PeterP Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) After you have installed BS 1 (again)... You have to copy the folder \Program Files (x86)\Eagle Dynamics\Ka-50\bin\stable and and keep it save at a secure place. This folder is only 34 Megabyte big but contains all info that is needed to maintain your BS 1 activation. (the possibility is very high that much less files are needed.. - but I hope you understand that I don't wanted to start experimenting with my remaining activations for BS1... I tested it once - and this is more than enough) example: I moved this folder to my saved games and renamed it to "BS1 Protect". Now you can un-install BS1 as usual. So whenever there is the vastly improbable case that you have to deactivate and/or activate BS1 (once again) because you are installing a patch for DCS World - you will only have to execute the protect.exe in this folder - without the need to install BS1 completely again. @ED - How about uploading this "BS1 installation Dummy" to the user-files section ? Edited October 3, 2012 by PeterP
ChromeWasp Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 (edited) Good tip But I don't think it helps if your activation is corrupted You will lose an activation whenever that happens For this I guess you can use Ghost / TrueImage to reinstall your machine and then deactivate (as long as your hardware hasn't changed) Can I deactivate after activation and get my activation back again? Edited October 4, 2012 by ChromeWasp Ghost comment
PeterP Posted October 4, 2012 Author Posted October 4, 2012 Can I deactivate after activation and get my activation back again? ?? Please elaborate - your sentence makes no logical sense to me. Maybe I'm just lost in translation... When you use one activation = it is used and gone and can't be restored.
ChromeWasp Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Imagine this sequence of events: - install bs1 - activate (activations reduced by 1) - take image of os - reinstall windows - install bs1 - activate (activations reduced by 1) - restore image of previous os - deactivate will I get 1 activation back? (when you use 1 activation you can get it back by deactivating)
PeterP Posted October 5, 2012 Author Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) Oh - Now I now what you are after.... But, you forgot on tiny detail in your logical reasoning: Internet connection is required while changing the activation status. (or submittingng your a hardware-key when choosing offline-activation) So I edited your sequence to show you what is really happening when applying these steps: Imagine this sequence of events: - install bs1 - activate (activations reduced by 1 via internet validation) - take image of os - reinstall windows - install bs1 - activate (activations reduced by 1 via internet validation) - restore image of previous os - deactivate (de-activation reduced by 1 via internet validation) when you use 1 activation/de-activation it will be registered by Starforce and also a hardware-key of your current system will be generated that is chained to your current activation status. The number of your remaining activations is not stored at your system. So: No, you can't trick the activation process. Whatever you do it will be noticed by Starforce and you cant get a activation back without using a deactivation beforehand. Edited October 5, 2012 by PeterP
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