philnolan3d Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Got my license, wouldn't you know it happened just as I messed up my desktop while installing a new video card. It won't boot for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Ghostdog Posted February 22, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Mine just arrived too. Yay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member dazza101 Posted February 22, 2011 Member Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Mine arrived a little while ago - the licensing worked without problems and now for the fun stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor AbnRanger Posted February 22, 2011 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I purchased a basic license and a pro license, but when I went to try and generate a license on the second one (with a different USB drive), all I get is a blank box where the license text is supposed to be. The worst part about it is that the 2nd one that's giving me problems is the license for the Pro version, so I can't test the interactive render out and such. Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member geo_n Posted February 22, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 So the win 32bit and 64bit licenses are the same not like lw. Just wondering if I reformat the usb drive for some reason, will that need to have a new key generated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member juanmanuel Posted February 22, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 So the win 32bit and 64bit licenses are the same not like lw. Just wondering if I reformat the usb drive for some reason, will that need to have a new key generated? yes it will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor digman Posted February 22, 2011 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Both e-mails arrived. Everything worked installing for Linux running under Wine. Whew... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Grandmaster B Posted February 22, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 The USB flash drive protection is great! It also works with a flash-card with and without USB flash-card reader, at least for me. That is great for my notebook. Im starting to understand and like the interface, might be easier for Lightwave users i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philnolan3d Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Just got myself all set up and installed, it was quite painless. Im starting to understand and like the interface, might be easier for Lightwave users i guess. Probably, since it started as a LW plugin. I haven't had time to really look at it, I just installed and now have to go to bed. Will play tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor AbnRanger Posted February 22, 2011 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I can't even use the Basic version. The program launches to the splash screen, then just craps out. This whole license process not going too well for the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Calabi Posted February 22, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I've got it. It works. Now I've just got to figure out how to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member richdj Posted February 22, 2011 Member Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I suggest that anyone who is new to messiah, go to setuptab and look in the tutorials > beginner section (v4) for the quick tour (think that's what it's called). It'll explain the interface and give you a good start. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Laticis Posted February 22, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I purchased two of the pro licenses. Installation and activation onto a USB (Win7/64bit) went without a hitch. The other I have left in my account inactivate and will leave it there until ready....hope that is not a mistake but it feels safer than activating now onto a USB stick that could get lost because its not in use. Had one small play but have been a bit preoccupied with another project. Looking forward to seeing new works and tests completed, with such a new large and instant user base there should be some pretty cool stuff coming our way for viewing (and bad). First thing when ready though will test out the 3DC/Messiah AppLink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Dele Posted February 22, 2011 Member Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I can't even use the Basic version. The program launches to the splash screen, then just craps out. This whole license process not going too well for the moment. That sounds like it might be an issue with the license file not taking. Not sure if this is the problem, but you have to be very particular about creating the txt file. For instance, make sure it is named "exactly" the way they stated. Below are the steps that I've found create a good license file. Not sure if it will fix your problem, but these steps have resolved issues with several other folks. 1. Open Notepad (NOT wordpad) 2. Paste the license text into Notepad 3. Select File>>Save As 4. Type the file name: messiah_license.txt 5. Make sure the Save As Type dropdown list is set to TextDocuments(*.txt) 6. Make sure the Encoding dropdown list is set to ANSI 7. Then click save Also make sure you are running the 32bit version if your running basic as 64bit is Pro only. As for your Pro license, I guess you'll need to contact pmG. I'm sure they'll help you sort it out. hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Imhotep397 Posted February 22, 2011 Member Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Thanks Phil. Yup that kind of dongle was exactly the type thing I talking about. I gotta try to pick up a USB stick before I can install anyway I think that will probably be the most convenient way for me since I'll have two licenses running on separate comps. With every big company going electronic with distribution, manuals etc. I'm kind of hoping dongles make a comeback just to give end users something physical to go along with their software purchases, but maybe that's just me. All of this "Digital Only" sentiment really has gotten annoying to me, because I've definitely been thinking "Are we really going the 'Equilibrium' route? Are we really going to get down to visiting a friend and recognizing that we all live in the same four white walls and a computer terminal type society? Really?" but that's a whole nother topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor AbnRanger Posted February 24, 2011 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 That sounds like it might be an issue with the license file not taking. Not sure if this is the problem, but you have to be very particular about creating the txt file. For instance, make sure it is named "exactly" the way they stated. Below are the steps that I've found create a good license file. Not sure if it will fix your problem, but these steps have resolved issues with several other folks. 1. Open Notepad (NOT wordpad) 2. Paste the license text into Notepad 3. Select File>>Save As 4. Type the file name: messiah_license.txt 5. Make sure the Save As Type dropdown list is set to TextDocuments(*.txt) 6. Make sure the Encoding dropdown list is set to ANSI 7. Then click save Also make sure you are running the 32bit version if your running basic as 64bit is Pro only. As for your Pro license, I guess you'll need to contact pmG. I'm sure they'll help you sort it out. hth Thanks. I did all of that. The second license box just refuses to work. All it does is refresh. As for it not opening, it has to be a screw-up with the registry, as uninstalling and re-installing doesn't help. I get no help from support. They just tell me to log on and try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Nilpup Posted February 24, 2011 Member Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Thanks. I did all of that. The second license box just refuses to work. All it does is refresh. As for it not opening, it has to be a screw-up with the registry, as uninstalling and re-installing doesn't help. I get no help from support. They just tell me to log on and try again. One of the problems sounds like a 64bit version being ran as a basic. The basic version is only 32bit, and a 64bit version won't work on a pro license: http://setuptab.com/index.php?topic=3415.0 Also, sounds like some of the problems could be like stuff discussed here: http://setuptab.com/index.php?topic=1669.0 I've not heard anything about a blank license window, that's a new one. Might be worth it to head on over to setuptab, maybe someone can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Giuseppe Posted February 24, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 works fine now!! have restored my license... thank PMG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor AbnRanger Posted February 24, 2011 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 One of the problems sounds like a 64bit version being ran as a basic. The basic version is only 32bit, and a 64bit version won't work on a pro license: http://setuptab.com/index.php?topic=3415.0 Also, sounds like some of the problems could be like stuff discussed here: http://setuptab.com/index.php?topic=1669.0 I've not heard anything about a blank license window, that's a new one. Might be worth it to head on over to setuptab, maybe someone can help. Thanks for the tips. They ended up sending the license files manually. I could never get anything from that second license section, and I tried it on a separate computer...even on a different browser (IE instead of Firefox). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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