upgrading to 5.0.13 (was Re: Why?)

[George Simon]

I just tried downloading 05.0.13.  Downloaded the license file into the
\fp\license directory.  The install started and then told me that: "Splash.
FullDev is 0 Length so the license information is invalid."    So much for
upgrading to 05.0.13.


George Simon (IT Department)
American River Logistics, LTD
614 Progress St.
Elizabeth, NJ  07205
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com]On Behalf Of Charles Day
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 4:09 PM
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Subject: FW: upgrading to 5.0.13 (was Re: Why?)

 Inter-twined Outlook text reply

 Remember, today is the beginning of a six day holiday in Michigan
 (Tues. & Wed. are for recuperation).

> I find it odd that no one has replied to this post on the list...

If you knew us well, you would not think us odd.

> Is this not the correct forum for such questions?

Depends on which subject is on for the week.

 > Or is such a relevant topic just not as interesting as how to properly
 > quote in a reply e-mail, top-posting or bottom-posting, or what is the
 > brainboost question du jour? Maybe if I'd put in a Harry Potter
 > reference in the subject line?

Right on!

 > There has been only one response, in private, to these questions. And
 > even though the sender did not personally have filePro 5.0.13, they did
 > care enough to send their thoughts. To that person, thank you... you
 > know who you are.

Secret stuff, eh?

 > Maybe my messages are just being blocked, and not everyone can see them?

 It may 'ave been too short.

 > I'm not using outlook, or outlook express, and they should be plain
 > text, not html. In fact, I'm using mozilla to write this. Maybe I'd have
 > a better chance of getting a response if I asked a mozilla question?

 Maybe.

 > I guess it could be that I'm the only one that monitors this list that
 > uses native Windows filePro...?

No, but the rest of us get very confused by  111,856   Re:Why   messages.

 > Or maybe I'm the only one who is curious about such things?

You should have left the subject as just plain  Re: Why?

After the 4th., hopefully, everyone will be busy again and the forum
will return to abnormal (that assumes normal has been this week).  :-)

 > Or maybe NO ONE on native windows has upgraded to 5.0.13, and everyone
 > else is waiting for the answers, too?

I have, as have several of my customers.

I don't recall furnishing a hard drive serial # in the past year or
so to obtain upgrades or new runtimes for 5.0.13.  I believe that
requirement has changed.

An authorization code is assigned which you download to the
\FP\license folder which is looked to during the install.

 Anyway, have a bang up celebration of our succession from the mother
country.

 Charles Day

> >
> > Anyway...
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rodney
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > R Murphey wrote:
> >
> > > Walter Vaughan wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> The unsaid issue here is that for Win32 native users, you need to
> > >> license filePro to a specific hard drive volume ID. Not a problem if
> > >> you have a one2one relationship between paid versions and
> > >> installations. Problematic if you try and run fp on a computer and
> > >> you don't have an activation key that that matches your hard disk's
> > >> current volume ID. I believe 5.0.09 did not require that type of
> > >> activation for Win32 users, which may be the reason for some to not
> > >> move past that release point.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Walter
> > >>
> > > Will someone please describe in more detail what it means to upgrade
> > > to 5.0.13 native Windows?
> > >
> > > Does it mean that if you have the filePro executables on a server hard
> > > drive, that you may not run them on a developer workstation at the
> > > same time?
> > >
> > > Does it mean that if you upgrade your hard drive, you must receive a
> > > new authentication key before you can run filePro?
> > >
> > > Seems like I remember something about splash screens loading before
> > > you can use your programs. Is that true? What are the details?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> >
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