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Sick of restricted reinstall limits

Eureka !!!!!!!

Got there in the end. Don't know what they did, but my purchase list now shows everything I have bought, which was a bit of a shock !!! ssssh, don't tell the missus !!!

Anyway off to do some flying now !
 
I have also had many problems not just from Flight1 but from other companies also. My biggest complaint is a limit on how long you can download their programs. If I buy a digital download, I should be able to redownload it when ever I need to. I know that there are arguments about this also (bandwith cost and such).

I love Valves Steam solution. If I were an aircraft designer I would be working with Valve to somehow sell my wares on steam. Just seems like the way to go. Plus you can always redownload if you have any problems. First big reseller such as Sim Market or Flight1 that comes up with a system like that is going to be a big hit!

My biggest problem came when I changed ISP's and got a new email address and then had a system crash. It was a nightmare.
 
As is usual the problem ends up with the user getting problems. I fully appreciate why software has to be protected and after a recent update when I updated from Vista to Win 7 I had to reinstall a few of my "Payware Aircraft". I did not get really get a problem with the Flight1 system or with another procedure but it certainly becomes a nuisance when like a friend of mine who had a graphics card fail had to go through an online procedure to reactivate an aircraft which hadn't even been uninstalled. Also my concern would be if a software house ceased trading and therefore online activation would be no more.

I don't pretend to know what the ideal solution would be but maybe someone will eventually come up with a very simple and effective one that does away with re-activation for relatively basic reasons
 
The flight one system works OK if you can remember your order number, password and have the same email address as from when you previously purchased the product and their system remembers your order. Their system did not recognise my order even after getting my email updated, getting my order number and trying the password that it turned out to be. They obviously rectified this after my last and much less polite email.

Anti-piracy has some way to go, because now their methods of buying and maintaining probably drive some people to piracy !!!!!!!!!!! How ironic
 
Personally I can't understand why people who pay good moneyfor something (and that is not just flightsim add-ons) can then upload the item to bandit/pirate websites. I certainly wouldn't even consider doing so as it robs the developer who has spent a great deal of time and effort from getting his or her deserved renumeration. It would be a big bonus if these pirate sites could be closed down and I have absolutely no sympathy for those that have already had succesful legal action taken against them. Likewise no sympathy for the uploader who is the other reason for the protective measures that only cause problems for the genuine customer.

Another knock on is that I know several fellow simmers who will no longer buy off certain software houses due to niggling problems with reactivation etc. This is a shame as a great deal of the available add-ons that they are miffed with are really first class.
 
I agree. Close the pirate sites down to cure the problem, not penalise honest people. The worse thing is (for customers), if piracy kills off developers businesses, there will be less add ons coming out which would be a huge shame with some of the talent out there.
 
guzler said:
I agree. Close the pirate sites down to cure the problem, not penalise honest people. The worse thing is (for customers), if piracy kills off developers businesses, there will be less add ons coming out which would be a huge shame with some of the talent out there.
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Yes.

Now, if you could get the authorities to cooperate and indeed ENFORCE the laws and stop the varmin from deliberately putting all our products on the torrents, and even worse, asking money for it, then I'd fully agree.

Unfortunately they (YOUR government OR mine) doesn't care about us (OR you), so that's not a reality.
 
it would be great if no one did illegal things
just think of the money we could save
no police, no FBI etc etc
free beer for the world:guinness::icon_lol:
i can dream:engel016:
i am not getting into a debate about it either
H
 
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