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So it will only cause a BSOD if I am writing to a CD while using Contribute??? Your activation scheme is the same one that Intuit is using for 2003, (if I am reading both sites correctly), with one exception. Intuit is not going to include this scheme on any prepaid for software, only on trials. Intuit experienced a HUGE backlash on this, one which will probably affect them for a number of years.  Can MACR afford this?  Learn from other's mistakes. http://www2.turbotaxsupport.com/default.asp?platform=1&formName=&pd=&fs=&ver=&sku=&id=&oi=&DocID=815 "urrently, all federal TurboTax for Windows CD-ROM products for tax year 2002 contain product activation technology. However, for tax year 2003, Intuit will discontinue product activation and digital rights management technology in all pre-paid TurboTax software products. (Pre-paid products are purchased prior to download or installation and constitute the majority of TurboTax products sold at retail stores or directly from Intuit.) Marketing and Trial versions of TurboTax 2003 software will contain technology from Macrovision to unlock the product. This enables prospective customers to conveniently purchase and unlock the full-featured product without limiting use to a single computer. Next year's technology will also address current misperceptions about Macrovision Safecast® technology:     * No C-Dilla folder will be installed;     * The technology will not write to the first track (Track 0);     * The Macrovision application will only run when TurboTax is running; and     * The Macrovision components will be removed when TurboTax is uninstalled." >Our activation scheme is a little different than that used by Intuit. For >one, the license manager only runs while the product itself is running. >Perhaps that is what the problem was with the CD Rom? > >Make sure to check out activation center: >http://www.macromedia.com/software/activation/ > >There is a ton of info on there (some very technical). If there is some info >that you feel is missing, let us know. > >mike chambers > >mesh@macromedia.com > >> Actually that wasn't the problem.  The problem was that installing Turbo >Tax and running the activation affected the fact that when I burnt ANY CD >audio or data, it caused a BSOD even after uninstalling Turbo Tax. Intuit >finally released a C-DILLA uninstaller (btw, its from Macrovision and from >the sound of the Macromedia web site, it sounds like the same cp scheme). >> >> There was a lot of talk about people talking with their pockebooks >regarding  Turbo Tax for next year if they kept this cp scheme in their >software (from my reading Intuit decided NOT to include it in next year's >software becuase of the backlash).  I urge Macromedia to think carefully >about this. >> >> http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,815693,00.asp >> http://radiofreeblogistan.com/2003/04/04.html#a1389 >> >> >FYI, to follow up on this. Our activation does not affect CD burners. In >> >fact, that is one of the reasons for activation, so it doesn't matter if >you >> >burn the original CD. >> > >> >mike chambers >> > >> >mesh@macromedia.com >> > >> >> http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-1026181.html?tag=fd_top >> >> >> >> Anyone see this? >> >> >> >> If they are going to add activation to their products, I will find new >> >products to use. >> >> >> >> I installed turbo tax this past year, never again.  While it was in >there, >> >their stupid activation program kept conflicting with my CD Burner >causing >> >my computer to BSOD when burning a CD.  I will go to another tax program >> >next year SPECIFICALLY because of their activation scheme which screws up >my >> >computer. >> >> >> >> I know MACR wants to make money off their products and I do not blame >> >them.   But the activation schemes MS and Intuit use cause more problems >to >> >the individual users then they solve for MACR. >> >> >> >> Also, even though MS has the activation, I know for a fact that they >sell >> >activationless copies of their software to corporations specifically >because >> >the activations have caused problems in corporate environments. >> >> >> >> >>