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Originally Posted by supernova1965
Games in particular like SIMCITY 4 will not work from a backup even if you have your license key and I have Ceasar 4 that I can no longer play because the CD has tiny scratches that are unavoidable because you must have the disc in the drive to play the game if you are honest, sure there are cracks out there but that is why they put this protection in the software in the first place. And you can not install these games if your media gets damaged and you can't install from backup media some solution needs to be found for people who wish to reward the makers of software for their hard work but also want to be able to continue to use their purchase without having to crack it with a nocd crack or whatever. Another game which I love to play wont work with Win7 because the protection software is incompatible with it. It is virtual skipper I have no need to buy the latest version because the one I have has great graphics and game play but the stupid protection system doesn't like Win7 or Win7 doesn't like it either way I am stopped from using software that I have paid for.
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I don't buy games, so perhaps that's an exception. My major software purchases are things like Maxim and Photoshop...