Drive Serial Number Problem

[Robert T. Repko]

Many NIC's allow you to spoof the MAC address.

-----Original Message-----
From: filepro-list-bounces+rtr=rsquared.com at lists.celestial.com [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+rtr=rsquared.com at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of Richard Kreiss
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 1:23 PM
To: Harold Faulkner; fpsupport at fptech.com; 'FilePro Mailing List'
Subject: RE: Drive Serial Number Problem

Top Post;

You could also us the MAC address of the computers NIC.  This may be a better solution the using the drive serial # if booting form different drives.

There are pro and cons to using the NIC.  You can always put the old NIC into a new computer.   Downside, if the NIC goes, you will need to get a new license.  But that the same as if you hard drive goes.

There are some programs out there that will allow you to change a drives serial number.

Richard Kreiss 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] 
> On Behalf Of Harold Faulkner
> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 12:20 PM
> To: fpsupport at fptech.com; 'FilePro Mailing List'
> Subject: Drive Serial Number Problem
> 
> Hi Filepro Guys,
> 
> There is a problem with Filepro that just showed up.The problem is 
> that FPtech is using the eight character serial number of the hard 
> drive to be able to run Filepro.
> 
> I am also using XXClone to copy my C drive to Two Other Drives.That 
> means that I can boot from three different drives.
> 
> I have had a problem the last two or three days, where the icons 
> disappear from the monitor.The problem could be the drive or the power 
> supply.I am trying to discover the reason for this problem.
> 
> It first looked like the problem was the C drive, but now I am using 
> the D drive as the C drive, and just had the icons disappear.So, it 
> looks like the power supply is the problem.Guess I will purchase a 
> power supply and see if that fixes the problem.
> 
> As I said, I have three drives that can operate a the C drive, and I 
> have been changing disk drives to the C drive to discover what is 
> causing my problem.But, every time I change the C drive to another drive I lose Filepro.
> 
> Can I use more than one drive serial number to use Filepro?  If not, 
> what should I do.  Today FPTech send me a new license to use Filepro, 
> and they said in the email the following:
> 
> 
> "Our policy is not to do this more than once or twice a year. Somehow 
> you need to resolve your hardware issues so that this does not keep happening."
> 
> Harold
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