[Framers] FM 10 on a new computer.

[Böðvar Björgvinsson]

Hello all you great people!

Sorry for the (Adobe) rant.

Due to my laptop's old age I found myself needing a new pc, a desktop this
time. All is well with everything but Adobe FM. I recently tried to install
my FM12 which I had lost any info about, and got a categorical No Go from
Adobe Support (contradiction in terms).

However I managed to install my FM 10, legally bought with CD and all (for
two computers but only one using it at a time) and got it set up and
working OK. Only, when I tried to use it again, I got a message that it
needs activation with Adobe. I ended up contacting Adobe online support who
finally sent me an update and everything went well—for the time being.

Now, some 10-15 days later I started FM10, only to find that it wanted
activation with Adobe and I had 15 days until it would not be working at
all. At first it said, no Internet. Then it said I was connected and I
tried and I got the message that I had no internet connection and would
have to try again (and some other variation and try again.

The recommended webpage is of little or no help.

So finally I contacted Adobe online support. It took them approx. 90
minutes to figure it out. The product was too old for their databases. I
gave the guy access to my PC and he started digging. Finally I had to
uninstall and reinstall the FM upon which he sent me some kind of update
(license key, probably) which he didn't manage to obey, and the same all
over again. Then I remembered the update (TCS3) which he installed and then
the other update and all went well. He told me he had given it a new
license key (serial number) registered to my name. I hope for the best! And
I really recommend those guys on the Adobe online support.

But I think I am permanently giving up on Adobe. Nowadays they seem only to
want your money. And a lot of it. Working now on probably my last FM
project.

Going for Affinity from now on, which seems fabulous software.

That's all for now.

Kind regards,
Bodvar