Hi. I've written to Hope's creator about this problem, but haven't yet received a reply. I've been using Hope to access Pandora for a few years. After my hard drive failed, I had to restore all my applications, including Hope. I have a user key, which I've since confirmed. I've also installed Microsoft C++, as recommended on the troubleshooting page. The version of Hope installed on my system is 1.19, which appears to be the latest. Meanwhile, Pandora recognizes me because I get emails from Pandora from which I can link and listen to my stations. But I like the accessibility afforded by Hope.
Here's what happens when I attempt to activate. After entering all the information, the usual menu appears—listen, create a station, search, etc. I type an artist's name in the search field, press enter on "search," then on one of the other buttons, such as "listen" or "create a station" (I think I have that button's name correct.) But nothing happens. Then I'll close out Hope and reopen it, only to find the activate dialog again. I've gone through this process several times and also rebooted. Does anyone have any ideas?