I had to reinstall DV Rack after reinstalling Windows on my laptop. I then spent two days trying to activate the program. After several calls to technical support, they finally informed me that as of the end of November 2008 Adobe would no longer activate the program. The replacement program called On Location is part of a suite. The cheapest way to get the program is to buy Premiere Pro CS4 for a mere $800. If you have an earlier version of Premiere you can buy the upgrade for $300. It will not be necessary to install the earlier version of Premiere merely the serial number of the earlier version when you install the new version of Premiere. Talk about being bummed. Lucky for me I had an early version of Premiere. I would suggest if you do not have an older copy of Premiere to start contacting Adobe and trying to get the same upgrade path since it seems to me to be a little unfair to just stop activating the program and then not letting you have an upgrade path. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up.
Grasshopper
Grasshopper