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Old May 9th, 2009, 07:30 AM
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Default Re: Change Computer on PBeM, help!

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Originally Posted by RightDeve View Post
Hi all...
Currently I have some PBeM games going under FULL SECURITY, but for inescapable reasons I should and must and forced to change the computer for running WinSPWW2. I have asked a forum about this problem but not quite satisfied. They tell me that it just won't work under full security.
Maybe someone can tell what should I do and what will happen if I install the WinSPWW2 on the new computer then paste the PBeM files from the old computer?
Maybe if tis just minor errors or atleast I still can play the game, I would be really glad!
I'm in the middle of these battles and I can't just give up for this inescepable fate...
So please someone suggest me what to do to continue play this PBeM, please??
If you cannot complete your full security games on the exact same PC you started them on, in the exact same slot, and in the exact same path, then those games are higly likely to be toast. (
Same goes for anyone who tries to share the same slot between several ongoing secure PBEM games too. Toasted.)

That is, refuse to load the game toasted most likely, and not just wacky security counters.

By all means - try it and see on the new PC. You may just get totally corrupted save and load counters since the database slot on that installation was not initialised. It may go on for a turn or two and fail to load.

Secure PBEM is meant to be so, and changing computer and directories etc is a fairly high chance of a cheat being tried to the "anti-cheat" logic.

Cheers
Andy
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