At 02:11 +0100 30.12.00, Hallvard Tangeraas wrote: >If I'm not completely mistaken, "Soundsurfer" was the original program >which only had librarian functions, while it was later replaced by >"Sounddiver" which included that AND editor functions, correct? >I guess the previous owner had bought "Soundsurfer" first, then >upgraded to "Sounddiver" later on. Correct. >As for installing the program, I get an error message when in the >"install" menu (install to harddisk). When selecting "Sounddiver" among >all the various modules etc. (after having selected the path for the >harddisk) I get the following message: > >-------------------------------------- >You have already installed the program. >You will need the master disk to run this copy. > [OK] >----------------------------------- > >What am I doing wrong? The previous owner used up all authorization counts and did not write them back onto the master disk. The dialog means that you will have to insert the master disk every time you want to start SoundDiver. >I've also tried installing from the 3 various sets of disks, not >knowing if I can install the latest version directly, or if I need to >update 2 times from the original. Nothing seems to help. You can install the latest version directly. However the installer will ask for the master disk in order to transfer the authorization count to the hard disk. If there are no counts left, you will have to insert the master disk for every SoundDiver session. You should try to get the authorization count back from the previous owner. -- Beste Gruesse - best regards, Michael Haydn EMAGIC Soft- und Hardware GmbH SoundDiver Group Executive Logic Windows Developer Unitor8 Control Project Manager