I received a USB dongle for a replacement of a bad parallel dongle. When you receive it you get a permanent code (they will call you with it) that you enter into the software. Mine didn't work very well, I can't remember the issue, but they replaced it with a parallel dongle. I think that if you want to replace your current dongle, if I remember right it costs about $100. > > From: Paul Tilton <ptilton@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2004/12/17 Fri PM 09:15:01 GMT > To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [amayausers] Dongle question > > I currently have Design Shop installed on a PC which I am considering > replacing... Of course I have a dongle on the parallel port for Design > Shop.... The new PC I am considering does not have a parallel port, which is > the direction for many of the newer PC's... Does anyone know if Melco can > provide a USB dongle and how I would go about getting one? Would I need a new > Design Shop installation CD as well? > > Paul Tilton > Sandhills Stitches > > >