. Unfortunately, once the data is saved in corrupted form, it's gone.

06-20-2004, 01:55 PM	#21
MikeVick7 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ron, Mexico	Yeah...I've pretty much come to the realization that the career is screwed. I was just bitter last night cause I not only had completed 15 seasons in my current dynasty but that I...for the first time...had put in the extra energy to document it on the board. :::sigh::: Now I've got to make the decision if it would be worth starting a new one before NCAA 2005 comes out in a little over three weeks. __________________ Hattrick - Seattle Reign (224367)

06-20-2004, 02:02 PM	#22
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	That Snyder mother really isn't very creative when naming her kids.

06-21-2004, 05:39 AM	#25
Mota College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001	This is why I always try to back my league up once a season to a different file name or directory. I've been screwed one too many times with corrupted leagues. You never know what can happen. I have a directory on a seperate hard drive with all my archived seasons just in case the whole drive goes down.

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