Manually activation of Capture one 4
Just bought the software.But now I can,t activate because my photo-pc has no Internet connection.
Manually activation possible ?How?
Thanks
Manually activation possible ?How?
Thanks
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Hello,
Manual Activation has been excluded from Capture One 4 due to piracy problems with 3.7. You will need to temporarily connect your pc to the internet to activate.0 -
[quote="JonGilbert" wrote:
Hello,
Manual Activation has been excluded from Capture One 4 due to piracy problems with 3.7. You will need to temporarily connect your pc to the internet to activate.
This is unacceptable. I bought the five free upgrade package and now I learn that I can't even use it. My photo-PC has never been connected to the internet, it located in a remote building that will never have internet connection capability. I am not going to haul it back to my home 50mi away, re-enable all the services and hardware needed to connect just to activate this new 4.0 version.
Please reconsider this for the next release. There are other ways including phone activation, or thru email that provides a return file that only works on a specific license.
Al0 -
I also don't have net access on my work PC and wont be getting any.
Dave.0 -
How about a temporary connection using ICS via a laptop using one of the cell phone company internet access cards?
Since most everybody is going to be using an internet based activation scheme,( M$, Adobe and others),, I figure having some kind of connection method is going to be a must.0 -
I really dont like to say this but i can see my only option might be to get a cracked copy at some point.
No matter how good PO think they are it will be cracked. Hopefully it wont come to that.
For now im happy to use the trial mode and hopfully go to v3.7.8 if it comes out soon and then wait for the pro version of v4 if it ever comes out.
All i want is C1 quality, not bothered if its v3 or v4 but my works PC is bolted down in a room where we wont have net access and dont require it as this PC is not for mucking aorund on, its used almost 24 hours a day for photo editing.
Im sure they could have used some other method as it will be cracked anyway. Even Microsoft cant stop it so why waste time and money developing a system that isnt going to stop people pirating it and at the same time stopping legit users from using it. Either way PO will loose money.
Im sure we all know that PO's policies are a bit strange when it comes to thier customers but its not like capture one is an everyday type of program. I would of thought that most users brought thier copies even though it has been on the warez sites for a while.
All IMHO of course.
Dave.0 -
"I really dont like to say this but i can see my only option might be to get a cracked copy at some point. "
Careful Dave. They might take this a challenge to come up with an even more draconian method of activation. 😉 😊0 -
[quote="SteveCa" wrote:
"I really dont like to say this but i can see my only option might be to get a cracked copy at some point. "
Careful Dave. They might take this a challenge to come up with an even more draconian method of activation. 😉 😊
yeah. maybe you will have to send you PC or Mac off to PO to let them activate it. 😉
Dave.0 -
[quote="SteveCa" wrote:
How about a temporary connection using ICS via a laptop using one of the cell phone company internet access cards?
Since most everybody is going to be using an internet based activation scheme,( M$, Adobe and others),, I figure having some kind of connection method is going to be a must.
I obviously have internet connection on a laptop, but it is 50mi from where my photo-PC resides, in a location that does not have internet available.
I am aware of no other software than must be activated via a direct connection, others activate thru email, phone, etc. Even MS.
Al0 -
A phone connection and a modem to dial-up into the Internet. Would that be a possible solution? 0 -
[quote="Paul Steunebrink" wrote:
A phone connection and a modem to dial-up into the Internet. Would that be a possible solution?
In my case no.
It would mean having to buy a modem and signing up to an ISP that still supports dial up just to activate a program.
Dave.0 -
[quote="dave_bass5" wrote:
[quote="Paul Steunebrink" wrote:
A phone connection and a modem to dial-up into the Internet. Would that be a possible solution?
In my case no.
It would mean having to buy a modem and signing up to an ISP that still supports dial up just to activate a program.
Dave.
Maybe it helps for others with the same problem. People dumping their modems all over the place, you probably can get or loan one for free. And re. the ISP supporting dial-up. Don't know how that is in your part of the world (as a roaming user, I have dial-up access in almost any part of the world).0 -
I understand what you are saying but in my case my work PC is in use most of the time. we cant mess around with it. plus we have an internal phone system (as im sure most big companies do) and so dont have access to the correct equipment. to connect anything to a phone line.
Anyway, the whole point is its ridiculas that we would need to go to such lengths just to activte a program.
