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On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:37:52 +0100, Graham Thurlwell
<nospam@jades.org> wrote:

>On the 10 Sep 2008, john.dsl@verizon.net (John Lewis) wrote:
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>> they might just consider copying the Bioshock DRM scheme - 5
>> installations, each RECOVERABLE whenever the game is uninstalled.
>
>That assumes that you managed to run the uninstall program, though. If 
>you've had a problem with Windows that meant that you had to reformat 
>the machine then the activation's still gone, I would imagine.
>

Not if you have generated one or more image/incremental backups of
your system (C:) drive after installing the game. Just recover the
latest image. Added benefit --  no need to re-install Windows. Anybody
who does not regularly image backup their system partition, or perform
a System Restore before installing new drivers or applications
deserves the consequences.

Anyway, in many cases of problems with Windows integrity, an uninstall
of an application can still be successfully performed before taking
any more drastic measures to rectify the problem.

John Lewis



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