<t> Thanks 2xTom and Treale for your prompt responses. Before I ran thru the PM, I decided to open the game again (probably the 6th time the game was opened overall) and to my very pleasant surprise, the product key was no longer required !!. Perhaps I should have been more persistent before I ...

<t> I own many wargames and always have had to input the product key/serial no. once when first installing the game. Here, I have to input the key every time I open the game. Is that normal? If it is, it is absolutely ABSURD !!! I would never recommend the purchase of a game under those ...