gavagai Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 I had to replace my harddrive yesterday. I had everything important backed up on an external drive, but everything in the registry is gone (obviously). Is there any way to deactivate my modules from the website in order to reinstall, or are those activations gone? I realize we get plenty of chances, but sh*t happens, and I'd prefer not to see the activation count tick down. Thank you. P-51D | Fw 190D-9 | Bf 109K-4 | Spitfire Mk IX | P-47D | WW2 assets pack | F-86 | Mig-15 | Mig-21 | Mirage 2000C | A-10C II | F-5E | F-16 | F/A-18 | Ka-50 | Combined Arms | FC3 | Nevada | Normandy | Straight of Hormuz | Syria
cichlidfan Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 AFAIK, without the hardware code (which you can't get because the original hardware no longer exists), there is nothing that you can do. ED's Activation/Deactivation manual. https://srv4files.eagle.ru/dcs/manuals/DCS_World_Activation_Guide_EN.pdf The Starforce deactivation page. https://proactive.star-force.com/2.0/deactivate.php ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
fitness88 Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 AFAIK, without the hardware code (which you can't get because the original hardware no longer exists), there is nothing that you can do. ED's Activation/Deactivation manual. https://srv4files.eagle.ru/dcs/manuals/DCS_World_Activation_Guide_EN.pdf The Starforce deactivation page. https://proactive.star-force.com/2.0/deactivate.php cichlidfan, how do I know if my 2 purchased keys are ED's or Starforce's, I can't remember. I'm pretty sure I paid DCS for the download of A10-c. As for my FC3 which was originally Locon, FC1, FC2, I can't remember. Would my serial numbers indicate?
cichlidfan Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Starforce is the DRM solution that ED uses. Your keys are ED's and they use Starforce for authentication. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
fitness88 Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 Starforce is the DRM solution that ED uses. Your keys are ED's and they use Starforce for authentication. Which would apply to me? ED's Activation/Deactivation manual. OR The Starforce deactivation page.
cichlidfan Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 The ED manual is what you would normally use. The Starforce page is where you would end up if, for example, you had a record of your hardware code along with the key but could not deactivate through ED because you had already wiped/replaced your system disk. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
fitness88 Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 The ED manual is what you would normally use. The Starforce page is where you would end up if, for example, you had a record of your hardware code along with the key but could not deactivate through ED because you had already wiped/replaced your system disk. Thanks.
fitness88 Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 The ED manual is what you would normally use. The Starforce page is where you would end up if, for example, you had a record of your hardware code along with the key but could not deactivate through ED because you had already wiped/replaced your system disk. So I'm clear...first I should try and use the module manager to de-activate [only if I want to save 1 activation] from the old computer and then re-activate [i have 9 activations left] on the new computer...all through the DCS module manager. I won't need to go to Starforce to activate because I have my serial numbers for both products which I can type in once I've downloaded the DCS software. What I don't have is a product code, where do I find that?
cichlidfan Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 Don't worry about the hardware code. That is only required if you did not have access to the old machine. As long as you have your old machine available, you should be fine. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
fitness88 Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 Don't worry about the hardware code. That is only required if you did not have access to the old machine. As long as you have your old machine available, you should be fine. Can I get an activation credit back from my old computer if I de-activate DCS on my old computer after I install and use an activation for my new computer?
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