Securom and digital download wont activate anymore.

[FraG_AU 10]

Guys be careful with this digital download version and securom.

As you have known I have been playing with this game trying to make it run properly on my system, which has included 4 odd reformats (Vista, Win7, Vista, Vista).

I was trying to replicte a bug which has been killing performance, anyway to cut to the chase, my Key has been banned as i have installed too many times. Obviously securom does not "Uninstall".. Really pissed off as patch 1.02 comes out anytime!!

As for the bug that I have found:

On a clean install of Vista 64 Ultimate with 186.08 drivers using -winxp and crysis64.exe I had SLi working perfectly.

Now upon playing MulitPlayer FPS went to shit, down to 30ish.. Now i thought it could be server side or similar. Anyway when I went back into the Single Player game the FPS dropped back to pre clean install.. ie 35-40 instead of 58avg i had minutes before. NOTHING else was installed or running different on this pc.

When/IF i get this key unlocked I will try and replicate this again, I have a feeling some MP games may stuff up the .cfg files (so this time i will make them read-only). Ie evolutions seems to change your settings by default in terms of detail level and can be adjusted with the "T" option. If this is the case then it could mean why so many SLi users finding their performance so bad.

Anyway, my ARMA2 is locked out and I am not happy, hopefully Securerom address problems (Well problem, they rest of mine need doctors or sexy women!) quickly.

Also in other games like FC2, when you uninstall the game it "decatives" itself online as well, this does not seem to work as I have uninstalled the game a cpl times and it always had errors and obviously stuffed things up..

ARGHHHH hehe, lucky I am patient and really just want to sink my teeth into this game in time for patch 1.02!!!

[aus_twisted 0]

I don't know why you would format so many times, the best thing to do would be to just delete the ArmA cfg's as the game will remake them

[FraG_AU 10]

oops double post sorry Mod!

[FraG_AU 10]

I don't know why you would format so many times, the best thing to do would be to just delete the ArmA cfg's as the game will remake them

I have tried that, tried install and uninstall the game.

LOL I have been trying to make this perform on my system for almost a week solid, some people have been lucky others like me not so lucky!

I went to win 7 as some people had better luck there then vista, but I had stuttering, so I went to Vista again and DID get it going perfectly however as I mentioned the above occured.

I Uninstalled and deleted cfgs but it still had the problem (Perhaps my theory is no good then) either way I honestly forgot about securerom as I was Uninstalling..

Also, if anyone else is crazy like me ensure you use the manual revoke on securerom.

[bake15 0]

I feel your pain man, i think i must be on my last install now :(

I notice with windows 7 the game does not uninstall and i get a an error message that a string is missing.

[FraG_AU 10]

I feel your pain man, i think i must be on my last install now :(

I notice with windows 7 the game does not uninstall and i get a an error message that a string is missing.

I have had the error on all my uninstall and didnt even consider securerom until this happened.

SO MAKE SURE YOU USE MANUAL revoke each time you play silly buggers like me!

I will probably buy the Steam version anyway for the simple hateread of securerom. So long as I get it performing :)

EDIT: Ok well Securerom told me to fu** myself and contact digital download provider. God i hope they help, anyone speak German? Using google to translate may be "too" much fun

Edited June 19, 2009 by FraG_AU

[maddogx 13]

I have had the error on all my uninstall and didnt even consider securerom until this happened.

SO MAKE SURE YOU USE MANUAL revoke each time you play silly buggers like me!

I will probably buy the Steam version anyway for the simple hateread of securerom. So long as I get it performing :)

EDIT: Ok well Securerom told me to fu** myself and contact digital download provider. God i hope they help, anyone speak German? Using google to translate may be "too" much fun

I'm a native english and german speaker. If you like I could translate an eMail for you, as long as it's not too long :). Might be an idea to post it here, so others can use it and fill in their own details in future.

[DarkBytes 10]

I also feel your pain man

I think I am on my last install , like you i use windows 7 , so the uninstall has broke.

Can you tell me how i manually de-activate ?

I cant beleive they have locked down this activation man , it would be fine if the game wasnt so bugged etc , but loads of people are trying it on different OS's and re installing to try and fix the game

Just a joke really

[FraG_AU 10]

I'll find out what the german etailer says.

As for deactivating manually you have to use the securerom site. They have FAQs there which address this. Well I will know in the future, hopefully this will be solved or its adios to $80 AUD for a week and a bit of trying to make the game work with SLi!

I hope they understand, and if they dont well it will be the last time I buy a game that securerom which is just pain in the arse.

@ Maddog - CHeers but I just used google to translate email, and also left english version.. Hopefully they will understand on both fronts. If not I'll PM ya! (Thanks for the offer)

LOL now I'll be missing the 1.02 patch which will prob fix all the issues i have been having.. man I'm like Homer Simpson, my last 3 hairs have fallen out.

EDIT: DarkByte - securerom said the publisher said they are not allowed to reset the activations, others allow it. Its not like I bought the game and gave it to X friends to play, but obviously thats what they are trying to stop.. ARMA/OPflash were fine they got rid of silly requirements for CDROM/DVD with patches, but securerom is just shit.. One big reason I like steam games, sure you have to use steam but I have 3 partitions and steam installed on all of them and all my games there and ready, obviously only usable once at a time as you need to be logged into steam.. MUCH better then this virusware that is securerom.

Also Darkbyte, if you reinstall on the same Windows install it does not count, it just takes different versions of windows as different installs.. Not like say MS where they map your hardware against that copy if you know what I mean.

Anyway I am sure it will get sorted otherwise I will cry, and thats not a pretty sight either..

Edited June 19, 2009 by FraG_AU

[Bad Pilot 0]

Hope you get sorted. Thanks for the securom info.

[FlamingDeath 10]

Securom = Fail

All potential customers are criminals, remember that

[svendejong 0]

Securom = Fail

All potential customers are criminals, remember that

I hope you mean all customers are potential criminals...

[galzohar 31]

;1318859']I hope you mean all customers are potential criminals...

With Securom it seems more like "everyone are criminals, especially customers".

[ssgwright 10]

With Securom it seems more like "everyone are criminals, especially customers".

lol exactly

[FraG_AU 10]

With Securom it seems more like "everyone are criminals, especially customers".

Too right.. people who want a "pirate" version will have one.. And they freaking wonder why people turn to consoles.

[Placebo 29]

Issues with Securom/activations are between yourself and the publisher of the version you have an issue with, it's neither something we can help you with, nor a topic for discussion on our forums.