[Virtualacorn-list] VA won't start properly

[Mik Towse]

In article <56171e7fd6cvjazz at waitrose.com> Chris Newman  wrote:
> In article <5616FF2F3F%mik.towse at xemik.com>, Mik Towse
> <mik.towse at xemik.com> wrote:
[snip]
> > Also, have you tried running VRPC from the main partition? 
> Not yet.
> 
> They were not able to save the copy on the main drive C. I could possibly
> copy everything to the C drive & try again.
> 
> I have a copy of VA Adjust 3.9 but Andrew put a copy on at RComp. For
> people who already have a copy, he has an agreement with Aaron to do it
> from the copy at his end so I don't know if the protection number thingy
> will work on the  disc I have (If you see what I mean).
Unless it's changed recently the protection code is generated from the host
device's network card/interface. (In the early days I'd bought a laptop from
R-Comp which had wifi. It was wired to my network so I turned wifi off, but
this stopped VRPC running. After some gentle persuasion Aaron sent me a new
code attached to the network card.)

So, with this in mind, you should be able to re-install from your disk. Of
course, ensure you have your VRPC HDDs & the config file containing the
unlock code somewhere safe first.

It doesn't seem to matter that the version isn't exactly the same either. A
year or so back, I bought another copy to install on my laptop for when I was
away. To save me money Aaron suggested the cheapest, but I decided I'd buy
the same vesion (ie most expensive) I have on my desktop. Less chance of
issues that way &, I hope, helps to keep this essential product available.

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