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[jafryar]

Why must I re-register MC12 over the internet? I saved the .mjr file on my system ans it told me the reg-code was no good (expired)! That's not right. I purchased your software in faith that I had full control of it but that's not true. It is very annoying that I have to either re-register MC12 or re-purchase it...THIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL!!! Why is this???

[Mr ChriZ]

Information about this can be found here:
Registration Information
If you've purchased MC12 then you will not need to pay again.
The reason the MJR Files expire is so that they cannot be spread
across the internet, stopping people from stealing your registration information,
and MC license.  Affectively it's protecting your purchase.

[jafryar]

Thank you for your timely answer to my question but...you did not answer the most important part!

Why must I re-register MC12 over the internet?

[AoXoMoXoA]

You need not re-register, you merely go to the web and get a new key file (the .mjr file). This new key will be good for 14 days, giving you plenty of time to do installs on your machines.

[jafryar]

OK, let me re-clarify...when you install other software, (i.e.) Microsoft etc., all you do is put the code in and that's it. Please explain why your software has to be re-registered on the web every time regardless of security, because once in my hands there would be no reason to go online for registration on anything else thereby bypassing ANY security threats. It is very annoying!

[Mr ChriZ]

You only need to perform the registration only once, when the product
has been installed and the trial period completed.

If you reformat your machine then you will need to re-register.
Other than that you shouldn't need to.

This is not any different than many other products out there.
Microsoft Windows requires Online Activation within 28 days
of installation.

[John Gateley]

Sorry you don't like the system, I put a lot of effort into designing it and making it work well for users.

No, it's not Microsoft.

It does do a decent job of protecting us from piracy at little cost to users.

j

[Doof]

You can't please everybody all the time...

It could be worse.

It could be more like some of Adobe's licensing, where you actually have to remember to connect online and give the license back before you format your hdd, or it won't be available to retrieve it once you've reinstalled without calling them up.

Or it could be like Microsoft, where even though you bought it at the store, you still need to activate online. And in Vista's case, if you upgrade your system too many times, you DO have to go buy a whole new copy.

And in all of these cases, you have to buy multiple copies/licenses in order to install it on multiple PCs in your own house. MC doesn't have this restriction. Giving that, having to connect to the internet once when I install it on a new PC really doesn't seem so bad.

Personally, I don't really give MC's licensing scheme a second thought. Even if you're installing it on a PC that's not connected to the internet, you still needed to download the installer itself, so you definitely have an internet connection available somewhere to get your license.

[jafryar]

Don't get me wrong. I really like the program and I think it's great. It's just annoying having to be connected online to install software and yes even Microsoft's activation program is annoying. I enjoy the features of your program tremendously! Thank you for your input.

[Lasse_Lus]

....It's just annoying having to be connected online to install software..

hmm...you don't need to be online (exept first registration), the mjr file is good for 2 weeks..so you have plenty of time

super system and have never failed (me) 

[KingSparta]

I Was surprised no one before Lasse_Lus explained how to register a computer not connected to the Internet.

You can take the key file and put it on a memory stick of some sort and move it to a computer that is not connected to the Internet, and then register it.

I do not think that has changed.

[Shasta Mcnasty]

I Was surprised no one before Lasse_Lus explained how to register a computer not connected to the Internet.

You can take the key file and put it on a memory stick of some sort and move it to a computer that is not connected to the Internet, and then register it.

I do not think that has changed.

It still works like that.  That's how I licensed 3 of my 4 computers.  I think the original registration e-mail that I received even said that you could do it that way.  I know I got the idea from somewhere...I'm not smart enough to have figured it out on my own,   

[glynor]

I came in this thread just to tell you that your username is fantastic.

Shasta Mcnasty.

That made my morning.