Dave.0 -
That's right. Not only is my photo-PC remote - it is a bare bones configuration. It is set up for only photo and audio editing - all Win Services that are not needed are turned off. No hardware is in place to support internet. There is no firewall, no anti virus on this system.
There are great benefits to this - I have never had a crash or software problem in over six years (with one chip/MB upgrade during this period. It is stable and remains fast as resources/memory are put towards the productive applications, not protective overhead and unneeded hardware.
Even if I could move the PC to a location where I could get internet, I do not want to buy and install hardware, a firewall and figure out which Win Services to turn back on just to activate P1 software. All other software and the OS I use on this PC, some of which is far more costly than Capture One, allows for non-internet activation.
This must be changed.
Al0 -
I agree also. PO should mail you a CD with the program and a serial # just like we used to have before the paranoid bean counters got their hands on the company vitials. Those who wish to steal WILL, All the anti-theft stuff does is screwup the legitimate user and piss him off. 0 -
[quote="sjprg" wrote:
I agree also. PO should mail you a CD with the program and a serial # just like we used to have before the paranoid bean counters got their hands on the company vitials. Those who wish to steal WILL, All the anti-theft stuff does is screwup the legitimate user and piss him off.
Agreed.
In fact mine is now screwed up and wont even run. ive uninstalled it, re- installed etc but cant get past the spash screen.
So i guess its goodbye V4 for good now. just have to hope v3.7.7.8 comes along soon.
dave.0 -
Personally I don't see what is stopping PhaseOne from supporting manual activation except possibly staffing contraints. Whether you send your serial # (or a longer manifestation that describes your hardware) via the internet or over the phone (or even email), it either passes validation checks in their database or it doesn't. Forcing live internet-only activation, as I see it, does nothing to aid anti-hacking efforts as I see it. Sure, they can record your IP address, but if your connection goes through an anonymous proxy (easily arranged) then that argument is all moot anyway.
Fortunately this is not a problem for me, but if I wished to install C1 on my work laptop instead, I wouldn't be able to activate it....0 -
I am a long time user of C1 Pro. I have also purchased the 5 pack upgrade option.
I have my imaging workstation totally removed and never to be connected to the internet. As well as all of the usability issues, lack of central cache, this online activation spells for me the final chapter in a sorry saga. I despair that I will ever see C1 in the shape that it deserves to be.
If I cannot activate the product then with the purchase of a new camera I will no longer be able to use C1 to process my images. Phase One appear to be deliberately trying to divorce themselves from their most loyal customers. I have already created a support case for this and got a reply. For me, having already waited for years, I feel I am reaching the end of a very long and sad road.0 -
[quote="JonGilbert" wrote:
Hello,
Manual Activation has been excluded from Capture One 4 due to piracy problems with 3.7. You will need to temporarily connect your pc to the internet to activate.
Hi Jon,
It is piracy that bugs me with CO4. Let me explain. I am an IT consultant and support numerous photographers. I always teach them to use low privilege user (non-Admin) accounts to work with and only use the Administrator for maintenance. Add updates, anti-virus and so on to keep the computer healthy.
Having the system detached from the Internet is another way too, as some here do.
Now comes CO4. It requires administrator rights to run on Windows (for Mac, standard user works, fortunately). It is beyond me that with all malicious code around, Phase One demands a user to work as an Administrator. Add to this the need to connect to the internet and we are back to the dark ages. Phase One - a strategic partner with Microsoft - must get its act together when developing a Win32 application: rule one= no administrator required to run.
The activation blues could be solved with 'offline activation'. A challenge response between computer and Phase One through a file that is send back and forth can solve the issue with another computer not running CO. Result: no piracy for PO, no internet connection for the photographer's workstation.0 -
I think what they are scared of is that someone will release a keyGen if they allow manual activation.
I can understand the thinking behind this up to a point but if someone wants to crack it they will so why make it dificult for most users ?
Dave.0 -
I also have a computer I use just for retouching - very large screen / MacPro etc... no need for internet with laptop doing that side of things. It has no airport card in it and I am stuck today trying to get an urgent job out wondering how to get the images processed. I have 2 licenses for CO but I can't use them on my retouching computer unless I get the computer to someone with ethernet just to get CO going... not good with a four hour deadline!! 0
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