No Disc Needed...

[Wing Nut]

So did MS decide that since the copyright protection would be cracked so quickly anyway, to just give in and go back to 'No Disc Required' like in FS2002?  :)

[Gunny04]

Guess so kevin, after activasion I dont need the DVDs.... which I like, less usage, longer lasting, just plain better, arent we all happy (Those of us with FSX that is)

[Selbio]

I hate activation but I will be creating image discs after I install FSX that way I never have to activate it again , just restore it and go fly.

[Wing Nut]

As long as you're not bootlegging it, what is the big deal about activating the game?  When I bought Photoshop (more money than I care to admit spending), I had to activate it, as you do with most programs today.  Big deal...

[Selbio]

Just don't like it ... I tend to reinstall Windows XP quite a lot ( always changing motherboards and things), I activated mine so many times that it exceded the number of times it can be done over the internet, I had to do it over the phone. I got tired of that mess and after installing a fresh copy I just create an image just so I can restore it in a matter of minutes which was what I did right after reinstalling it today. If everything goes as planned, I will do the same when I buy FSX and if anything goes wrong I can just restore the OS and games and be ready. It takes me from 1-3 hours reinstalling Windows XP and all the programs from all the retail CDs; however, it takes about 30 minutes at the most to restore the image I created and it is already activated too! so it works for me.