Something that concerns me

[unmerged(1533)]

When loading a saved game earlier, I noticed that part of the name of my saved game was my computer's serial number. This is intriguing and I would like to know where this information was accessed from. I have a Packard Bell iXtreme 9200 computer, which, like all OEM computers nowadays is BIOS Locked and the serial number resides in the DMI portion of the BIOS for validation purposes, copy protection for the benefit of Microsoft. The serial number also resides in a hidden sector (sector 0) on the hard drive and also probably somewhere in the registry. I would be interested to know how the save game accessed the serial number. Any takers???

 

[jls211]

I haven't noticed that in the saved games, though now I'll look... I did notice that when I exit a game, it shows the player controlled country as 'GP7-667' which is my Gateway PC's name. All of their default names for this model is the same, so I don't care, but I'd rather see my name in there instead.

 

[unmerged(490)]

Funily enough I have just installed this game on my new pc, and on my old pc I had my name where I now have just a serial number.

 

[unmerged(1319)]

Using the computer's network name for the name of the player is absolutely comical. If you go to the identification tab of the network settings dialog, you can change your computer name. Do not change your computer name if your PC is a part of corporate network as you may royally screw things up.

 

[unmerged(1533)]

Ah, thanks Paladin, that was bugging the hell out of me. I should have guessed at the network name but it's the first OEM computer I've owned. I got lazy and decided to buy one instead of building another. This puts my mind at ease, I really thought the save game was reading sector zero for a while and obviously wondered why.

 

[unmerged(1319)]

Glad I could help.