From: "Kurt Wendt" To: "weeleepeelee" Cc: <3DSMAX@engram.net> Subject: Re: Hardware lock failure Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 8:51 PM There are some well-known dongle problems that have cropped up with Max 3.0/3.1 release. Heck, I should know. I was hit by the initial round of bad dongles very early on. My Max 3.0 was "out of commision" for about 2 weeks. Go to this Kinetix webpage for the info.(yeah, this particular webpage still works and its domain is still "ktx.com" even though the main Kinetix website has been turned over to Discreet): http://www.ktx.com/hardware_lock_notice.html Goodluck, Kurt weeleepeelee wrote: > Hi all, > I'm sure this question have been asked before, but if someone cares to help > i'd appreciate. > My 3DSMax3.1 copy is not working anymore. Suddenly, yesterday after booting > my computer I got a "Hardware lock is not attached, or you are using a wrong > lock, or the lock device drivers are not running" message. Okay. Therefore I > unplugged it, tried to locate the Sentinel files, initialized them, > reinstalled Max, tried to install it on a different computer with a fresh > Windows98OS, without peripherals connected : no matter, I still get the > error message. So I suspect a dongle failure. Could be the result of a > possible encounter between the dongle and a vacuum cleaner hose... :( So > here's my question > Have anyone of you experienced similar problem ? Is there a workaround ? Or > do I have to call Kinetix, and ask for a replacement dongle ? And how much > would they charge for this ? And how long would that take ? > > Thanks in advance for any advice > W -- * Kurt Wendt VR-FX * * VR & 3D Animations Levittown, NY * ** New Domain: http://www.vr-fx.com ** ** Remove the "_no_Spam_" if it happens ** ***** to appear in the return address. ***** -- Subscribe/Unsubscribe at: http://mail.engram.net/guest/RemoteListSummary/3DSTUDIOMAX List courtesy of http://www.Engram.net