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Pro53 activation

Discussion in 'PRO-53' started by LX World, 3/8/20.

  1. LX World

    LX World NI Product Owner

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    I recently had to do a clean install of Windows 10. Pro-53 and FM7 had been working before but now it seems whilst I can install it I cannot reactivate the software in Service Center. You are also not providing an offline process either!

    I have emailed Native Instruments so-called support and they were no help at all - just a droid repeating the company mantra!

    Does anyone have an activation solution please. Like many I have paid for a license that I can no longer use and no upgrade is available for Pro53 (of course I upgraded to FM8 years ago but I actually still find the FM7 interface more intuitive - that's my choice!) . This is unacceptable

    Native Instruments. I appreciate this software has not been supported for many years, however this does not detract from the fact that I paid for this license and should be able to activate it on any operating system that it was designed to be used with.

    Native Instruments, you need to come up with a better solution than just fobbing people off. As I am not able to activate and use the software I paid for can I have a refund please?

    This is just another example of how tech companies treat their users with contempt.

    Before you have a go, imagine how you would feel if the company suddenly decided to pull Native Access without offering a solution?
     
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  2. LX World

    LX World NI Product Owner

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    As a suggestion, how about offering an activation free version of the plug in. Steinberg did this years ago when they released free, unsupported versions of early VSTis (including Model E) They VST Classics Vol. 1 and 2
     
  3. Paule

    Paule NI Product Owner

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    Service Center is discontinued since May this year. Please use Native Access
     
  4. tmsn

    tmsn New Member

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    I also have a Pro53 which I need to reactivate. I can see it in Native Access - it even displays the serial number - but it says "Demo" next to it and there's no obvious way to activate the full version.
     
  5. LX World

    LX World NI Product Owner

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    Exactly!
     
  6. Paule

    Paule NI Product Owner

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    Works it as a demo?
    In my NINA the collection of Kore Player named Demo in NINA - but works quiet well in Kore Player.
     
  7. LX World

    LX World NI Product Owner

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    Cannot save sounds in demo mode so it's not much use! We are not demoers -we are fully paid up users that N.I. seem to want to discard because it's an inconvenience to them. .
     
  8. LX World

    LX World NI Product Owner

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    I did not pay for a demo. Email sent to their CEO Daniel
     
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  9. Paule

    Paule NI Product Owner

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    What is his email address - same as Mick?
     
  10. LX World

    LX World NI Product Owner

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    Just do an internet search
     
  11. EvilDragon

    EvilDragon Well-Known Member

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    Not that he is the one to talk about these things...
     
  12. LX World

    LX World NI Product Owner

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  13. EvilDragon

    EvilDragon Well-Known Member

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    KEY, SYSTEMID and SNO strings in relevant product's key in HKLM\Software\Native Instruments, HKLM\Software\WoW6432Node\Native Instruments and HKCU\Software\Native Instruments.
     
  14. LX World

    LX World NI Product Owner

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    I have tried deleting those keys and Native Access still sees it as a DEMO. Is a new SYSTEM ID supposed to be created in Native Access? Do I need Service Centre installed in order to fool the system in some way?
     
  15. Paule

    Paule NI Product Owner

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    What is with your request number 2283544 at Matt?
     
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  16. LX World

    LX World NI Product Owner

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    It would be no use to you so don't worry
     
  17. Paule

    Paule NI Product Owner

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    Can he help you?
     
  18. Matt @ NI

    Matt @ NI NI Team NI Team

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    The request is open and LX is discussing this topic with our specialist.
     
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  19. LX World

    LX World NI Product Owner

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    I wouldn't have called it a discussion
     
  20. LX World

    LX World NI Product Owner

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    As an analogy, when Steinberg went from their older parallel port copy protection to a USB Synchrosoft which became eLicenser system they made sure that users of the older Cubase VST 5.1 software weren't left with unusable software by providing new licenses upon video evidence of the old dongle being destroyed. A shame Native Instruments couldn't do the same.