Well, I'm glad you managed to resolve the situation and fix your PC. Had it been me, they would have found me on the floor, dead by a heart attack and with my pants stained.
DRMs suck, and the least publishers and developers should do is launch a patch to delete it or at least turn it off once the game isn't sold or supported anymore. I know you used an old copy in physical form, but having a way to deactivate it before all the troubles you've had, would have been great.
I wish you better luck next time you install an old game. And remember, don't click yes if you don't know what can happen!
Please excuse my bad English.
Former gaming PC: i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070
Current gaming PC: R5-7600, 32GB RAM 6000MT/s (CL30) and a RX 9060XT 16GB
Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.
