PSY Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I'm building a new computer and would like to transfer my CM licenses to it. I found unlicense executables for ShockForce and the various modules (e.g., British Forces) I have for it. But I don't see anything similar for CM Normandy or CM Italy. What procedure should I use for these games? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 There is NO unlicense procedure for the current copy-protection that CM has used since CMBN. CMSF and its modules used eLicense, which does have an unlicense function. This allows you to preserve the two activations per license key for each game/module. For CMBN and newer games you simply have to relicense them on the new computers. Typically each license key comes with 4 activations, once those have been used up you have to contact the Helpdesk to add another activation to each license key that needs it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSY Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 Thanks Schrullenhaft. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 On a related note - make use of the full installers for your install process on your new computer. In other words download the full installers for the latest version of the games you have purchased. That will be much less painful than starting at an early version and updating things step by step - especially for CMFI and CMBN. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 On 3/15/2019 at 11:52 AM, IanL said: On a related note - make use of the full installers for your install process on your new computer. In other words download the full installers for the latest version of the games you have purchased. That will be much less painful than starting at an early version and updating things step by step - especially for CMFI and CMBN. Yes!!! DO NOT try to copy/paste an installed copy to a different computer (or migrate if you have a Mac). That is exactly what the anti-piracy software is designed to prevent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xorg_Xalargsky Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Does that run the risk of invalidating your keys or something? Can you do it between hard-drives on the same computer? Glad I caught this thread because I'm upgrading my storage pretty soon... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 If you are simply updating your storage (larger HDD or SSD) and Windows is being copied over (not reinstalled), then you likely should be fine on the same computer. The activation is tied to your Windows install and the hardware that it was installed on. If you are making significant changes to your hardware (motherboard, CPU, possibly the video card), then you could run into issues with the copy-protection system invaliding that activation (NOT the license key, but the activation of that particular installation). If this happens typically you'll get an error when you try to launch the games (I can't recall the exact error at this point). This would necessitate getting an utility from the Helpdesk to delete the activation and allowing you to reactivate that installation. If you end up reinstalling Windows (especially a 'clean' install where the previous installation of Windows is wiped out), then you simply need to reactivate the games/modules. I'm not certain of a re-installation of Windows OVER an existing installation. That MIGHT preserve the activations or possibly delete them or corrupt them (requiring the utility from Helpdesk). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I have just moved an install from one drive to another with no problems. I have an SSD drive that is a bit small. I put the latest versions of the games there and then have any older versions and test versions on a larger HDD. This is on a PC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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