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patate - 05 Nov 2005 10:53 GMT

Just to let you know that you should not reinstall cw10 ( on the same
computer) because your license code becomes invalid :(

I'm good to use xcode now, my cw10 install broke my cw8 , nothing compiles
anymore

When protection annoys legitimate customers...
pat.

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Alwyn - 06 Nov 2005 01:20 GMT

> Just to let you know that you should not reinstall cw10 ( on the same
> computer) because your license code becomes invalid :(
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>
> When protection annoys legitimate customers...

I very much hope this is not so, or if it is, that it will not remain
so. I bought CodeWarrior 10 in good faith, expecting it to survive any
change in computer or operating system version (I normally do 'Erase and
Instal' of the boot disk) until it becomes obsolete in a few years'
time. Please tell me that I have not spent $99 (or its equivalent in
sterling + VAT) in vain!

Alwyn

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Ron L - 07 Nov 2005 16:28 GMT

In article
<dt015a1979-E5C48A.00204006112005@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>,

Sorry I missed this original post, maybe it was pulled.

>> Just to let you know that you should not reinstall cw10 ( on the same
>> computer) because your license code becomes invalid :(

That is not so

>> I'm good to use xcode now, my cw10 install broke my cw8 , nothing compiles
>> anymore

It did not affec this for me or anyone else that I can tell. In fact
you can always just copy CW 8's license.dat file from the CD if it did
become corrupted.

>I very much hope this is not so, or if it is, that it will not remain
>so. I bought CodeWarrior 10 in good faith, expecting it to survive any
>change in computer or operating system version (I normally do 'Erase and
>Instal' of the boot disk) until it becomes obsolete in a few years'
>time. Please tell me that I have not spent $99 (or its equivalent in
>sterling + VAT) in vain!

Apparently there is some cacheing that occurs on OS X and I am
attempting to find the cached file. This only happens when you copy
to a new system I have a very quick fix for this now, but am looking
for a simpler user fix by removing a cache.

Ron

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Ron L - 07 Nov 2005 22:00 GMT

>Apparently there is some cacheing that occurs on OS X and I am
>attempting to find the cached file. This only happens when you copy
>to a new system I have a very quick fix for this now, but am looking
>for a simpler user fix by removing a cache.

We found it,

Apparently in the copying the file gets change. In the license.dat file
in several places it has
&amp as in
OS X & Classic
and that should be

OS X; & Classic

so if you edit the file to remove the amp it works.

Ron

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larry@skytag.com - 08 Nov 2005 00:52 GMT

Will this be fixed in a 10.0.1 release?

Larry

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Ron L - 08 Nov 2005 18:03 GMT

>Will this be fixed in a 10.0.1 release?

It is a problem with the web licensing not CodeWarrior, it has been
fixed so the new activations do not have the "amp"

Ron

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larry@skytag.com - 08 Nov 2005 20:01 GMT

>>Will this be fixed in a 10.0.1 release?

>It is a problem with the web licensing not CodeWarrior,
>it has been fixed so the new activations do not have the "amp"

Works for me. Thanks.

Larry

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Christian Bau - 09 Nov 2005 00:26 GMT

> >Will this be fixed in a 10.0.1 release?
>
> It is a problem with the web licensing not CodeWarrior, it has been
> fixed so the new activations do not have the "amp"

Just FYI: I bought the full version, ran into problems with the license
(perhaps because I had installed the free "light" version; I got a
license.dat that looked suspiciously like a mixture of full and light
version), and the guys at license@metrowerks.com helped really quickly
(by sending me a working license file).

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patate - 08 Nov 2005 08:24 GMT

there's no caching, i think cw10 connects to an online database
I reformatted my hard drive completely and i can't reinstall it!

I'm still waiting for a new activation license...

I bought a software that does not even launch now! I should have started my
fire with a 100$ bill i would have at least gotten heat from those 100$!

pat.

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Lou Infeld - 09 Nov 2005 01:31 GMT

Ron,

Are you sure the change is exactly the way you have written it below? I
tried that change and it had no effect. I am still getting C++ licensing
errors when I compile:

Error : Unable to use the plugin "Metrowerks C/C++". It is licensed and a
valid license key was not found.
License file does not support this version
Feature: MacOS_Plugins_MacOS_Limited
Application version > License version: 10 > 9.0
License path: /Applications/3rd Party Apps/Metrowerks CodeWarrior 10.0 -
/Metrowerks CodeWarrior/license.dat:/Applications/3rd Party
Apps/Metrowerks -
CodeWarrior 9.3/Metrowerks CodeWarrior/license.dat
FLEXlm error: -21,126
For further information, refer to the FLEXlm End User Manual,
available at "www.macrovision.com".

Project Error 202049.This IDE is not licensed for full functionality, so
there is a limit of 32 files per target. To obtain a full license please
e-mail sales@metrowerks.com or call (800) 377-5416 or +1-512-997-4700
(international)

On 11/7/05 2:00 PM, in article
ron.liechty-D70CD9.17004107112005@news.newsguy.com, "Ron L"
<ron.liechty@freescale.com> wrote:

> We found it,
>
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>
> Ron

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Ron L - 09 Nov 2005 19:26 GMT

>Ron,
>
>Are you sure the change is exactly the way you have written it below? I
>tried that change and it had no effect. I am still getting C++ licensing
>errors when I compile:

Contact licensing or write to me. Send in your license.dat file in the
/applications/metrowerks codewarrior v10/metrowerks codewarrior/ folder
where the IDE resides. Some people copied it there and didn't replace
the original, others didn't move it to the right sport and even one
error can goof this license up. So a copy is useful for us to see if
this is our error and how to correct it.

Ron

>Error : Unable to use the plugin "Metrowerks C/C++". It is licensed and a
>valid license key was not found.
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>>
>> Ron

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Alwyn - 12 Nov 2005 12:21 GMT

> We found it,
>
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>
> so if you edit the file to remove the amp it works.

The string that ought to be removed is 'amp;', resulting in:

OS X & Classic

That, at least, is the change that the Freescale people made to my
'license.dat' file.

Alwyn

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