From: not.my.real@email.address   
      
   On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:57:37 GMT, tester wrote:   
      
   > On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:28:23 -0800, Deniz wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Nov 18, 7:11 am, "Auric__"  wrote:   
   >>> On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:35:17 GMT, Deniz wrote:   
   >>> > This is the first time I need a software like this (except when I was   
   >>> > using AmigaOS back in the day, I was using similar tools to figure   
   >>> > out why a program would exit unexpectedly)   
   >>>   
   >>> > I am switching from my old XP machine to Vista, and I moved   
   >>> > everything except one program. It's a licensed software (I entered a   
   >>> > key to register it). The key was given by the vendor after I provided   
   >>> > them another key that was generated by the software. Now the newly   
   >>> > installed software does not accept this old vendor-provided key, and   
   >>> > the vendor did not return any of my contact attempts and I am afraid   
   >>> > they are going out of business.   
   >>>   
   >>> > As soon as I start the program it prompts that no registration info   
   >>> > found, and it goes into demo mode. On the old XP machine however, it   
   >>> > works as usual. I was hoping that if I can locate the right registry   
   >>> > entries and/or files on the XP machine, I can copy those over to the   
   >>> > Vista machine and try to see if the program runs. Is there any   
   >>> > monitoring/snooping tool that will tell me which registry keys AND   
   >>> > files are being accessed at any given time?   
   >>>   
   >>> > Or is this idea just plain stupid?   
   >>>   
   >>> > I located few registry entries by their last write fields which were   
   >>> > created when I registered the program, but copying those over didn't   
   >>> > work.   
   >>>   
   >>> What is the software?   
   >>   
   >> It's a comm server and a development tool for a barcode scanner   
   >> (Opticon). I think the software is made by Quick Warehouse. Server   
   >> allows me to download the scanned data from the cradle connected via   
   >> serial port, and sync the program that runs on the scanner.   
   >>   
   >> Maybe the whole thing can be done using a terminal emulator but it has   
   >> been a while since I use one of those, and I don't even know what   
   >> special commands it may require.   
   >>   
   >> Program did tell me that the license would stay on the installation   
   >> computer forever upon registration (I had no choice but accept the   
   >> terms). I call it BS, I am not even sure if they are legally allowed to   
   >> offer such a horrible term.   
   >   
   >   
   > Yeah I think you were on the right track the first time.   
   >   
   > If your database is human-readable, than,   
   >   
   > 1) Learn PERL   
      
   Why Perl? And why should the solution start off with "learn to program if   
   you don't already know how"?   
      
   > 2) study construction of dBase   
      
   You mean "try to figure out the database's format" right? That's not   
   exactly a simple task, y'know.   
      
   > 3) use PERL to convert your dBase 2 target (see next step)   
   > 4) write a new LUNIX program that can read from I/O on Serial (this is EZ   
   > I have studied this myself), than, save it into a mySQL dBase or POSTGRE   
   > or whatever your preference   
      
   You mean Linux, right? (LUnix is Unix for the Commodore 64 family.)   
      
   Anyway, doing this on Linux is probably not a good solution for the OP --   
   he's on *Windows*; moving from XP to Vista is what caused the problem, and   
   moving to Linux isn't going to solve anything. (Besides, if he used Perl as   
   you suggest, he could just get Perl for Windows from ActiveState.) Gotta   
   remember: Not everyone wants to switch to Linux. As I've said before:   
     Problem: program stopped working   
     Your Solution: switch operating systems   
   Can you spot the flaw in your logic?   
      
   > 5) Enjoy!   
   >   
   > You already accepted the program license, so it sounds as you have little   
   > legal recourse, except "Lemon Law"!!!! You may be able to stand on Lemon   
   > Law? Go for it if they do not contact you within a month. Try them again,   
   > too.   
      
   Lemon laws typically apply to something that does not work as advertised   
   within a very short amount of time, usually about a month. Unless the OP   
   bought the software a month ago (not likely) then lemon laws don't apply.   
   (They probably also don't apply to this case at all because it's   
   *software*, not a car. Caveat emptor.)   
      
   Anyway, someone else, somewhere else, said that it *looks* like they're   
   still in/back in business.   
      
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