Installing on Vista question

[LD]

Back again. While waiting for more memory for my ancient laptop (see previous post), I have stolen a few minutes on my new desktop while the kids are out. It's running Vista 64 bit. I just don't know where to put the personal license file I copied from my other computer, and to run PI it asks for my user identification and activation code, etc. But even when I enter this from my initial letter it says the activation code is wrong.

Then again, not sure I did copy the right file from my older computer--didn't see one called Pixinsight-License, only one called PixInsight.<long number>.conf

I also don't see a folder similar to the one on XP to place it.

So, guess I'm really out to sea on this one! (Trust me, I've been here often )

Thanks for any help...once again.

Larry

[Harry page]

Hi Larry

This is instalation detail as supplied by Pixinsight

4. Installing PixInsight on Several Computers

Your commercial End User License gives you the right to install PixInsight on any computer you own. However, you should understand how PixInsight licenses work in order to carry out multiple installations correctly. Knowing this is also very important in the event you need to reinstall PixInsight (because you substitute your hard disk, for example).

The first time you install and activate your copy of PixInsight, it will create a special license file on your hard disk, as we have seen on Section 2 above. Considering the importance of this topic, let us repeat part of the information already given there. The license file has the following name:

   .pixinsight-license

and is located on your personal folder. On Windows, your personal folder typically is:

   C:\Documents and Settings\<your_user_name>

where <your_user_name> is your actual user name. On Linux, your personal directory is:

   /home/<your_user_name>

Note that the license file is hidden on Linux, since it begins with a dot character.

The license file is extremely important. If there is no valid license file on your personal folder, then the core PixInsight application will require an online license activation to run. This is precisely what happens when you launch PixInsight for the first time.

However, note that the activation codes that our system has generated for you (see section 2 above) can only be used once. As long as you don't lose your license file, you'll never need to reactivate your license. You just have to copy the .pixinsight-license file to your personal folder on any computer you own before installing and running PixInsight, and all will work without problems, requiring no active Internet connection.

So please make a backup copy of your .pixinsight-license file, just after installing and activating your copy of PixInsight for the first time. The license file is very small (typically it's only a few kilobytes), so it fits in any media. This will allow you to install and run PixInsight on any computer you own without needing to reactivate your license.

If you ever lose your license file, you must contact us to obtain new activation codes.

Hope it helps

Regards harry

[Juan Conejero]

Hi Larry,

On Windows Vista, instead of:

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C:\Documents and Settings\<your_user_name>
copy your license file to:

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C:\Users\<your_user_name>
and it should run fine.

[LD]

Issue resolved. Works great! In fact, quite a different experience moving from Pentium 4 to Core 2 Duo with plenty of RAM.

Thanks again,
Larry