SW New Copy Protection Is a Big Problem Beware for 2008 3

[Rocko]

SW recently changed something with their copy protection. Now even if you have saved the past updates for SW2008. If you are no longer on subscription they will not install. It states you must be on active subscription service to install service packs. What a load of BS. I had a active subscription including SP1.1 for 2008 and now it will not allow me to install on my new computer the 1.1 service pack just because we are no longer doing the subscription service. So beware to all that just downloading and keeping a copy of the service pack will not allow you to install it if you no longer do the subscription service. I have a big problem with this since I had paid for this service pack already while still on subscription.

 

[SBaugh]

Also from my understanding now SW is allowing users to DL the full version off the web if you choose too. You don't need the DVD's anymore. So if you don't have access to a DVD-Rom, they say you can DL the full version and install SW to any machine. The service packs will also update the 0.0 install without first updating to the DVD like we had too before.

So if they made this site available to everyone without subs, then they would be giving the software away for free then!

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

"If it's not broke, Don't fix it!"

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