dedicated SSD drive

[RePhil]

I am going to putting in a dedicated SSD for DCS do to not knowing how the deactivate should be used I have but one left so, how do I do it can I just drag DCS world on to the new drive or do I need to use my last and never can be replaced deactivate first :helpsmilie:

[cichlidfan]

Drag n drop will work, however, you will have to modify any desktop and Startmenu shortcuts to point at the new locations. If DL speeds are not an issue, I would do a new install of everything onto the new drive, which makes sure that the registry and shortcuts point to the correct location.

 

No deactivation should be needed.

 

EDIT: How did you burn through nine deactivations? I haven't done that in eight years.

Edited December 29, 2017 by cichlidfan

[BitMaster]

Drag n drop will work, however, you will have to modify any desktop and Startmenu shortcuts to point at the new locations. If DL speeds are not an issue, I would do a new install of everything onto the new drive, which makes sure that the registry and shortcuts point to the correct location.

 

No deactivation should be needed.

 

EDIT: How did you burn through nine deactivations? I haven't done that in eight years.

 

+1 , exactly how it works.

 

 

I may add, if you use more than 1 version of DCS and dont like the idea of 3 shortcuts to start, 3 shortcuts to update and etc etc etc... grab SkateZilla's DCS Updater Tool and forget about those links, its all in one + the VR option. Very very handy

[javelina1]

Yep, drag and drop. some edits of the shortcuts too.

 

I now have 3x SSD's (and 1 large HDD) on my gaming rig. I like having an SSD for the O/S and standard apps stuff. 1 SSD for DCS, and 1 SSD for all of other VR related games. The large HDD is used for all the other games and "stuff". :-)

[RePhil]

I have other software that when you are reinstalling it to fix problems you deactivate it first never had issues with the number of times. Not being a computer type I have always found it easier to just delete and reinstall things. Was not till I got this new computer did I find there was a limit and that as long as it was installed on same computer it did not need to be deactivated. Since you guys saying drop works will wait till the 2.5 comes out then they are all in one place before I move it over

Edited December 29, 2017 by RePhil
bad spelling

[cichlidfan]

I have other software that when you are reinstalling it to fix problems you deactivate it first never had issues with the number of times.

 

I see, and understand. Yes, DCS is fairly unique in that regard.

[hansangb]

I have other software that when you are reinstalling it to fix problems you deactivate it first never had issues with the number of times. Not being a computer type I have always found it easier to just delete and reinstall things. Was not till I got this new computer did I find there was a limit and that as long as it was installed on same computer it did not need to be deactivated. Since you guys saying drop works will wait till the 2.5 comes out then they are all in one place before I move it over

 

 

Huh. I guess I better read the FAQ again. I always deactivated before installing new MBs etc. I never understood why there was a limit on deactivation. Also, even if you run completely out, you can still do one install per month.

[RePhil]

Yes but what good is an activation if you cant deactivate it to move to another computer

[BitMaster]

From what we could read from Wags lately, ED is trying with serious effort to get away from StarForce Copyprotection system.

 

It is a pain ! The more you work with your hardware the sooner you reach those limits given.

 

It's a good thing to move on to another solution. It could hardly be worse than this.