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this software is horribly unreliable.
the ONLY way I can get it to work is to ALWAYS uninstall it first, THEN install it. BUT - its worse than that. the install key I use (that came with the cdrom) works to install the cd version. but once you upgrade (via the net) to the new version, you'll NEVER be able to run the old version again! ;( so you must take the double hit of installing the base version with the right serial, THEN install the net update and THEN it might (might, if its on a day that doesn't end in -y) run.
the behavior is that it launches, you see splash screen, you see an icon in the taskbar, then the disk spins, then it TRIES to create a new icon in the task bar - but only for a split second and then that icon goes away and pinnacle never runs after that - it just sits there as an icon in the task bar but never expands when you click on it. the rest of the pc is always fine and I can always do anything BUT run pinnacle studio8.
no error log, no 'cant find file' no 'settings are corrupt' - nothing! no errors! NOTHING TO USE TO DEBUG THIS PIECE OF CRAPWARE!
do I call them and wait an hour?
or do I keep deinstalling and fully reinstalling the sw on EACH RUN? I won't pay for tech support for their bad programming (I write code so I know how it should be done - and this aint it, folks).
run away from this software. their gui is nice. I'll give them that. its simple and IF IT ONLY WORKED RELIABLY I'd use it.
run away. pinnalce can't handle complex software development, it seems.
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