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Recently installed a new CPU (not motherboard). I realized I had forgotten to deactivate my DCS modules prior to doing the hardware swap.

 

Is there anyway to deactivate the modules now, then re-activate before launching the game so it validates the new hardware? Or am I out of luck?

 

Tried it with the A-10C. Ran the .exe for the DRM, tried to deactivate but it gave me an error saying that I need to activate or similar.

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Hi

 

no way to do it now, easiest thing to do now is delete the registry entries and then reactivate.

 

registry fixes can be found here

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/support/faq/564/

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If you still have the older processor, put it back and deactivate.

 

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Hi

 

no way to do it now, easiest thing to do now is delete the registry entries and then reactivate.

 

registry fixes can be found here

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/support/faq/564/

 

 

Two questions.

 

1) For the MIG-21 I opened the following registry area:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Leatherneck Simulations\DCS:MIG-21Bis

 

Do I delete the "DCS:MIG-21 BiS" folder or just the (Default) registry file?

 

2) Under:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\

 

I don't see an Eagle Dynamics or DCS folder for the rest of the modules. I do see them under:

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Eagle Dynamics

 

Do those modules only have registry files in that area or am I missing something?

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If you still have the older processor, put it back and deactivate.

 

 

 

 

Not really worth it. You get quite a few to begin with, and you can *still* activate it once per month even if you run out.

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Not really worth it. You get quite a few to begin with ...

 

I agree if it were, say, a change of motherboard, but a processor replacement isnt really a major change ... and some DLCs (like some Campaigns) only got three activations.

 

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I agree if it were, say, a change of motherboard, but a processor replacement isnt really a major change ... and some DLCs (like some Campaigns) only got three activations.

 

 

I don't know about campaigns, but I figured they would follow the same as planes. Even if you start with 3 instead of 10. That is, after you run out, once a month, you get to reinstall. But I don't know the policy on campaigns. I ran through four or five once because of a MB issue, and I don't recall having any issues. But that was a while ago.

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Not really worth it. You get quite a few to begin with, and you can *still* activate it once per month even if you run out.

 

Has that been tried?. If you run out of activations and still can activate once per month. Does it complies also for third party modules, or only for ED modules.

 

If that is true, one doesn't need to care about number of activations, because normally we don't format PC twice per month, or change hardware every month... :D


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Has that been tried?. If you run out of activations and still can activate once per month. Does it complies also for third party modules, or only for ED modules.

 

I have not, personally, reached that point. However, over the years, there have been numerous posts that indicate that it works as specified. It applies to all modules using the 'old' Starforce activation system, both ED and third party sourced products.

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