I don't remember that. Amazon directed me to another Amazon page to get my activation code, I copied it and pasted in the previous window, and I was done. The entire process of downloading and activation took about 2 hours and I was playing the game in less than 3 hours after my purchase.

I'd like to close by quoting Bellegar's famous last rhyme:

"Cursed be the mother that bred thee!
The wench must have been a hell-spawned banshee!"