BIOSHOCK ACTIVATION REVOKE TOOL AVAILABLE NOW
For those of you who would like to revoke one of your activation credits before uninstalling BioShock from your PC, the BioShock Revoke Tool is now available and will help you do just that!
Below is a quick FAQ to help you decide if you need the revoke tool, and how to use it. You can also download the full instruction set included in the ReadMe for instructions on how to properly use the BioShock Revoke Tool.
Download the BioShock Revoke Tool (.zip)
Download the BioShock Revoke Tool User Instructions (.pdf)
REVOKE TOOL FAQ
A: The BioShock Revoke Tool will de-activate the current license on the computer contact the activation server to free up the activation, for future use.
A: Yes, you will need internet to run this tool, as it will need to free up your activation credit.
A: No! As long as you have not changed any major hardware component, such as a motherboard, hard disc drive or DVD ROM drive, you will not be asked to re-activate BioShock as it will use the activation information (activation license) from your previous installation.
A: Yes!
A: This tool works for the retail box copy of BioShock. The Steam version of BioShock already revokes an activation when BioShock is uninstalled on a machine, and does not need a tool. This tool does not work for Direct2Drive.
A: Yes, although you will be asked to activate it for each user account, which will use up one of your activations.
A: No! Unfortunately, the revoke tool will only revoke the activations once for any given computer, the activations used for any additional user accounts will remain active.
A: 2K Games are working on a solution for this with our activation partner, as soon as a solution is found we will make it available. For now, if you get stuck, please refer to the Exceptional Cases - Requests for Additional Activations section in the ReadMe document for more information.
A: Five, but each one will use up one of your hardware activations. For example if you wanted to install BioShock on your main desktop gaming rig and also on your laptop, that will count as 2 different hardware configurations and therefore use up two activations.
A: No, you can only revoke an activation by running the revoke tool on the machine that it was activated on.
A: There are a number of circumstances under which BioShock will require reactivation:
• Changing any main hardware components in your system
• Installing BioShock on new computer
• Activating BioShock in a second user account, even if it has already been activated on and existing
computer/hardware setup
• Deleting the license information off your hard drive (say by formatting it or by re-installing Windows)
• If the license information becomes corrupt for any reason and cannot be read
A: Activations are only used up when you see the activation request and are asked to input your activation key. If you re-install and do not see this requester then, your activation count has not changed.
A: The BioShock Revoke Tool allows you to re-use activations by resetting and freeing them up on the activation server. If you want to free up and activation at any time, say because you are uninstalling the game and want to move it to a new computer, you can do so with the BioShock revoke tool.
A: Yes. The BioShock Revoke Tool, does not require you to have BioShock installed on your system, just that you have an active BioShock license to revoke.
A: The Revocation Tool does not collect any information that can personally identify an activation key to any specific user. Any information collected is available only to 2K Games and their online activation partner, Sony DADC (SecuROM) and will not be used for any purpose other than related to the installation and activation of BioShock.
A: For most people, you will never encounter an instance when you will need to increase your activation limit. Cases may include having 5 hard disk crashes or formatting your computer 5 times without revoking your license. However, in these rare cases, we have a support division set up to help increase your limit so that you can always play your game, no matter what the circumstance.
If you have already used up your 5 activation limit and cannot revoke them, please visit http://www.2kgames.com/bioshock/support/revoketool for details on having your activations increased.
Each activation request is reviewed on an individual basis. You will need your activation key from your copy of BioShock, and in some cases, proof of purchase before increasing activation limits. 2K Games reserve the right to refuse increasing activation limits if it is found that the activation key has been abused, for example has had excessive activation attempts from different IP addresses, indicating that it is widely shared.
In most cases, activation limit increases are completed within 48 hours, and can be completed faster if you promptly respond to the support team with the proper documentation.
Note: The Revoke Tool will not remove SecuROM. It is designed to revoke a BioShock license from one computer for future use on another computer.
