Jim H--
Thanks for the tip. I reinstalled--then restored the license. I again have MJ8 and it works.
However I have lost all the organization of my library, playlists, replay gain settings, etc. I had backed that stuff up from within MJ8. How can I recapture all that stuff and import it to the new version of MJ8?
BTW, Jim, I love MJ8--the way it sounds--the organization it provides for the library, etc. My one real complaint is that the documentation is just awful--even worse than Microsoft.
Just one example. On the page to which you referred me in your message it does not explain that first you have to download MJ8, then reinstall it before you "restore" the license.
Maybe this is obvious to the initiated. But to the rest of us ordinary users these processes need to be spelled out step by step. This is why you guys keep answering the same stupid questions over and over ad nauseum in this forum.
Thanks for your help. I'll look forward to your advice on recapturing about a year's worth of refinements to my library.
bc