What to do if i lost my starcraft cd key software#

Those systems in many ways are more effective than securom for the following reasons:ДЎ) They arenвЂ™t just a вЂњstart-checkвЂќ for the gameвЂ¦they are generally entered throughout gameplay, making a software bypass MUCH harder to implement (though not impossible).Дў) The physical nature of the devices often did not lend to copying. The most recent I can recall was вЂњUplinkвЂќ in 2002, but that was considered quaint and old-timey. Jeremiah: Lots of games used systems like those. IвЂ™m writing this here so I can link back to it later, because itвЂ™s not always apparent to new readers that online activation is a deal-breaker, while CD keys are just an annoyance I enjoy complaining about. When they want a CD key and the CD in the drive and SecuROM, then it can be said that the pirates are offering a superior product, while legit users are punished. (I think it was Half-Life 2 that claimed the CD key was on the вЂњback of the CD caseвЂќ when there wasnвЂ™t one, and I eventually found the thing elsewhere among the boxed ephemera.)Д«ut the problems really start when the CD key isnвЂ™t enough.

I also hate if the sucker is hard to find. Just as bad is if I have to enter it twice, for no dang good reason. One of my games here (I think itвЂ™s Unreal Tournament 2003 or 2004) has the key printed in a narrow sans-serif font, which makes it hard to differentiate some characters, which leads to repeated attempts. When I moan about CD keys itвЂ™s usually because IвЂ™ve encountered a poorly-implemented one. TheyвЂ™re annoying and they waste a half a minute of time, but they donвЂ™t challenge my ownership of the goods inside. I complain about them in the same way people complain about those invincible plastic shells that retail electronics come in. I certainly wouldnвЂ™t forswear a game over a CD key. I donвЂ™t object to them the way I object to (say) online activation. I feel I need to draw a distinction here:Д¬D keys are something I grudgingly accept. I know that I frequently bellyache about needing to enter CD keys.