Subject:Registration

Posted by: musotechy

Date:3/31/2001 8:48:29 AM

SF say that all of the items are covered in the terms and
conditions but what choice do we have. We want and need the
software so we have to agree or we can't load the software.
We should be free to install on any machine that we own. We
have purchased the software and the licence to USE, your
method of registration restricts our rights to USE. SF
should reduce the price of the software to cover the cost
of having to re-register every time we reload (UK). I
reload my system regularly in order to keep my system
smooth running and crap free. Many software companies issue
reg codes, these are then logged against the personal
details of the buyer. If the company then see's this reg
code appearing all over the net, then they can prosecute
the right person.

Subject:RE: Registration

Reply by: apsyrtes

Date:3/31/2001 9:41:53 AM

*sigh*. I just converted my Win2K drive to NTFS and SF
wouldn't run... 'this program is not installed properly' -
tried reinstalling.... no go. Had to fully uninstall SF 5,
then reinstall it, and then reregister it.

What a pain. I remember older versions of SF had this
problem with certain disk defraggers that move stuff around
on the disk too. I guess that problem has never gone away.

Subject:RE: Registration

Reply by: nlamartina

Date:3/31/2001 11:45:12 AM

Aps,

The reason your getting the message "SoundForge is not
installed properly" is because it's true. The same thing
will happen with just about any other program that ties
close to the Windows interface. You can't simply swap the
directory from drive to drive, or OS to OS. When you
install the program, it also makes registry entries and
places important files in the system directory, both of
which can be accidentally changed during an upgrade. So
this is not SF's fault. Any time you reformat or upgrade,
you should fully reinstall a program to avoid this problem.

Nick LaMartina

Subject:RE: Registration

Reply by: apsyrtes

Date:3/31/2001 2:44:25 PM

I did not reformat, and I did not upgrade. The only thing
that changed was the organization of my disk.

SF was the only thing that needed reinstalled. Everything
else that I use is perfect. This has also happened to me
in the past, and used to be a big complaint among SF users,
when doing something as simple as defragging the drive.

It has nothing to do with the registry.

Try installing SF on a Win98 machine and then defragging
with DiskKeeper or Perfect Disk, and you will see what I am
talking about.