Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Follow-up on the HDD problems...

[Chris Walters <cjw2004d@comcast.net>]

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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

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