-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Mick wrote: > On Saturday 23 December 2006 10:23, Chris Walters wrote: >> Some of you may remember the problem I was having with my SATA II HDD in >> Windows XP (but not in Linux). To recap: My drive got switched from >> UDMA mode to PIO mode in Windows (only). I ended up having to reinstall >> Windows. >> >> After some careful investigation, I found that the problem was caused by >> the copy protection of a game - Superpower 2. Worse, the problem was >> not corrected when I removed the game. It took either a full reinstall >> of the OS, or a restoration of the windows registry from before I >> installed the game to fix this problem. >> >> I know that this will not affect dedicated Linux users, but it can >> affect those of you who use both windows and Linux. > > I've never heard of such a case before! I can't even begin to understand why > copy protection will screw up an OS' settings. Have you complained to the > game's suppliers? Following Sony's screw-up with their copy protection > trojan it may be time to start asking for compensation from all game coders > out there who take liberties with your OS (even if half the problem may well > lie with the particular OS?).
Hi Mick, Yes, I did complain to the the game's makers. I have yet to receive a reply. The funny thing about this game is that it uses a CD Key, yet it continually checks the CD - this is not funny, since it puts stress on my optical drive. As for part of the problem being with the OS, I used this same game with another system, running XP Pro, and this problem didn't occur. Of course, with windows, you never know... Regards, Chris -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQFFkCB1Ux1jS/ORyCsRCEGUAJ9NNZaW4pZ+wq/fLHz+R2nqtx6VyACfQ/SD eOcbdWGWGLMWDM3ZeZv+AI0= =W2MY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
