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NB: I copied this thread from tutorials, the origional is still there; it's the most commonly linked to tutorial :3 ~wyatt
NOTICE:RPG Maker XP Has been updated to use new validation services, and the Protexis servers that older versions connect to when you first open them are no longer online. If you are installing RPG Maker XP from an older installer, you will always encounter this error. Instead, you need to download the newest version, located here, and contact Enterbrain with your proof of purchase to obtain a new validation key.
How to use RMXP with Vista (a.k.a. How to fix any nTitles error) By Glitchfinder
Let's face it, way too many people ask this question. They ask why they are getting the error "Failed to obtain a trial serial number from the nTitles server." Well, let me say something. Vista's screwey. Just understand that, and you can get over many issues. Anyway, you have this error, and you don't know how to fix it. In this tutorial, I will explain several methods I have found to solve this issue, in order from easiest to most difficult. Also, for simplicity's sake, I'll post them in spoilers. Finally, let me also mention that the third tutorial will allow people to install RPG Maker XP on a computer without an internet connection.
Step 1 - Administator Priveledges
Tutorial 1, first step in the ladder
Well, this one is the oldest method, and the simplest. It has been recommended over and over again. Now, it doesn't always solve the problem, which is why the next turtorial exists. In fact, unless they have updated Vista, this method only fixes it for at most 2/3 of the general population.
1. Go to RMXP's installation directory. (Usually C:\Program Files\Enterbrain\RPGXP)
2. Right click on RPGXP.exe, and choose "Properties"
3. In the "Properties" popup, go to the "Compatibility" tab.
4. Check the box that says "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)"
5. Check the box that says "Run this program as an administrator".
6. If you cannot check the box mentioned in step 5, follow steps 7 through 11.
7. Click on the button that says "Show settings for all users".
8. Click the "OK" button on the "Windows needs your permission to continue" button, after inputting the password of the specified administrator if necessary.
9. Check the box that says "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)"
10. Check the box that says "Run this program as an administrator".
11. Click the "OK" button.
12. Click the "OK" button.
Also, if you cannot find a tab named "Compatibility", then go into the windows help function and search "Compatibility", (without the quotes), open the Compatibility Wizard, and follow the steps that it gives you until the end, then save the settings.
If the above tutorial does not solve it for you, then use the following tutorial:
Step 2 - Administator Priveledges Level 2
Tutorial 2, the second step in the ladder
First off, I want to say that this tutorial was first posted by me at a forum called Pokecommunity, on November 12, 2007. Within a week, it had been posted at nearly every help site I could find, and turned into quite a few Youtube videos to boot. (In more than just English, too!) Anyway, it incorporates the first tutorial, and goes a step further. This should solve the problem for almost anybody who found that the first tutorial did not help.
1. Go to your root RMXP directory. (Usually C:\Program Files\Enterbrain\RPGXP)
2. Right click RPGXP.exe and choose "Properties".
3. In the "Properties" popup, go to the "Compatibility" tab.
4. Check the box that says "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)"
5. Check the box that says "Run this program as an administrator".
6. If you cannot check the box mentioned in step 5, follow steps 7 through 11.
7. Click on the button that says "Show settings for all users".
8. Click the "OK" button on the "Windows needs your permission to continue" button, after inputting the password of the specified administrator if necessary.
9. Check the box that says "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)"
10. Check the box that says "Run this program as an administrator".
11. Click the "OK" button.
12. Click the "OK" button.
13. Right click PSIKey.dll and choose "Properties".
14. In the "Properties" popup, go to the "Security" tab.
15. Click on the "Advanced" button.
16. Highlight the permission entry that says "Users ([your computer's name]\Users)" where [your computer's name] is whatever you named your computer. (Mine is Media-PC)
17. Click the "Edit..." button.
18. Highlight the group "Users ([your computer's name]\Users)".
19. In the popup that appears (It should be named "Permission Entry for PSIKey.dll"), check the "Allow" box for the option "Full Control".
