Stuck on Connecting to the Activation Server

[CrazyCookie54]

I am having an issue when trying to activate RPG Maker VX Ace. It says, "Connecting to the activation server" and it has been like that for the last 30 minutes. Is there a way to fix this issue?

 

[Kes]

Nathaniel reported that there is a partial outage in Atlanta where the data servers for this (and many other forums) is located.  There will be problems connecting until it's fixed.

 

[Andar]

It's one of three possibinilities (in case it doesn't work tomorrow):


1) Internet connection failure (like the reported one in Atlanto or at your provider)


2) Windows firewall - a program on your computer that blocks the connection


3) extremely old setup - one or two years ago the activation method was changed. If you used an older setup stored on your computer, that old activation server doesn't exist anymore and you'll need to redownload the setup to get the version that can connect to the current server.