Digital downloads (temporarily) on multiple PCs? What are the rules?

I had a digital download of GalCiv2 Ultimate Edition on my PC. PC is destroyed, I'm stuck on someone else's PC while I wait for my new PC to be built and I have a hankering to play GalCiv2.

I assume I'm able to redownload and reinstall it from StarDock, but is there any difficulty in doing so, so soon before getting yet another PC?

And is there anything I have to do to un-activate the version from my old, no-longer-existant PC?

Thank you.

P.S. I originally posted this in Games general. I hope this is a more appropriate home for it.

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kryo

Join Date 05/2003

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is there any difficulty in doing so, so soon before getting yet another PC?

No, you should have no problem installing on two machines in your own home in a short span of time.

And is there anything I have to do to un-activate the version from my old, no-longer-existant PC?

No, the system just checks for high numbers of activations in different places and/or short periods of time. There is no fixed limit to be reached.

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Rosco_P

Join Date 07/2009

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Quoting kryo,

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No, you should have no problem installing on two machines in your own home in a short span of time.

Actually, if you're a primary user of both, it's allowed to have it installed on both.

Quoting kryo,

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There is no fixed limit to be reached.

Not technically true, but reaching that limit would either take some concerted effort, or piracy. I've never actually seen it reached before by a legitimate customer.

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