FOXFIRE TWOONE Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Modules under DCS World 1.5 and 2.2 will not need to be activated. Just do not uninstall DCS World 1.5 and DCS World 2.2 Open Alpha prior to installing DCS World 2.5 Stable, as 2.5 will copy the modules over from 1.5 and 2.2. Does this apply if installing 2.5 on second SSD drive same computer. Thank You Intel core I9 10900K 3.7 ghz Asrock Z490 Extreme4 G-SKill Ripjaws V 32GB Cooler Master 120m GTX 980 Superclocked Corsair AX850w psu Samsung 1 T M.2 2 X 850 ssd's Sony 48 in HD TV Trackir 5 Hotas Warthog F/A-18C Hornet Grip Logitech Pro Peddles Windows 10 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Yes - when we get 2.5 it will initially pull all of the files it needs from your existing installations regardless of which drive they are on. So you can install 2.5 on a brand new SSD/HDD and it will simply copy over the files from different locations that it needs. I intend to do this myself. i7-4790K@4.7GHz : EVGA 1070 SC : 16GB Corsair Vengence Pro : 2xEVO 840 SSD : EVGA 850W PSU : CORSAIR H100i Cooler : ASUS Z97-AR MB : CORSAIR OBSIDIAN 750D FULL TOWER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art-J Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 FoxFire, I can't see why it shouldn't. From your PC point of view, it's just some new software being installed on different partition, while DCS updater has its own ways of telling where the previous installs are located. i7 9700K @ stock speed, single GTX1070, 32 gigs of RAM, TH Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXFIRE TWOONE Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 Yes - when we get 2.5 it will initially pull all of the files it needs from your existing installations regardless of which drive they are on. So you can install 2.5 on a brand new SSD/HDD and it will simply copy over the files from different locations that it needs. I intend to do this myself. Great, Thanks Intel core I9 10900K 3.7 ghz Asrock Z490 Extreme4 G-SKill Ripjaws V 32GB Cooler Master 120m GTX 980 Superclocked Corsair AX850w psu Samsung 1 T M.2 2 X 850 ssd's Sony 48 in HD TV Trackir 5 Hotas Warthog F/A-18C Hornet Grip Logitech Pro Peddles Windows 10 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavemanhead Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 What if the new SSD has it's own OS via dual boot? I have DCS and all my modules on a Win 7 boot. I now have a dual boot to a new SSD that will be using Win 10 for DCS 2.5 Will this work? I don't care if I need to download all the files, but can I still have 2 versions installed on the same machine with 2 dual boot Operating Systems (Win 7 and Win 10)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktoberfest Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 What if the new SSD has it's own OS via dual boot? I have DCS and all my modules on a Win 7 boot. I now have a dual boot to a new SSD that will be using Win 10 for DCS 2.5 Will this work? I don't care if I need to download all the files, but can I still have 2 versions installed on the same machine with 2 dual boot Operating Systems (Win 7 and Win 10)? Probably not as there will be 2 different registries. 1 for each OS. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavemanhead Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Probably not as there will be 2 different registries. 1 for each OS. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk So... What do I need to do? Uninstall on the one OS and reinstall on the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art-J Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Depends on how crazy about number of activations you are. Second system will eat one activation per module, but that wouldn't be a problem for me If I was in the same situation, as I still have plenty to spare. i7 9700K @ stock speed, single GTX1070, 32 gigs of RAM, TH Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sze5003 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 What if we decide to switch hard drives after 2.5? So install 2.5, keep 1.5 and 2.2 then uninstall them and 2.5 should be able to then be installed on the new hd? Asus ROG Strix Z790-E | Core i9 13900K-NZXT Kraken X73 AIO | 32GB DDR5 G Skill Neo 6600mhz | 2TB Sk Hynix P41 Platinum nvme |1TB Evo 970 Plus nvme | OCZ Trion 150 960GB | 256GB Samsung 830 | 1TB Samsung 850 EVO | Gigabyte OC 4090 | Phanteks P600S | 1000W MSI MPG A1000G | LG C2 42 Evo 3840x2160 @ 120hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktoberfest Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 What if we decide to switch hard drives after 2.5? So install 2.5, keep 1.5 and 2.2 then uninstall them and 2.5 should be able to then be installed on the new hd? It’s not about which hard drive it’s on, a duel boot system is essentially 2 different computers using the same hardware. If you currently boot via windows 7, windows 10 will require another activation even if you run it off the windows 7 hard drive Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sze5003 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 It’s not about which hard drive it’s on, a duel boot system is essentially 2 different computers using the same hardware. If you currently boot via windows 7, windows 10 will require another activation even if you run it off the windows 7 hard drive Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI'm running Windows 10, no dual boot but several ssd's in use already Asus ROG Strix Z790-E | Core i9 13900K-NZXT Kraken X73 AIO | 32GB DDR5 G Skill Neo 6600mhz | 2TB Sk Hynix P41 Platinum nvme |1TB Evo 970 Plus nvme | OCZ Trion 150 960GB | 256GB Samsung 830 | 1TB Samsung 850 EVO | Gigabyte OC 4090 | Phanteks P600S | 1000W MSI MPG A1000G | LG C2 42 Evo 3840x2160 @ 120hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fargo007 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 This should be no issue at all sze so long as you always boot the same copy of windows from whichever of the SSD's are in play. Activation = (specific windows install + DCS module) Have fun. Don't suck. Kill bad guys. https://discord.gg/blacksharkden/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavemanhead Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 So, still a bit foggy... It sounds like I simply install 2.5 on my Win 10 boot and use up an activation with my Win 10 boot, but I can leave the Win 7 Boot alone if I want to try out 2.5 using Win 7. How many activations do I get? It seems a bit odd to be using one up if I'm on the same PC and can't be using both dual boots at the same time. It would be great if the system were smart enough to allow me to uninstall on the Win 7 disk after confirming the Win 10 boot works ok - then crediting back my "activation" so I don't lose any. How do I know how many activations I have left for a given module? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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