| Subject | Re: (no subject) |
| From | Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> |
| Date | Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:14:11 -0800 |
| Newsgroups | dbase.getting-started |
On 2/19/2024 4:38 AM, Robin David Timothy Griffiths wrote: > HI there > Just received a very helpful e-mail regard licencing. > However its d0esnt answer one question I have > > The system does keep a track of installs but it doesn't as far as I can see keep a track of uninstalls. Or more specifically in my case when a PC suffers a catastrophic failure as mine did. MS did an update of Windows on that desktop and the result was that Windows became totally utterly unusable. Even following their suggested methods failed to get Windows working again Even safe mode refused to work. A catastrophic failure would not uninstall the software. Therefore there is no way for the system to deal with that, correct? > The question now is what happens to the original install of dBase? IS it still trapped in that failed windows? When I re-install dBase on the same hardware will it could as a new install or recognise the hardware and treat it as a re-install and count as one activation I can't speak to that ... > A related question is, if I Uninstall dBase does that deactivate the activation record. > If this is the case one solution OI could resort to is to go back to a drive image backup from a while ago. Get that Windows with all its installed programs including dBase up and running then just go through and uninstall dBase plus some other program. This kind of thing probably means explaining your situation to Customer Service (they handle the licensing stuff), and asking for them to provide what is necessary to install dBASE again. Ken -- *Ken Mayer* Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm dBASE Web Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/WebTutorial/00_Menu.htm dBASE DOS to Windows Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/DtoWTutorial/00_Menu.htm | |