20. All of the "Allow" boxes below the box you just checked should now be checked as well.
21. Click the "OK" Button.
22. Check the box that says "Include inheritable permissios from this object's parents".
23. Click the "OK" button.
24. Click the "OK" Button.
25. Click the "OK" Button.
26. Run RPG Maker XP, and you should no longer get the error message!
27. If you still get the error message, log into the administrative account on the computer (With the owner's permission) and then run RPG Maker XP. It should work no matter what on that account, after you have successfully completed the above steps.
28. Have fun building games with the legal version of RPG Maker XP!
If neither of the above tutorials works for you, or if you are trying to install RMXP or RMVX on a computer without internet, simply follow the steps in this tutorial.
Step 3 - Rewritten Registry
Tutorial 3, the final stop
Well, this is my final, and most extreme tutorial. This is not only for people who have found that nothing they do can fix their error, it is also for those who wish to install their programs on a computer not connected to the internet. Be warned, this final tutorial involves editing the registry. Do NOT edit the registry without proper guidance, as you can do serious damage to your computer. I have personally found and exported these from the registry, and then tested them on several different computers. As a final warning, if you follow the steps in this tutorial, you will be given an expired trial version, instead of a working 30-day trial.
1. Open Notepad, and copy the code from one of the two boxes below into a new document. (Depending on whether you want to fix RMXP or RMVX)
2. Save the document as "Protexis.reg".
3. Double-click on the new file, Preotexis.reg. (The .reg might not be there, depending on your computer's settings)
4. Navigate through the popups, so that it will import the new keys into the registry. (I will not give specific messages like in previous tutorials, because this is intended for more than just Vista. Suffice to say, you should get a message to the effect of "Are you sure you want to add the information in "C:\..." to the Registry?")
5. When you have added it to the registry, you should now be able to open the program to recieve a message saying that your 30-day trial has expired, instead of the standard nTitles error. Then, all you have to do is register your copy of the program, and you can use it, even if your computer has no internet!
Here are the codes you need to copy. The first box is for RPG Maker XP, and the second is for RPG Maker VX:
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Materiality. Material Force. Material temptation; sometimes obsession
The Devil is often a great card for business success; hard work and ambition.
Perhaps the most misunderstood of all the major arcana, the Devil is not really "Satan" at all, but Pan the half-goat nature god and/or Dionysius. These are gods of pleasure and abandon, of wild behavior and unbridled desires. This is a card about ambitions; it is also synonymous with temptation and addiction. On the flip side, however, the card can be a warning to someone who is too restrained, someone who never allows themselves to get passionate or messy or wild - or ambitious. This, too, is a form of enslavement. As a person, the Devil can stand for a man of money or erotic power, aggressive, controlling, or just persuasive. This is not to say a bad man, but certainly a powerful man who is hard to resist. The important thing is to remember that any chain is freely worn. In most cases, you are enslaved only because you allow it.
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nothing didnt surprise me though i have the worst luck in the world gahh nothing ever works for me even when its suppose to -.-
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Wow. Thank you for stickying this. It might actually help to cut down on the recent rash of threads that need an immediate redirect to this tutorial. Unfortunately, there are some issues that have appeared more recently that have yet to be solved. These issues, which have been highlighted in several threads, appear to only affect a very small number of Vista users, and many seem to doubt their credulity. Still, my VIsta is one affected by this, and I have no idea what the problem is. Though, a possible solution might soon come into the light. I'll be testing a worst case scenario solution (Reinstallation of OS) on that computer for other reasons, most notably that it will no longer update. If that works, I'm updating this to include that problem and the only know solution.
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Merk wrote:
I got to the registry step and it still won't work. Does anyone know how to contact enterbrain support? I paid for it about a year ago.
What won't work? All the registry step will do is correct the nTitles error by giving you an expired trial copy. As to contacts, you'll actually want to talk to Protexis Inc, the company that handles purchases and licenses for Enterbrain.
