Deputy276 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 When I upgraded my USB stick it took about 3 tries with failure messages before it finally worked. Mr.Murphy hanging out at my house again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSe419E Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I noticed tonight that I had two Codemeter icons in the "hidden icons" part of the task bar. I went into msconfig and found two "Codemeter control centers" running at starup.Msconfig says that one is in "C:\Users\..me..\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs\Startup." The other in "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs\Startup."I don't seem to have any problem with this arrangement but I am curious if this is needed to run the program properly or if it will eventually cause problems. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fincastle Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Hi TS I stand to be corrected but I think both of the icons are normal as one is used if you have a licence on the codemeter USB stick and the other is used if you are using the time limited licences. Having both running has not caused any problems for me at least. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy276 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Hi TS I stand to be corrected but I think both of the icons are normal as one is used if you have a licence on the codemeter USB stick and the other is used if you are using the time limited licences. Having both running has not caused any problems for me at least. To "play it safe", I am not using the stick until the limited time license expires. Mr.Murphy hangs too close to my comp for me to risk it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted October 11, 2015 Author Members Share Posted October 11, 2015 I noticed tonight that I had two Codemeter icons in the "hidden icons" part of the task bar. I went into msconfig and found two "Codemeter control centers" running at startup.It's certainly not needed. What's normal for owners of a CM stick since SB Pro PE version 3.0 is to see a double icon (two CodeMeter "balls" in blue color rather than the single ball in turquoise), indicating the presence of multiple CM containers on a system (the (empty) virtual container for time-based licenses, and the physical stick that is plugged in). But two of these tray icons next to each other? No.Given that this indicates that you may be running CodeMeter software of different versions which may be supporting different feature sets, this MIGHT result in trouble if Steel Beasts were to call a function that is supported by one runtime but not the other, and then you don't know which one is in charge.In the light of this possibility my recommendation would be to uninstall all CodeMeter runtime software through the Add/Remove Programs utility in the System Settings, and then to download and install the latest CodeMeter runtime software to get one, and only one of them back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSe419E Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Thank you, Nils. I will do that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackmaster Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 So just a quick question here. I have the 1st Gen of the dongle and S.B. ver 2.654. I want to upgrade to the latest version, but after reading about how the 1st Gen dongles will not update would it still work If I upgraded the license $40? I would just hate to pay the $40 and not work and then now I would have to get the limited license. I hope this makes sense 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted October 28, 2015 Author Members Share Posted October 28, 2015 Don't worry.EVERY CodeMeter will be able to upgrade. Those sold in 2006/07 may require one extra push from my end to be able to upgrade, but that's it. Customers of version 2.5 or 2.6 are safe to upgrade in any case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flak Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Ok, here's the silliest question of the month...Is it possible to configure the CodeMeter program to only startwhen I want it to and not on start up?:confused: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted January 11, 2016 Author Members Share Posted January 11, 2016 Yes, I suppose so. According to the CodeMeter help function (search string "auto* start") it's usually configured as a service, so you'd have to open Windows | System Settings | Administration | Services, locate the CodeMeter runtime server, and change the settings from "automatic" to "manual" (to do so, double-click the entry which opens a properties dialog box where you can change the launch type).If the CodeMeter runtime software isn't active and you start a CodeMeter-protected application, this will launch the required runtime. It does not automatically terminate thereafter, though.If you cannot figure it out by your own where to disable it, ask Support@CodeMeter.deThey should know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt DeFault Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Up to Windows 7, you can also hit the "Start" button, select "Run" and type "msconfig". When the dialogue comes up, click the "startup" tab and uncheck CodeMeter.In windows 10, type "startup" in the search box.Not sure about Windows 8, but I'm guessing it's similar to 10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted January 11, 2016 Author Members Share Posted January 11, 2016 Yes, it's the same in 8.1 . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flak Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Ok. Thanks guys! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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