See in-line > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony G > > Thanks for the note Colin!
Glad to help! > > From: Colin Alfke > >I don't think you can get an activation key for the PE versions. > > Does that mean that the failure of the platforms to initialize > may have to do with something other than a PE license expiration? > Rather, I'm understanding that a full installation is required to > get the software back working, and that there is no key-only > re-activation process. Is that correct? I think that's correct. It's likely they expired and (unlike the pay versions) I don't think you can "re-activate". > > > The easiest way to upgrade is to: > > -download the new version, double check the ending > > date - there was a problem with a new copy not being > > up before the last one expired, > > > plus there have been some issues with some recent releases > > Well bud, that's not mighty encouraging. Since the versions I'm > on work fine, I might be inclined to just re-install what I > already have, if I could, but this whole process seems to be a > waste of time. I think the last ones were the first PE version with an expiry date and they just didn't get a new version up before the last expired. I think it went up pretty quick once they realized. I see that the new 7.2 version of UD is available for PE so you'll be OK. Just trying to give you a pro-active heads-up as I hadn't checked the PE version for a while. > > -install overtop of your existing release > > What I'm getting from this is that: > 1) no uninstall is required, > 2) files and registry entries will not be left unreferenced and > services will be properly unregistered and re-registered, > 3) existing accounts will be visible to an update environment. Right. We used to recommend to uninstall first - until one client complained that it removed all of their data folders as well - we're pretty sure it was a user error as we've done it lots without problems. As for point 2 - I won't say it's flawless - more "better than average." > I'm sorry but I don't have that much faith in the U2 installers > so some confirmation would really help. I'll check upgrade docs > again but for some reason these docs always seem to > over-complicate simple processes, or under-emphasize some > critical concern (like "of course you need to completely > uninstall and re-install the UniSDK and all of your client > processes after you've installed this new release..."). Never hit anything like this. Note that "professionally" I only had one site start to use any of the UniSDK so I don't have a lot of experience going through multiple upgrades - although playing with it at home hasn't been a problem. Although, you could send me the VM and I could play with it for a while... Hth Colin Alfke Calgary Canada ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
