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Originally Posted by JohnConnor101
...I don't get this bit about 'limited loads' - does that mean that if I uninstall and then re-install later on the same computer after making way for another game that I can only do this, say, three times before I have to go out and buy another version of the same game with a different authentication key?
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That's exactly what it means. With Bioshock if you uninstalled the game it was supposed to reduce the number of activations you had. It didn't work terribly well.
With Mass Effect, and presumably all other EA games to be released after that you have three activations and that's it. If you want more then you have to phone EA support (presumably at cost to you) and grovel to them.
I've yet to see any statement of what you need to do and the information you need to provide in order to get another activation (or two) for the game that you paid hard cash for. Which is actually pretty terrible.
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Originally Posted by JohnConnor101
...The good news is that the Sims2 forum also included links on how to remove SecuROM from your machine (look it up, as I don't trust myself to give the right link). I'd like to think this means its possible to get a SecuROM-free game, as that will leave EA looking deservedly silly.
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There are two ways companies can use SecuROM. They can either install it as a service on your PC or embed it within the game executable (or as a DLL loaded when the game starts). Thankfully the latter is becoming more popular as the "service version" can interfere with the normally running of your CD/DVD RW drives.