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===Explicit Congestion Notification=== | ===Explicit Congestion Notification=== | ||
Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN), a feature seen on {{Wplink|Windows Vista}} which helped users with still connecting online with large networks, was required to be turned off because of how SecuROM functioned.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gladstone |first=Darren |title=Casual Friday: Why Spore Won't Work | Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN), a feature seen on {{Wplink|Windows Vista}} which helped users with still connecting online with large networks, was required to be turned off because of how SecuROM functioned.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gladstone |first=Darren |title=Casual Friday: Why Spore Won't Work <!-- Original rotted link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/150965/casual_friday_why_spore_wont_work.html --> |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/536750/casual_spore_drm.html |website=PC World |date=12 Sep 2008 |access-date=8 Mar 2026 |url-status=live <!-- Original archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20080926003605/http://www.pcworld.com/article/150965/casual_friday_why_spore_wont_work.html --> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128124013/https://www.pcworld.com/article/536750/casual_spore_drm.html |archive-date=28 Nov 2021}}</ref> | ||
===Software conflicts=== | ===Software conflicts=== | ||
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|''Mass Effect'' | |''Mass Effect'' | ||
|2007 | |2007 | ||
|''Mass Effect'' was the first SecuROM game known to not refund installations for users, and also required that the game installation to be verified every 10 days.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breckon |first=Nick |title=Electronic Arts Responds to Copy Protection Outcry, Removes 10-day SecuROM Check for the Troops | |''Mass Effect'' was the first SecuROM game known to not refund installations for users, and also required that the game installation to be verified every 10 days.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breckon |first=Nick |title=Electronic Arts Responds to Copy Protection Outcry, Removes 10-day SecuROM Check for the Troops <!-- Original rotted link: https://www.shacknews.com/shacknews/site/docroot/site.php?object=base&action=article&article_id=52618 --> |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/52618/electronic-arts-responds-to-copy |website=Shack News |date=9 May 2008 |access-date=8 Mar 2026 |url-status=live <!-- Original archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20080614201655/http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=52618 --> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614165437/https://www.shacknews.com/article/52618/electronic-arts-responds-to-copy |archive-date=14 Jun 2011}}</ref> | ||
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|''Final Fantasy VII'' (PC, re-release) | |''Final Fantasy VII'' (PC, re-release) | ||
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|The distribution of the re-release of ''FF7'' for PCs caught users off guard when Square Enix distributed this version with SecuROM, and on release, servers were inaccessible, so users could not verify their licenses until much later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fletcher |first=JC |title=Final Fantasy VII PC released early, then pulled |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/05/final-fantasy-vii-pc-released-early-then-pulled/ |website=Joystiq |date=5 Aug 2012 |access-date= |url-status= | |The distribution of the re-release of ''FF7'' for PCs caught users off guard when Square Enix distributed this version with SecuROM, and on release, servers were inaccessible, so users could not verify their licenses until much later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fletcher |first=JC |title=Final Fantasy VII PC released early, then pulled |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/05/final-fantasy-vii-pc-released-early-then-pulled/ |website=Joystiq |date=5 Aug 2012 |access-date= |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120808070024/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/05/final-fantasy-vii-pc-released-early-then-pulled/ |archive-date=8 Aug 2012}}</ref> | ||
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