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The great Microsoft FSX swindle!!!!
EHM-1947 Miko:
--- Quote ---Originally posted by EHM-1001 Robert
What I do not understand, how the hell the non-writeable disc detects the number of installation ? OR should you activate via internet ? And what if I do not have a net connection...I cannot play with it ?
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The Installation software places a hidden code on the microsoft system which contains information about your hardware components in connection with your personal installation key.
(Therefore you have to be connected to the internet or call the hotline to setup FS)
If it is existent and it does not match the hardware environment it assumes that it is a pirate copy you are using.
As others said before the copy can be reinstalled after calling the hotline and getting a new code.
M$ will at least stop this procedure after thousands of angry users will be going to call the hotline.
EHM-0654 Murray:
I suspect (quite quickly in fact) that a "crack" or some such will appear to allow the re-installation of FSX an unlimited amount of times, but their not going to make any friends with this new "licensing" scheme. Hands up anyone that *hasn't* done an FS re-install, I suspect there aren't many of you out there...
I'm in the "sticking with FS2004" camp for a while yet, I think.
EHM-1612 Paolo:
And Murray I think I'll be with you for the next one/two years...I reckon in the last year I un-installed FS9 something like 6 or 7 times...:s
EHM-1980 Brian:
after hearing quite a lot of bad things regarding FSX i've definitely decided to stick with FS2004 for now ;)
EHM-1883 Matt:
I think it's criminal in the first place that the deluxe version costs £60!!! I spent a hell of a lot of money on that game, and I've already found bugs! My situation is nowhere near Phils, and I'm very sad to hear this phil, but alot of missions have bugs, the Multiplayer section has bugs in it too! Me and Javier did a "share the aircraft" flight, and it was almost hell. Javier did a short circuit, and after he did his, I would. Well, here is what got on my nerves:
1: Microsoft "promised" more inernational airports changed. We went to Changi, and it was exactly the same!
2: my side kept saying Javier was paused when it wasn't
3: On finals, it got down to 2 frame rates per minute!
4: When it was my go to have a circuit, it randomly "lost connection"
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