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I followed tutorials one and two. Now, instead of the RGSS player simply not responding, I need an admins password to get onto it, and when I do start it up, I get a blue screen. I repaired the repair though, so it's sorted. But the RGSS player still doesn't work. :|
I have another error to report, that I don't know how to fix. It's an audio problem. It crashes when sounds are played and I have lots of music. Sound effects play well, I think it has to do with the fact that it's a wav file. I don't know what to do, I don't want to have a completely silent game. It only does this in playtest and sound test, so something screwey is going on because when I play from game.exe it works fine... Perfect in fact. Anyone have any suggestions? I just bought this laptop, and now, I'm really regretting it.
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Daxisheart wrote:
Hey, do you think that RMXP/VX would get any problems working on windows 7?
As I do not have a computer running Windows 7, I am not a good judge of the answer. However, if the updates to Vista have fixed the nTitles error, my guess is that they would work on 7 as well. Still, the only way to find out is to try and see.
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Umm why don't you just REMOVE UAC in both Windows 7 and Vista? That thing brought more bad than good and it's the root of the problem for MOST of programs running in them.
Removing UAC(User Account Control) in Windows Vista/7
1. Go to Control Panel 2. At top right cornet where it says View by: select Large Icons (I think it was classic view in Vista) 3. Scroll down and open User Accounts 4. Click on Change User Account Control Settings Windows Vista: 5. De-Select Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer Windows 7: 5. Change the scroller on the left down to Never Notify 6. Press OK and restart your computer
It just denies some actions like execution, protecting your C: root and/or Windows folder from any unauthorized program writing anything to it... but if you have a normal antivirus you don't need this thing, it just made windows worse by my opinion. Or you can just turn it off while installing RMXP/VX for the first time. :)
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Dude. That's not the issue here. The issue was the fact that early versions of Windows Vista were literally incompatible with RMXP. When I made this tutorial, one of the first things I tried was disabling UAC. That did nothing to fix the error. On the other hand, for most people facing the problem now, all that should be needed is to run RMXP as an administrator.
And really. Unless you've tried your fix on a computer that was encountering the problem, and made sure that it fixed the problem and didn't harm the computer, you should never tell other people that it's a viable fix. Especially since disabling UAC does not fix "the problem for MOST of programs running in" Vista and Win7. In fact, disabling UAC is still not recommended by many IT professionals because it actually does catch a few things that an antivirus can miss. Modifying the settings of UAC is recommended only for the computer savvy, those who know their way around Windows, and who can solve most issues themselves. This tutorial is not aimed at such people, since they would have figured it out for themselves before they found this tutorial. Not to mention that fact that, in Vista, UAC is either on or off, instead of having a range of settings like it has in Win7.
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I'm not saying it fixes the problem but I'm saying that it brought more bad than good. Windows "invented" UAC from looking at Linux protections, and to tell you the truth Linux is still better at using it even with Windows 7. Just because IT professionals say you shouldn't remove it, doesn't mean you need to live with that torture every time you run some third-party program. It does catch some things that Antivirus misses but then let me ask you: "How many times that happened?". In fact 90% viruses come from torrents and "those" sites, so biggest thing that catches viruses is not security flaws but social engineering (which is a security hole which no one can fix).
As for the earlier versions of Vista, well I had one of the early version (still was RTM when I first bought the laptop) and RMXP worked fine with running it as administrator, guess it was newer than those which some users here have problems with.
Sure I'm glad that you found how to fix it and I give you that, great fix and all not saying anything against it (neither making fun of you).
Hope I'm not getting into offtopic here if I am I wont post more.
Modifying the settings of UAC is recommended only for the computer savvy, those who know their way around Windows, and who can solve most issues themselves.
Even so it's still a bad decision, even more (Java)scripts may run on your PC without noticing it because it doesn't even need to ask for permissions. Of course in Linux a common use program wouldn't force you to enter your password or would immediately block it for no good reason. The problem with UAC is that MS still don't get the idea of how it should work or they can't or don't want to make it too similar to Linux super user / policykit system.
I agree with Glitch, it seems to be necessary to contact Protexis Inc. or even Enterbrain to supply a patch for Vista or 7 or else you'll keep getting those silly error messages once and again.
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