"David H. Bailey writes: > There has to be some sort of code you enter into the installation or > else how could the program know whether or not to disable aspects of the > program after 30 days if you haven't registered?
The challenge/response system is seamless if you do the registration over the internet. In that case, there's no extra user involvement required. > It also says we have permission to install the program on TWO different > machines -- there must be some sort of installation code that becomes > portable from the original installation. I get the impression a database at MakeMusic! keeps track of the number of installed computers for each serial no. > Somewhere (I can't remember if it was the e-mail advertisement or I read > this on the FinaleMusic website) I read that we would have unlimited > re-installs but it didn't mention if we would need to contact MakeMusic > each time we needed to re-install the program (assuming, of course, that > MakeMusic remains in business and is willing to support Fin2004 forever). To get more installs than 2, you have to contact MakeMusic! to activate an extra install. Btw, it's a computer-specific challenge/response system (so it will "survive" a reformat and such things). I would _guess_ it's very similar to Microsoft's. My only concern is what's going to happen the day MakeMusic! decides that Finale 2004 is "dead" as a product and no longer provides response codes. Best regards, Jari Williamsson _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
