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Please click the following link in Internet Explorer and then save the file when prompted: https://www.dropbox.com/s/609nkjy5j5d6z1k/Sins_remove_bin.bat
Once saved, double-click it to run it and then press the appropriate key for the game you are having the issue with. T key for Trinity, R for Rebellion or B for both. Once that has been done, run the game again and activate it when prompted. Does the game start normally now?
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If there are no settings files, sometimes the game may be unable to create them.
Please download the zip file at http://sd.stardock.com/sean/games/SOSE_Reb/Setting.zip and extract it's contents to the appropriate directory:
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