I purchased two pulsar II cards with the specific intent of purchasing Scope 5.1 and now there is a special I am ready.
One good thing is, XP is supported so I don't need to make any changes there at this time (I have 4GB RAM installed but only 3GB is showing) but I'm wondering if I install the old software, can it somehow tell me what the serial numbers are?
I did have Scope 4 installed for about a day but it bugged out Cubase 6, so I de-installed it and disabled the cards in Device Manager.
I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts here because I have only a few days left for the special.
Cheers and kind regards
Is there a non-physical way to find serial numbers?
Re: Is there a non-physical way to find serial numbers?
When you bought the cards, did the previous owner give you a keyfile? The serial numbers will be in those.
Re: Is there a non-physical way to find serial numbers?
some solutions:
1. on the live bar(the small window that says "file set ?") of an active v4 installation of Scope, go to set\registry and the serials will be displayed in the registry window.
2. install v5.1 and when the registration window opens the serial numbers will be displayed.
3. pull a card and read the serial number. it's very easy to do, just don't be rough and avoid touching the gold contacts. as long as the computer is unplugged and you haven't been rubbing your wool-socked feet on a wool or acrylic rug, or as long as you haven't been making your hair stand up by rubbing a balloon it's pretty safe for the card and you.
4. open the old keyfile in notepad or any other text editor and read the serials from there.
5. purchase the upgrade without entering a serial number and then when you get the letter requesting your serial number, attach a copy of the old keyfile to a return letter.
there is a patch for v4 that would probably fix the driver instability in Cubase 5 and 6, but it's good to get v5.1.
1. on the live bar(the small window that says "file set ?") of an active v4 installation of Scope, go to set\registry and the serials will be displayed in the registry window.
2. install v5.1 and when the registration window opens the serial numbers will be displayed.
3. pull a card and read the serial number. it's very easy to do, just don't be rough and avoid touching the gold contacts. as long as the computer is unplugged and you haven't been rubbing your wool-socked feet on a wool or acrylic rug, or as long as you haven't been making your hair stand up by rubbing a balloon it's pretty safe for the card and you.
4. open the old keyfile in notepad or any other text editor and read the serials from there.
5. purchase the upgrade without entering a serial number and then when you get the letter requesting your serial number, attach a copy of the old keyfile to a return letter.
there is a patch for v4 that would probably fix the driver instability in Cubase 5 and 6, but it's good to get v5.1.
Re: Is there a non-physical way to find serial numbers?
Are you saying I can install 5.1 and view the Serial Numbers without having the software registered?
5.1 is a no brainer, particularly since I can upgrade this computer to Windows 7 (it was built for that in the first place and I only downgraded it to XP to try out Scope 4).garyb wrote:There is a patch for v4 that would probably fix the driver instability in Cubase 5 and 6, but it's good to get v5.1.
Re: Is there a non-physical way to find serial numbers?
sure, you'll never get much past the registration screen without the keys, but you'll be able to see the serial numbers. why not use the return-the-old-keyfile method?
Re: Is there a non-physical way to find serial numbers?
Why because now that I've enabled the cards in Device manager I am being asked every time to find a driver and you'd know how annoying this can be on XP and besides, there is only one serial in the Keyfile and I need to see if there is a way to determine which is the newer card because I am aware if a card dies that I'd need to return it to none other than yourself.garyb wrote:sure, you'll never get much past the registration screen without the keys, but you'll be able to see the serial numbers. why not use the return-the-old-keyfile method?
It won't be long and I will put in my order, so there is a comment section in the sonic-core website where I can do this?
I appreciate your ongoing support, you are a very patient person.
Re: Is there a non-physical way to find serial numbers?
the only way to know which is the newer card is to remove the cards and read the stickers which have a date as well as the serial number. S|C doesn't have detailed serial records that i have any access to. remember, Creamware is gone.
that doesn't really help you much, though. a card can easily last 20+ years, or die in 6 months. there are a number of factors, but most of them you have no control over. there's just no way to say. i have a Pulsar1 that recently went to Sony. it's about 15 years old. just like in my first sentence, i've seen newer cards die much quicker. really, the card can work for a very long time. it was a very high quality product. that's why there are still fanatics.
that doesn't really help you much, though. a card can easily last 20+ years, or die in 6 months. there are a number of factors, but most of them you have no control over. there's just no way to say. i have a Pulsar1 that recently went to Sony. it's about 15 years old. just like in my first sentence, i've seen newer cards die much quicker. really, the card can work for a very long time. it was a very high quality product. that's why there are still fanatics.