Hi Andy,

You might want to run a complete antivirus and antispyware
scan on your system, and then try installing those games again
using Safe Mode. It is quite baffling how you can install those
games on a friends system as a test but not on yours.

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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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"Andy McQ" <AndyMcQ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:793C374F-02B3-4E46-8CB8-A972F2D21DEB@microsoft.com...
|I am using the admininstrator account and the keyboard seem to be working
| fine for everything else
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
| > Hi Andy,
| >
| > It's pequliar that those games are all giving you problems right at
| > the point where you have to enter the CD Key. Please ensure
| > that you're using an administrators account, and that your keyboard
| > is functioning properly. If it's a laptop, use the laptop's keyboard.
| >
| > --
| > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| > Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| > Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
| > MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
| > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| > __________________________________________________ _______
| >
| > "Andy McQ" <Andy McQ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E5FF1B46-C00B-472D-9F95-3E915CF502AC@microsoft.com...
| > |I have a new computer and am trying to load Simms 2 for my son
| > | Is their a setting that stops me from loading the serial number as it will
| > | not let me past this point.
| > | Same problem with Harry Potter Quiddick World Cup
| > | (The game works fine on a friends computer)
| >
| >
| >