barriedrew Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Hi I upgraded my motherboard/processor and retained existing SSD, RAM and graphic card. I did not deactivate DCS. When the renewed machine booted it went into windows without problem. I was expecting to reinstall the operating system and DCS later. DCS reports Activation Key is Not valid etc. I tried reactivating option and it appears to work. ie reactivation number drops. However cockpits are frozen. Repeated this 3 times so far and I cannot fly. How do I solve this ? ? Thanks Druid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobek Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) What do you mean with "cockpits are frozen"? As for reactivation, it is perfectly normal for the modules to ask for a new activation when the CPU is changed. This constitutes a major hardware change. Edited May 8, 2015 by sobek Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barriedrew Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Hi By frozen I mean no animation of controls and instruments not working. druid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobek Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Have you tried running a repair on your install? Right now this sounds more like a corrupt install than a corrupt activation. Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barriedrew Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Hi Tried repair. I am unable to deactivate due to significant hardware changes although when I tried to reinstall the module it says activation is successful but the sim reports an error as soon as I try to select a flight. Would deleting the lot and starting again help or is there some key file hidden. Thanks Druid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barriedrew Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Resolved issue by using regedit and deleting keys. Installed modules and reactivated ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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