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Windows Forum / Windows XP / General Topics 1 / May 2008Acronis True Image v9 ... where is registration number kept with XP OS
I have a new computer. I went to install my Acronis True Image v9 but low and behold, NO registration number on the CD or sleeve. I have the retail box but nothing is in it. Acronis cannot find my account so maybe I never registered with them? It isn't like me not to register. I had to have had the registration # when I installed and Acronis tells me it is on the Quick Start paper that came with the software. I've no idea where that is; have spent the day looking but no luck (if you could see my office, you'd know why). I still have the old hard drive from my old computer, which I'm using in a USB external drive container for backups. I can see my Acronis True Image installation under Programs on this hard drive. I have a Boot UP CD created by Acronis on Feb of 2007, plus my full backups .... Of course, for my old computer. Can anyone think of a way I might locate my registration number on the old hard drive or on that Boot Up CD? I'm a home user and hate to have to purchase the entire program again when I've already paid for it. I still can't believe I can't locate that quick start paper, as I've got old software and installation instructions here for stuff I bought back in the 90's (probably why I can't find what I really need, I'm a packrat). If anyone can suggest how I might find my registration number, I'd be ever so grateful. Acronis offered nothing other than they hoped I found my quick start. :-) My thanks for your time, if you've made it this far. Mary On later versions of True Image, the Serial # will appear in the Help, About feature. It's doubtful the Serial # is stored in the Registry as a "Plain Text" string. It's possible to load a Registry Hive of a inactive XP setup, but I don't think it would help you. Also the Boot Media made by Acronis doesn't store the license information as the XP part of TI does. If you have lots ( & I mean lots ) of time you can download Virtual PC and restore your XP image to a virtual machine. Once that's done you can open and retrieve the Serial # from the application itself. *Sometimes fixing certain PC problems the following rule applies Effort * Aggravation + Time expended is more costly than just replacing the problem App/Hardware. >I have a new computer. I went to install my Acronis True Image v9 but low >and behold, NO registration number on the CD or sleeve. I have the retail [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Mary How much is your time worth to you? How much time have you wasted so far? It may be more economical to simply buy a replacement. You can still buy v9 for $21.95. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000DT87W6/ref=sr_1_olp_3?ie=UTF8&s=softw are&qid=1211408831&sr=1-3 Or get the latest version for $35.49. (You'll need this version if your new computer has Vista) http://www.amazon.com/Acronis-True-Image-Home-V11-0/dp/B000VLZCEW/ref=sr_1_1?ie= UTF8&s=software&qid=1211408831&sr=1-1 >I have a new computer. I went to install my Acronis True Image v9 but low and >behold, NO registration number on the CD or sleeve. I have the retail box but [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Mary Thanks for the links. I guess I've no choice. I had good results with v9 and felt it was stable plus I already own it. You may be assured the new registration number will be safely recorded this time.:-) I did find my registration number for v8, so I can save a bit on the upgrade. My thanks for the replies. Mary > How much is your time worth to you? How much time have you wasted so far? > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >> >> Mary You're welcome...and thanks for the feedback! You'll be better off with v11.0. It has features that were not in some previous versions. One is the ability to explore or mount a backup image from within Windows Explorer. Very handy. > Thanks for the links. I guess I've no choice. I had good results with v9 and > felt it was stable plus I already own it. You may be assured the new [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] >>> >>> Mary Mel - Just a thought - the Acronis Boot cd contains the complete True Image program - you can use it to make backups. >I have a new computer. I went to install my Acronis True Image v9 but low >and behold, NO registration number on the CD or sleeve. I have the retail [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Mary >Mel - Just a thought - the Acronis Boot cd contains the complete True Image >program - you can use it to make backups. And to restore. And make clones. And... AJR, I don't know which version you are referring to but it's not true of the latest version 11.0. True, the rescue disk can backup and restore, even clone, but it does NOT contain the full feature set of the installed version. I've found this limited feature set to be the case in previous versions 7 and 10 also. > Mel - Just a thought - the Acronis Boot cd contains the complete True Image > program - you can use it to make backups. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> >> Mary This might do the trick 'Free PC audit (http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html), it'll list all the program installed and the license keys... whether it works for Acronis I can' say... it's a free 1.6mb download. dav >This might do the trick 'Free PC audit' >(http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html), it'll list all the programs >installed and the license keys... whether it works for Acronis I can't >say... It doesn't. >AJR, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >I've found this limited feature set to be the case in previous versions 7 and 10 >also. It certainly contains enough to do what most people would want to do outside of Windows. >I have a new computer. I went to install my Acronis True Image v9 but low >and behold, NO registration number on the CD or sleeve. I have the retail [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Mary I use version 11.0, but the same thing happened to me. I had the serial number stored on my failed hard drive (big DUH moment). I'm usually meticulous about such things. Anyway, I ended up downloading the free trial of version 11, which enabled me to restore my drive to the new one (I had a full image stored, and it worked perfectly). Since you're a couple of versions back, I don't know if that will work for you, but it's worth considering. |
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