Hold on a sec, I think you misunderstood. I bought a box version of 9. When i 
bought the macs with lion,i installed from the dvd, then installed 9.05 update 
that i downloaded for the site. I did not at any time get a full download of 
9.05 as i bought the boxed copy. So i didm have access to the full download of 
9.05. When i purchased 10 though it was a download version so i did have access 
to a full installer download of 10. 
- T.O.M

On Mar 30, 2012, at 1:10 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> oh, ok, that's why, you got standard so you had access to the full download. 
> No wonder.
> 
> You had access to the 10 download.
> 
> Chris.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Martin" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 10:51 PM
> Subject: Re: We got it working, finally!
> 
> 
> Yeah i purchased a box copy of PT standared 9 with and Avid interface. THen i 
> purchased the PT 10 download upgrade.
> On Mar 29, 2012, at 6:32 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> I am told that there is not a 9.06 update.  That's only for users who have 
>> the Standard ProTools, not the M Powered version.
>> 
>> It sounds to me like M Powered is a little different how things work.
>> 
>> If that is what you're using, then did you get it in a box, or did you get 
>> an actual electronic download version, as remember what I got is the box 
>> bundle, so I don't get access apparently from what both Avid and what SW 
>> told me today, to the full installs.  I only get access to the updates. And, 
>> because 9.0 won't run on Lion, I can't thus even update it to start with as 
>> not all components needed by PT are getting installed when I try doing it in 
>> Lion, so even if I did get it installed on 9.0, then updated to 0.5, it 
>> still wouldn't see my ILok authorization.
>> 
>> This isn't by the way coming from me.  This was coming from a teer 3 tech 
>> representative at Avid.
>> 
>> I agree with you Steve.  It should just have worked, but the bottom line is, 
>> it didn't, and the even more bottom line is we got it workin now, and that's 
>> the good thing.
>> 
>> Chris.
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Martin" <[email protected]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 5:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: We got it working, finally!
>> 
>> 
>> Once again, not sure why you had issues. But i purchased 2 macs bot came pre 
>> installed with lion and it worked here. Did u try the 9.06 update as well?
>> On Mar 29, 2012, at 2:15 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Gosh knows!  After sitting up all night playing with the stupid thing, I 
>>> finally at about 6 this morning got it working.  We'll just say my theory 
>>> was correct.  I spoke to a local friend of mine today who uses PT MP all 
>>> the time, and he confirmed it.
>>> 
>>> 9.0 anything will not run on Lion.  Period.  It will install, yes, but not 
>>> entirely.  Some components won't properly get installed, some of which are 
>>> core components.
>>> 
>>> In order to get 9.0.5 installed inLion two conditions have to be met:
>>> 
>>> 1.  You have had a previous installation of Snowleopard or earlier, and 
>>> have installed 9.0 at that time before upgrading to Lion.  Once upgraded, 
>>> then you run the 9.0.5 updater.
>>> 
>>> 2.  You use the full installer of 9.0.5 and install clean from under Lion.
>>> 
>>> In my case, I wasn't able to do either.
>>> 
>>> This computer did not have Snow Leopard on it upon installing 9.0.  This 
>>> means some of the drivers and other core parts of the software did not get 
>>> installed correctly, if, at all.
>>> 
>>> This explains why it couldn't see my ILok correctly.  Part of the 
>>> components needed to do that either were not there, or were 
>>> corrupted/incompatible.
>>> 
>>> I couldn't download the 9.0.5 full install, as people like myself do not 
>>> get free access to that, being we bought a boxed copy.  Those free 
>>> downloads only apply if:
>>> 
>>> 1.  You purchase an upgrade
>>> 2.  You initially buy the downloadable verwsion which comes with no 
>>> physical media that it shipped to you.  If you have a boxed copy and try 
>>> logging in, and going to downloads, all that you'll see is that it says no 
>>> downloads found at this time.
>>> 
>>> So, what I wound up doing was to back up my entire system, reinstall 
>>> Snowleopard, then I tried installing ProTools and such.  Once I was up on 
>>> SL, the install with through like a charm the very first time around, and 
>>> once I connected my ILok, then ran PT, it opened and almost immediately, I 
>>> was at the new project quick start dialog box, and ready to go.
>>> 
>>> I closed this, then ran the 9.0.5 updater.  Again, it went through 
>>> absolutely perfectly.  I re-opened PT, went to the about screen, and sure 
>>> enough:  9.0.5!  I'm updated!
>>> 
>>> So yeah, here's to anyone thinking a getting anything Protools 9.0 or 
>>> earlier.  Don't! Unless you have intentions of installing originally from 
>>> 10.6 or earlier of OSX.
>>> 
>>> This really! makes me mad!  Christopher should have listened to me when I 
>>> questioned him about this.  I told him up front I didn't think it was going 
>>> to be Lion ready out of the box, but no matter what I said, he kept 
>>> insisting that yes it is, yes it is.  Well, FYI:  with all do respect, then 
>>> why didn't it work, yet when I downgraded it went so smoothely, I had it 
>>> done first go around in under an hour.
>>> 
>>> Please keep checking your mail, as I'm gonna be posting another question 
>>> I'm having which does seem a bit strange that is going on.  It might, and 
>>> probably is, normal behavior, but it just seems a little weird to me.
>>> 
>>> Chris.
>> 
> 

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