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   Austinkir
   Member

   The error some (including me until now) have been reviving when they they try to run "activate.exe" or "setup.exe" is due to connection settings. If you are using HughesNet, download this tool: http://customercare.myhughesnet.com/downloads/LCCU-6001.zip . When you run it, set it to revert IE7 settings. That fixed the problem for me.

   It would be great if GOTD released some simple software that automatically changed IE7's connection settings to that what is accepted. I couldn't imagine they would actually do this, as very few have this problem, but its worth a mention.

   Hope that helps some of you who were having this problem. If you don't use HughesNet, think of anything that is between your computer and the internet (ie web accelerator).

   Posted 15 years ago #
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   BuBBy
   Teh adnim

   It has been posted numerous times about using a proxy server, or cache server or firewalls or adblockers. Anything that might modify data being sent to or received from the GOTD web server - can cause activation to fail.

   It is not up to GOTD to write a tool to correct all problems that a user may have created with their internet connection (it would be nice - but it's not going to happen).

   Get into internet explorer - reset all settings - close down any unnecessary web tools (web accelerators, stealth tools to use public proxies) set to connect directly to the internet (if you are at work or somewhere you need to connect to the internet via a proxy or content filter server - GOTD probably won't work).

   There are dozens of ways to break the authentication process - every creative user does it in their own unique way, which is why there is no single button to push, or simple solution to fix the problem.

   Posted 15 years ago #

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