[AZ-Observing] Re: Sight of a lifetime - and a problem
- From: "William R Wood" <w.wood@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 12:42:57 -0700
Sorry you had the software problem, but I bet it can be fixed easily.
SkyMapPro is my favorite star software by far and I have tested virtually
all of them including Starry Night Pro which is also very good. I have had
SMP 7, 8, 9 and 10 on at least 5 different computers (SMP10 is on my
desktop and laptop now) and have never had a registration issue. In fact,
as best I can recall, SMP does not even have a registration key or serial
no. Did you download a demo copy; I can see how that might produce a
registration issue? I always buy the CD and install from that rather than
trying to validate a demo. Having also followed the SMP user group on Yahoo
for 3 years I can say that registration issues are not a common problem so
something peculiar to your system must have happened.
If you post a message to Yahoo Groups on the SMP list or email the developer
directly for support you will get immediate help for the registration
glitch. Chris Marriot, the developer, is very responsive and many list
members will be glad to help as well.
Regards,
Bill Wood
Fountain Hills, AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Gore" <agore@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <amastro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 12:05 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Sight of a lifetime - and a problem
> Hi folks,
>
> After two weeks in New Zealand, I finally got clear skies here in the
> mountain town of Te Anau. Last night I got a magnificent view of the stars
> over Lake Te Anau. I got my first good view of the Southern Cross, and
> Venus
> was so bright that it formed a silvery path in the lake. Venus was in
> Scorpius - upside down. Above Scorpius, innumerable new stars.
>
> And this brings me to my problem. Since I have my laptop with me for
> offloading and editing photographs as I go, I brought along the copy of
> Sky
> Map Pro that I have been using for years. Now that the sky is filled with
> stars I have never seen before, I want to be able to identify them. So I
> haul my ThinkPad out to the lake, start up Sky Map Pro - and all I get is
> a
> "This program is not registered" screen. Since I bought this copy some
> time
> ago, some file must have gotten corrupted that controls licensing. Those
> stars will have to remain unidentified until I get back.
>
> I'm never going to use Sky Map Pro again. People on this list seem to like
> Starry Nights. Has anyone ever had a problem with disappearing
> registrations
> with their program? I don't want to have this kind of thing happen again.
>
> Alan Gore
>
>
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