How to avoid registration

[Ed Dooley]

Ah, you’re back. Didn’t like the answers you got last time you asked? 🙂
What are you worried about? Why are you afraid to register? This may be
a rhetorical question, since, other than the usual “I don’t want to share anything
with anybody” sentiments, there’s most likely only one reason you’re afraid
of Apple learning who you are.
Ed

[Rafael Amador]

Hi Ed,
Walter is just asking you how to do something. If you don’t know the answer, jut don’t post. The reason why he doesn’t want to register I don’t think is your problem.
Hi Walter,
Sorry but I don’t know how to do it.

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PMBP 17″Core2Duo 4GbRAM-AJA ioHD
JVC DTV-17″
SONY EX-1 . SONY PD170
..and always a big mess on top of the table.

[Andy Shnikes]

disconnect from the internet before you open up final cut next, i imagine it will try to connect, and not be able to, and you can possibly have another chance to say no, if not, just make sure you azre not connected to the internet every new time you open up fcp, till you can start a new project, in which case a fresh install of your software should bring you back to square one.

[Walter Biscardi]

[Walther Ghier] “I accidentally clicked the “Register Now” button and was informed that my data will be transmitted to Apple the next time I am online and log on to FCP. How can avoid this?”

1 – There’s no way to stop the information from being sent.

2 – What’s the big deal? Are you using someone else’s software and don’t want to register it?

3 – Why in the world are you creating two threads about the exact same issue?

You have one thread down below with some responses. Absolutely no reason to start a second thread about the exact same issue.

Oh and if you’re worried about Apple getting your “personal information” for whatever reason, keep in mind that Apple has staff who read every single post on every single forum on the Cow that has to do with Apple software and hardware. So right now Apple knows that you’ve started two threads to avoid registration of your software.

Hmmmmm, that would seriously make me wonder why. And don’t create two threads in the future. That’s a waste and poor forum etiquette.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.

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[Ed Dooley]

Hey, thanks for the advice Rafael, you answer the way you want and I’ll answer the way I want. When someone wants to know how to circumvent registration, it’s usually for an illegitimate reason. If that’s the reason he wants to know how to do it, I don’t want to help him (I don’t believe the COW does either). If he explained why he wanted to do it, and it wasn’t for unethical reasons, I would be glad to help. If you don’t care, that’s your business.
Ed

[Rafael Amador] “Hi Ed,
Walter is just asking you how to do something. If you don’t know the answer, jut don’t post. The reason why he doesn’t want to register I don’t think is your problem.
Hi Walter,
Sorry but I don’t know how to do it. “

[Rafael Amador]

Hi Ed,
i guess there are people in the world that use FC to editing pornography or even pro-terrorist videos. The Cow don’t ask what kind of footage the posters work with.
[Ed Dooley] “. If he explained why he wanted to do it”
Walter have nothing to explain. if you want to know the reason why he don’t want to register, you may ask him, but you don’t have to take for granted that he have an “illegitimate reason’.
When somebody ask how to rip a commercial DVD the Cow just shuts the mouth. I think that’s the best answer.
Where i live people is innocent until declared guilty by a court. I’m a video editor, not a judge neither a policeman.

Mac OX 10.5.2-FC 6.02-QT 7.4.1
G5 2x2Gh 4GbRAM-BlackMagic Extreme
PMBP 17″Core2Duo 4GbRAM-AJA ioHD
JVC DTV-17″
SONY EX-1 . SONY PD170
..and always a big mess on top of the table.

[Ed Dooley]

[Rafael Amador] “Hi Ed,
>>>i guess there are people in the world that use FC to editing pornography or even pro-terrorist videos. The Cow don’t ask what kind of footage the posters work with.<<< Well, here in the U.S., and many other countries, it's perfectly legal to edit porn (even pro-terrorist videos to a certain extent). You may have a moral objection, but that would be your own personal issue, not a legal one. [Ed Dooley] ". If he explained why he wanted to do it" >>>Walter have nothing to explain. if you want to know the reason why he don’t want to register, you may ask him, but you don’t have to take for granted that he have an “illegitimate reason’.<<< If you re-read my post, you'll see that I *did* ask him why he wanted to do it. If he had a logical (and legal) reason, I would be happy to offer suggestions, but I don't want to assist someone on the COW who may be doing something illegally. >>>When somebody ask how to rip a commercial DVD the Cow just shuts the mouth. I think that’s the best answer. <<< You have every right to keep quiet if that's the best answer (for you). I choose to find out why he wants avoid registration. If he answers, I can decide whether to help or not. >>>Where i live people is innocent until declared guilty by a court. I’m a video editor, not a judge neither a policeman.<<< Yeah, I wish I lived in a country like that. 🙂 Regards, Ed "

[Arnie Schlissel]

[andy shnikes] “disconnect from the internet before you open up final cut next, i imagine it will try to connect, and not be able to”

The registration will be sent the next time your computer is connected to the internet, regardless of whether FCP is active or not. And there will be no prompt asking you if you want it to be sent, either.

Arnie
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[Bryan Basham]

I was running FC Studio on my laptop paid for, registered, totally legit. I also loaded the same version on my iMac at home. My wife hit the “register” button while using it. My laptop remained untouched and works properly, but the iMac will not boot up FC Pro anymore. Although Soundtrack, DVD Studio, Compresser, etc, work fine.

The report I get suggests RAM issues possibly…. BAD_ACCESS, KERN something… But when I cycle thru the report and keep trying boot, it eventually ends up back at the registration page. I imagine that a message was sent to Apple, and that computer is banished now from ever using the program again.

That’s what happened, right? How do I make good on this? My wife is a student I was going to get her the Academic version, but figured as long as I did not try and re-register the software everything would be kosher.

Tried everything, threw preference files away, threw out the system id, etc, etc. Should I expect the software police to be calling? Even worse, the wife is in the middle of a student film and needs to get it back to normal ASAP.

Will buying a new version fix this? Do I have to completely reinstall the system software? Tried reinstalling Studio, that didn’t work…

Any suggestions?
Bryan Basham