WF 8 has been registered for a while. Recently, it's started asking me to unlock when I fire it up. Even though I unlock again and it shows that it's registered in the ABOUT box, it produces the periodic hiss. I cannot unlock it in anyway because it doesn't give me any such option.
Tracktion staff, please help.
Registered WF still acting like demo
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- KVRist
- 447 posts since 17 Dec, 2004 from Istanbul
Windows 11/Linux Manjaro KDE + Waveform 11.
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- KVRian
- 1320 posts since 3 May, 2005 from Victoria, BC
Check that it isn't actually a plugin that is making the hiss. Maybe you need to unlock DAW Essentials as well.
And restart after you've unlocked.
And restart after you've unlocked.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 447 posts since 17 Dec, 2004 from Istanbul
Thanks. Seems to have disappeared, but WF recently has been asking me to register occassionally. A bit annoying. I don't own DAW essentials, it was probably WF itself. I'll see.
Windows 11/Linux Manjaro KDE + Waveform 11.
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- KVRian
- 768 posts since 25 Jul, 2010 from Northern Ireland
Guys could it be a drop in your network causing the issue?. I'm unsure , but it's possible that Waveform pings the server on startup or even occasionally to check your version of WF is registered or plugins etc are up to date.
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- KVRian
- 768 posts since 25 Jul, 2010 from Northern Ireland
@agamotto I PM'd you the IP for Tracktions updater. ( at least what I think it is by running wireshark and capturing packets as I open the check for updates in Waveform )
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- KVRAF
- 2461 posts since 9 Oct, 2008 from UK
The offline registration method shouldn't leave these checks required since part of the idea is that people can have music-only PCs that are not connected to the internet. Perhaps offline registration is a way round it.
[W10-64, T5/6/7/W8/9/10/11/12/13, 32(to W8)&64 all, Spike],[W7-32, T5/6/7/W8, Gina16] everything underused.
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- KVRer
- 8 posts since 24 Sep, 2010
I actually tried offline registration before, that has not stopped Waveform from asking me to register twice yesterday...
Today I left a ping running to the IP that mikoatkvr provided, launched Waveform, again asked me to register, and as you can see there is no connectivity issue on my machine.
Highly annoying!
Ping statistics for xxx:
Packets: Sent = 37, Received = 37, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 5ms, Maximum = 9ms, Average = 5ms
Today I left a ping running to the IP that mikoatkvr provided, launched Waveform, again asked me to register, and as you can see there is no connectivity issue on my machine.
Highly annoying!
Ping statistics for xxx:
Packets: Sent = 37, Received = 37, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 5ms, Maximum = 9ms, Average = 5ms
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- KVRer
- 8 posts since 24 Sep, 2010
I think I found the root cause of this issue. Yesterday I generated a license key and noted the offline machine number. Today once again Waveform asked me register, I tried using the key and returned an error stating my machine was different? Checked machine number in About and it was a different one from yesterday! WTH it is the same PC!
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- KVRAF
- 1790 posts since 30 Dec, 2012
Is this Waveform 8 or 9?
If it's W8, are you switching between 32 and 64-bit versions?
If it's W8, are you switching between 32 and 64-bit versions?
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- KVRAF
- 1790 posts since 30 Dec, 2012
It shouldn't be an issue in W9, there's only 64-bit.
Did you do a Windows update recently? Sometimes Windows messes with the file IDs we use to create our machine IDs..
Did you do a Windows update recently? Sometimes Windows messes with the file IDs we use to create our machine IDs..
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- KVRAF
- 1790 posts since 30 Dec, 2012
Does it keep happening, or was it just once?
If you register again, what do you do inbetween it becoming locked again? Is there a system restart or update involved?
We can reset your authorisation count if you like but the thing I need to know first is how often your machine ID is changing and the possible cause of this. It can't be that widespread or nobody's copy's would stay unlocked.
If you register again, what do you do inbetween it becoming locked again? Is there a system restart or update involved?
We can reset your authorisation count if you like but the thing I need to know first is how often your machine ID is changing and the possible cause of this. It can't be that widespread or nobody's copy's would stay unlocked.