MyColors SoaSE Desktop?

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I just noticed its available now (via clicking check for updates in game or using the launcher). It says to use a serial key, is this key the same one as Sins?
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
Yep.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
I've used my Sins serial and my email address but it tells me that there was an error validating my registration information.
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

1) Do you have the Collector's Edition?

2) If you do, Make sure you go to http://support.stardock.com and have it email you your serial.

3) If you don't have the Collector's Edition, it shouldn't be showing it.

 

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
Got it to work. Thanks Frogboy. Had to do a restart before it would let me validate.
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Restart of your PC or of MyColors?  Thanks for the head's up!

We're still in the process of getting all the serials set up so we want to make sure it's smooth.

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
"We're sorry, but MyColors is not currently supported on 64-bit version of Windows."

How rude.
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
Yea, that'll change. We're going to start moving people to 64-bit so that they can experience the pain that 64-bit users run into. 
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
ok what happened? i download the theme go apply it and my desktop switches into classic mode and all i get is the sins walpaper. none of my icons ,cursor,or windows change.
wtf happened?
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

Restart of your PC or of MyColors?  Thanks for the head's up!


We're still in the process of getting all the serials set up so we want to make sure it's smooth.


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Soz, I meant to say restarted MyColors. Also had to make sure that it had both Internet and Server access to validate in ZoneAlarm. Without Server access it wouldn't validate.
Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top
I tried to install MyColors. It does nothing. It has asked me twice to confirm EULA and the target directory. After that it downloaded something from the web and that is all. No question about the serial number nor any change of the theme. The target directory does not exist. I only found this file c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\MYCOLORS_SETUP.EXE-02D51EF5.pf . What shall I do? I am running WinXP.
Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top

ok what happened? i download the theme go apply it and my desktop switches into classic mode and all i get is the sins walpaper. none of my icons ,cursor,or windows change.
wtf happened?
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Well it switches to "classic mode" to switch themes. Luna (the default XP theme) needs to be turned off (which is what you saw happening) after that it starts applying the new theme, that may take a couple of minutes depending on your computer, so don't think you crashed or anything.
Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top

I tried to install MyColors. It does nothing. It has asked me twice to confirm EULA and the target directory. After that it downloaded something from the web and that is all. No question about the serial number nor any change of the theme. The target directory does not exist. I only found this file c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\MYCOLORS_SETUP.EXE-02D51EF5.pf . What shall I do? I am running WinXP.
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That's indeed rather odd. Is your firewall blocking the installer, since it does need to acces the internet for the installation.
Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top
No, firewall shall not be the problem. I allowed the connection. When the progress of download reaches 100%, mycolors window disappears. I looked at windows themes, but i found only the standard Windows themes there.
Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top
Ok maybe I missed something or I'm too tired to fully understand something at the moment. So can those of us with WB use this without the extra application? Moreover importantly where can we download it from?
Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top

Ok maybe I missed something or I'm too tired to fully understand something at the moment. So can those of us with WB use this without the extra application? Moreover importantly where can we download it from?
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Easiest way 1Spartan, click download updates ingame, download the MyColors setup file there (located above the CE contect files), install it. Then in the program, enter your Sins Serial (with your SD account e-mail) and it should download it automatically.
Reply #16 from Sins Forums Top
Sadly all I ever get is the Bonus Pack update. I never see the MyColors file.
Reply #17 from Sins Forums Top

Sadly all I ever get is the Bonus Pack update. I never see the MyColors file.
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Do you have a collectors Edition? (or did you pre-order? Since that counts as CE) If you do, and its not showing, mail stardock and get it sorted. If you however don't have CE you're out of luck i'm afraid.
Reply #18 from Sins Forums Top
Well, and I downloaded MyColors setup, but it does not working. Details above.
Reply #19 from Sins Forums Top


Sadly all I ever get is the Bonus Pack update. I never see the MyColors file.


Do you have a collectors Edition? (or did you pre-order? Since that counts as CE) If you do, and its not showing, mail stardock and get it sorted. If you however don't have CE you're out of luck i'm afraid.
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I have the DL version. I have not ordered the physical CE yet since I'm waiting to hear if my special request to SD/IC will be done after I order.
Reply #20 from Sins Forums Top
But you did pre-order Sins? Then you'd better get a mail over to StarDock and get things squared out, because then you should have acces to the CE content.
Reply #21 from Sins Forums Top

But you did pre-order Sins? Then you'd better get a mail over to StarDock and get things squared out, because then you should have acces to the CE content.
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Yep. Did the beta thing for nearly a year.
Reply #22 from Sins Forums Top
Hmm, I'm getting the "There was an error validating your registration" error box as well. And I'm sure I preordered a year ago ;)
Reply #23 from Sins Forums Top
Just thought i'd post to let everyone know that the "There was an error validating your registration" error now seems to be fixed thanks to Stardock, i forwarded my issue to their support email the one provided by Frogboy and they came back today advising of an update. i did the update and yippee it now works for me. Weather the update was just an update that they played around with my key or something i don't know but it works.
Thanks