thanks mako...that turns the r into REG if I add a 1 or higher in front of the 9 it gives me the full 'Registered'
so now that I have rebooted MC 22 after this new install (I used my backup from my currently running MC 20) and changed the # back to 8, it is as expected....after I installed the backup, MC 22 was saying the info for 20 but now Its all good....thanks for taking a look and giving me the info about the length.....