I have been in touch with Marcelo. Here's the story: Marcelo is originally from Brazil, and did all the work on e-PocketSetup there. He was then hired by a Toronto based company (Allegro Wireless), and moved there, transferring the rights to the product to his new employer.
A year or so later, he took a job with Microsoft, and moved to Vancouver, leaving the product behind at Allegro Wireless. It seems that AW has no interest in marketing the product, except perhaps in conjunction with their own products. I have sent an email to AW, so far with no reply. Next step is to phone them - I'll keep you posted. However, I am not optimistic that the product will reappear. (Joe - thanks for posting this How To. It's going to be important. May I add it to the Tech Note?) >George, > >Do you have a direct contact with Marcelo like phone number ? > >Otherwise I think you will not here anything by email. >Everytime I sent an email to support at ePocket I never got a reply. >He only replied when money was involved. > >For those lucky people who actually did purchase a copy of >ePocketSetup you may come into trouble if you ever have to re-install >the application on your computer if you ever have to rebuild your PC. > >ePocketSetup registration and purchase of a license worked as follows: > >1) You install the trial software say "eps4_trial_v4.1.0.1.exe". This >was cobbled and would fail to work after a time period. > >2) You had to purchase a license to turn the trial software into a >valid install. > >3) Once you made the purchase you had to download and run a file >called "regwizard_v4.1.0.1.exe". You also recieved a license file with >Name, Company and Registration key. > >4) This "regwizard_v4.1.0.1.exe" when run gives you the option to >"Activate by Internet" or "Activate by Email". > >5) You then enter in the supplied Name, Company and Registration key >provided in step 3. > >6) When you enter the license details, the "regwizard_v4.1.0.1.exe" >will contact ePocketSetup and verify your license. > >7) Once your license details are verified, "regwizard_v4.1.0.1.exe" >will proceed to install files to turn the ePocketSetup from a trial >software to a registered software. > >8) Once step 7 is complete you will have a regisitered ePocketSetup >installed on your PC. > > >Now given the ePocketSetup website and the author is unavailable you >will be stuck if you need to re-install the software. You will not be >able to run the "regwizard_v4.1.0.1.exe" to authenticate your license. > > >Here is the way to save yourself from this predicament. > >When ePocketSetup succefully authenticates your license it installs >all the files required to turn the software from trial to registered. > >There are numerous files installed but the one file that is installed >that really counts is the actual ePocketSetup executable. This is >"SetupMgr.exe". > >To actually use the following method to restore ePocketSetup onto a PC >that has been rebuilt you first need to satify: > >a) Have the original "eps4_trial_v4.1.0.1.exe" trial software. This is >required to be installed as it may well install required DLL's into >the windows system32 directory and other places. > >b) Have ePocketSetup fully installed and functional on the PC and you >must have a licensed version. > >To make a backup of the installation do the following: > >1) Keep the "eps4_trial_v4.1.0.1.exe" install > >2) Zip up the "C:\Program Files\e-PocketSetup 4" install folder. > >3) Using RegEdit, backup the following registry entries: > > [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MB] > > >Now do the following to restore the backup: > >1) Install "eps4_trial_v4.1.0.1.exe" > >2) Overwrite the "C:\Program Files\e-PocketSetup 4" with the backed up >copy. > >3) Install the saved registry entry "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MB]". >This will also contain your license key. > > > >I have verified this works. I have also used this technique to install >a functional version on another PC or laptop. > >I presume this same technique will work with ePocketExpress. > >Good Luck. > >Joe > > > > >--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "George Henne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I have sent at email to the product's author to find out what is >going on. >> >> >> >> >According to the web site, the product is no longer available to the >> >general consumer. As much as I hate to say it, you may have lost your >> >investment in that product. You can try sending them emails >> >requesting your money back, but it sounds like you're not going to >get it. >> > >> >--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "stewartmayer" <stew@> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> I'm wondering if anyone is in touch with the people at epocket setup >> >> express. I bought their program two months ago and got a >receipt, but >> >> have yet to receive a registration key as promised, despite many >> >> unanswered emails. Now it appears that the company has been bought >> >> and the links on their website are no longer functional. >Frustrating. >> >> >> >> Anyone with some news? >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >------------------------------------ >> > >> >Yahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >------------------------------------ > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nsb-ce" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nsb-ce?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
