URGENT - What is the simkey file?

Kmot

Contributor Location: Northridge, CA Joined: Apr 18, 2012 01:45 Messages: 432 Offline

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Jul 17, 2012 14:12

Hey guys,

I just tried to start PD10U and got an error message "could not find the simkey file, please reinstall it".

I did not delete anything form PD10U. I even ran it and produced a couple of videos yesterday to help a fellow troubleshoot his AMD card.


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~Tom~

Kmot

Contributor Location: Northridge, CA Joined: Apr 18, 2012 01:45 Messages: 432 Offline

Jul 17, 2012 14:17

I have located the file in my PD folder, and when I open it with Wordpad it is just gibberish.


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~Tom~

1Nina

Senior Contributor Location: Norway, 50km southwest of Oslo Joined: Oct 08, 2008 04:12 Messages: 1070 Offline

Jul 17, 2012 15:38

Tom,
I have googled "simkey" (as I'm sure you have) because I have not
come across that word before. When googling, PD comes up often-
from earlier versions as well.
Maybe something here http://advancedpcadvisor.com/fix-dllfiles/Simkey.exe-error-diagnosis_417781.html
or here http://www.wooutilities.com/dllerrors-library/fix-simkey-exe-info.html

- my guess is that you have to reinstalll..

Just something.
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Kmot

Contributor Location: Northridge, CA Joined: Apr 18, 2012 01:45 Messages: 432 Offline

Jul 17, 2012 15:45

Thank you Nina!

Strangely, I tried to start it again and it started up normally!

I was ready to uninstall/re-install but decided to try to start it again first.

Perhaps it's because I went into the PD10 folder and clicked on the simkey file in order to capture the screen shots, that it jogged it's memory?

Strange.... ~Tom~

James1

Senior Contributor Location: Surrey, B.C., Canada Joined: Jun 10, 2010 16:20 Messages: 1783 Offline

Jul 17, 2012 16:06

Hi Kmot,
I think the simkey is the registration information for PD...sound like that would be the jibberish...so as not to tinker with it..
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Kmot

Contributor Location: Northridge, CA Joined: Apr 18, 2012 01:45 Messages: 432 Offline

Jul 17, 2012 16:16

Okay, I am not touching a thing!

~Tom~

Samayra

Newbie Joined: Oct 12, 2014 13:16 Messages: 1 Offline

Oct 12, 2014 13:20

I'm having the same issue. i re started the laptop but nothing. is there a way i can download it from somewhere?

James Dotson

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Oct 12, 2014 17:23

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