Laer Posted June 5, 2019 Posted June 5, 2019 Hi. I was running DCS1.5 on my C drive, with three paid modules installed/activated. Last year, I got a new secondary drive, and was then able to install DCS2.5 on it (leaving the original DCS1.5 on the primary drive... just in case my old system was unable to properly run 2.5, so I could then just delete 2.5 and go back to my already installed 1.5....). So, DCS 2.5 is running fine, so I can now uninstall 1.5 on the primary drive... but, before I do, I am wondering if I need to deactivate the three paid modules (A10C, HUEY and FC3) first, freeing them up so I don't 'lose' an activation... if that's a thing, even. Just wanted to make sure first... If so, would doing so affect the same modules registered in the 2.5 install on my other drive? (....I wouldnn't think so.... but I figured I should ask!)
Rudel_chw Posted June 5, 2019 Posted June 5, 2019 The activation of each module is done just once per computer, when you installed DCS 2.5 it should not have asked for any activation, as you already had done it for your DCS 1.5. Beware that some hardware changes on your PC, like a new motherboard, may be interpreted by DCS as being on a "new" PC, so you should deactivate the modules before performing this type of hardware upgrade. Also, the activation data is stored on Windows' Registry ... so it will be lost if you reinstall Windows ... so, you have to deactivate before a Windows reinstall. So, the deletion of your DCS 1.5 should not affect the activation status of your Modules. For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
Laer Posted June 5, 2019 Author Posted June 5, 2019 Hey, Rudel_chw... Hrmm... Okay, I don't recall if 2.5 asked me for activation. I know I had to install the modules. No hardware changes, other than an additional secondary drive (which 2.5 was installed on). Okay, as long as deleting 1.5 on the primary doesn't mess up the 2.5 modules. Sounds like it shouldn't. I wasn't sure if it was a 'deactivate before uninstalling' type of deal... Cool. Thanks!
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