Pocket Mechanic (AntonTomov) - Installation problems

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Hi,

I purchased the latest version of AntonTomov's PocketMechanic via Handango and received the registration key immediately after finished purchase procedure.

Installation on my TyTN seemed to work out first (the program accepted the key with a message box and a sound).

But only moments later a message box popped up, telling me I use a pirated version and should turn to the manufacturer, which I did (also mailed Handango).

Meanwhile tried to install PM several times (always removing all traces from both PC and TyTn incl. Registry and rebooted) - to no avail.

Meanwhile received a new serial, but same story again: first accepted and immediately afterwards aborted with Piracy message.

A new complaint mail is on ist way.

Meanwhile I'm asking here if anybody had similar problems in getting the Pocket Mechanics to work on a TyTN.

Appreciating feedback and will let te community know how it worked out for me.

I would not use or buy Tomov's products out of principal.
Found a lot of threads about earlier version doing a hard reset without asking, when inputted a "pirated" serial. So be glad it only shows a box nowdays.

While software piracy is not a good thing, at least for people developing propietary software. Tomov has used a bit too drastic measures to fight
back.

Originally Posted by jeezus

I would not use or buy Tomov's products out of principal.
Found a lot of threads about earlier version doing a hard reset without asking, when inputted a "pirated" serial. So be glad it only shows a box nowdays.

While software piracy is not a good thing, at least for people developing propietary software. Tomov has used a bit too drastic measures to fight
back.

This does not make me too comfortable :(

I also read a few note about that on the net and a reply by Tomov, complaining that this is not true and only a campaign to cut him off his revenues.

Well, I do not know what to believe, however this uncertainty is also not too comfortable...

Well the Pocket Mechanic way of uses some hardware dependent functions and - if you dare to take use of such - you have to either be very careful and also prepared that they might not work on untested and after all very new (such as the TyTN) devices.

I was prepared for all of that but not that I receive a piracy mail (which somewhat alsmost accuses you of being a software pirate and telling you to mail to piracy@antontomov.com) when I purchased the software (which I can also prove).

Maybe he uses some hardware related mechanism to check eligibility of the serial and as he hasn't tested yet the TyTN (which he admits) this software won't allow being registered at all. I do not know.

But isn't such a meachanism pure over-kill ?

Actually something like that must be going on as I receive this pop up also after a new install and having purged all remnants from the PC, the PDA and the registry.

If I'd be trying out serials just at random, would anyone think that I'll millions of times do that complete procedure just to find any working key at the end of my life maybe ???

(And if I'd be a professional hacker I'd disassemble the code and be able to work around even these barriers.)

So, applying over-kill measures like that only brings problems to decent users, risking to run into problems when using special configurations or ne devices.

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Apart from that I must say that Tomov's applications seem well coded and also graphically very nice (one wonders how graphically nice application you can program for PDAs; shame upon Microsoft for their pre-installed poor applications !!!).

Also I see no real alternatives for some functionality he provided within one software, that's why I purchased the PM.

Finally again my question:

Has anyone encountered the same problems with the PM on a HTC TyTN ?

(btw: Thanks "jeezus" for your feedback.)

Might I inquire which funktionality you need?
Maybe we can find an alternative solution.