Media Cat Chain Letter

[Brmorgan]

My mediacat is still running just fine and it says 0 days left. supposed to have to buy the new interenet key, but mines not hooked too it anyways.

So who knows how long this thing will run. Ill leave the date alone, and guess Ill find out

+1

Mine was supposed to expire as of today as well and still appears to be working fine. It'll be interesting to see what happens tomorrow.

I solved the problem. My boys got me a complete older model computer and set it up in my workshop. I set the the clock to 2005 and Media Cat works fine.
Now when I am trying to figure out which 026 part I need I simply look at the screen right there on my work bench. Man I feel like I am part of the future!

Thanks kr5258!

Sure is nice, isn't it? Putting a computer in my workshop was the best thing I ever did. It's also nice because I can listen to music or internet radio, or watch movies while I work. It's also easy to jot down notes like part numbers, compression readings, bore measurements etc. while you work, or to keep a file with such things on hand for each saw you own, which is something I'm starting to do.

 

[angelo c]

Mine worked fine for a while. now I tried to find Manual for 200t and it says "catalog expired" date was and is 2007 on calender. oh well. 07 version

 

[volks-man]

Try uninstalling the program with Revo Uninstaller. This is a good free utility program that I use to cleanup remnants of programs that are left in the registry. Has other handy uses as well.
THEN try to reinstall the '07 version.

i have tried revo. it removes 548 registry items. i try to reinstall 07 and somehow it still knows the date is wrong. tried it twice with emptying the recycle bin and restarting too.

no matter what date i enter before setup i see that 07 expires 11-07 and is no longer valid.

whatever mediacat 09 has embedded in my system is very hard to remove.

 

[lwn9186]

Try system restore to a date before you installed the Mediacat!

 

[little possum]

+1

Mine was supposed to expire as of today as well and still appears to be working fine. It'll be interesting to see what happens tomorrow.

uh oh, it has expired. Im going hunting for the new version. But I do have it set up on a old computer that is headed to the shop so I am ok without it on this PC for now

 

[volks-man]

i have tried revo. it removes 548 registry items. i try to reinstall 07 and somehow it still knows the date is wrong. tried it twice with emptying the recycle bin and restarting too.

no matter what date i enter before setup i see that 07 expires 11-07 and is no longer valid.

whatever mediacat 09 has embedded in my system is very hard to remove.

Try system restore to a date before you installed the Mediacat!

i did what he said:

now my 07 mediacat is running just fine again.

a word to others..................
leave 2009 alone until someone effectively cracks it. no tricks with the calendar date will fix it. nada. zero. none. 2009 will make it impossible to re-install 07. even a forced unistall and a registry cleaning will not remove the embedded date checker that 09 installs in your machine.

do like the fish says and stay with the ugly chick!

 

[little possum]

So if a newer one surfaced would it just be a waste of time?
Everybody just wants to stick with the trusty ol 07

 

[kr5258]

I've got the '07 version running on an old machine in the shop also.
But it was nice to have the big screen and fast machine running the '09 version. I've tried all kind of stuff to make the '09 work again but no go.
I think the issue is buried in the chilkat software.
Ronco, did you have any luck figuring this out?

 

[little possum]

Are there any instructions on how to reproduce these? I have a burner. But dont know about programs to use.

Oh yea. I just got a update

 

[roncoinc]

I've got the '07 version running on an old machine in the shop also.
But it was nice to have the big screen and fast machine running the '09 version. I've tried all kind of stuff to make the '09 work again but no go.
I think the issue is buried in the chilkat software.
Ronco, did you have any luck figuring this out?

By the time i tried to install it,,it wouldnt install,probly because past expiration date..
I even got my hands on a real time registry monitor/recorder to do this with..
the info IS in the registry but benign enough a cleaner wont do it..
somebody may want to try this..

http://www.lcibrossolutions.com/spyme_tools.htm

also google up "trial reset" .. your anti virus will detect it as spyware or a virus but thats because it will change the registry entry on time limited software..

 

[roncoinc]

Are there any instructions on how to reproduce these? I have a burner. But dont know about programs to use.

Oh yea. I just got a update

when you put the cd in a menu should ask what you want to do ?
copy cd.

 

[Fish]

I have found that an ugly chick is still better than "no" chick...............

Especially at 1 a.m...............................

 

[roncoinc]

I have found that an ugly chick is still better than "no" chick...............

Especially at 1 a.m...............................

And i cant BEGIN to imagine what THEY are thinking when the light of day reveals THIER circumstances !!

 

[little possum]

Fish is right.

But I was just offering.

 

[atpchas]

I have some boxes of old saw parts to sort through and it's been mentioned on another thread that mediacat will help figure out what parts go with which saw.

I'd be happy to continue the chain if I become a link in it.

Charlie

 

[ironman_gq]

So is it still possible to get a copy of this? Whatever version works would be awsome.

 

[Fish]

Yes, it is nice. Just do an item search, and it will tell you every model it fits, as well as provide a link going to each blowup/illustration.

 

[kaukazz]

Hi guys, greetings from UK
my stihl mediacat 2009 was working only for four days, tried everything, reinstal vista etc, and nothing has change, somehow it remember dates.

I wonder if 2007 version would work with vista backed to 2007 date?

I would be grateful if anyone could share 2007 version, send it via email or upload it.
[email protected]
thanks

 

[Fish]

So has anyone taken care of these last few guys?

I can go buy some more cds if I have to...........

 

[ironman_gq]

I tried to PM you but your box is full. I would like a copy.