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More => Old Versions => Media Jukebox => Topic started by: Scronch on May 01, 2002, 04:33:35 pm

Title: New licenses; slow server
Post by: Scronch on May 01, 2002, 04:33:35 pm
I tried to append this to the post it came from, but the post never finished loading.  If the server is this slow due to your ISP, it's time for a new ISP.

>you have the newest form of license and it can't be backed up, but it
>can be recovered from our web site. It was new about 3 weeks ago in V8.

Did I miss the announcement of this?  I would've expected lots of cheering and slapping of backs, given all the complaints the license files used to generate.

Scronch
Title: RE:New licenses; slow server
Post by: JimH on May 01, 2002, 04:38:17 pm
You were AWOL for the beta.  No worry.

We're seeing a lot of downloads right now.  Sorry?
Title: RE:New licenses; slow server
Post by: Alonso Nefarious on May 01, 2002, 05:13:17 pm
JimH:
>You were AWOL for the beta. No worry.

I was AWOL too, great...I think...Does the not able to back up thing mean that it can't be applied to more than one machine?

>We're seeing a lot of downloads right now. Sorry?
Congratulations On Your Newly Overloaded Connection!!! {wink}

-Nef
Title: RE:New licenses; slow server
Post by: JimH on May 01, 2002, 05:23:07 pm
> Does the not able to back up thing mean that it can't be applied to more than one machine?

No.  With the new licensing, you can restore to a new machine.  Limited to 5/year right now, but still under consideration.
Title: RE:New licenses; slow server
Post by: gateley on May 02, 2002, 08:02:57 am
slow connection hopefully has been solved.

j
Title: RE:New licenses; slow server
Post by: nila on May 02, 2002, 09:20:05 am
Quick question about Licenses, if I buy one does that give me the right to use it on my networked machines at home or am I going to need to buy a license for each machine I want to have it spread on cause that would make it really expensive.
Title: RE:New licenses; slow server
Post by: RxMan on May 02, 2002, 06:36:52 pm
I would like to know the answer as well (to multiple computers). I was just about to purchase when I see people having problems with upgrading and licenses.
Title: RE:New licenses; slow server
Post by: DonM on May 02, 2002, 09:00:12 pm
Just wondering why there has to be a limit of 5 restorations of a license per year? Why can't one restore anytime the need arises since the software is already paid for?

I had problems with this feature when using the RealOne. I used Ghost to make an image of my hard drive. The licensed RealOne was part of the image yet after restoring the image a few times I lost all the plus features of the RealOne. Buying a new license was the only way to get the features back.

The restoring of the Ghost image was done after testing various software. I do this often even with the various beta's of MJ. It gives me a truer picture of where a problem may lie with the software being tested. Sometime loading one beta over another creates problems. If loaded fresh I get a better idea of where the problem might be.
Title: RE:New licenses; slow server
Post by: mavrick on May 03, 2002, 05:40:34 am
I'm with Don M. I am very nervous about my ability to restore MJ as I too regularly load and test beta software. As was pointed out restoring a ghost image may not always get me back to where I need to be and a system wipe is sometimes the only way to go. I have at times needed to totally clean the system oncea month.
Title: RE:New licenses; slow server
Post by: JimH on May 03, 2002, 05:50:24 am
There is no change in our policy.  We will allow 5 restorations per year.

Most people will not need to restore unless they change their OS, use it on another machine, or their drive crashes.  5/year of these events seems enough to us.  I'm sorry if it doesn't fit your needs.