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5 minutes ago, Sander Verstraten said:

I heard the developer doesn't believe in sales and apparently he doesn't allow any codes to be used on his products by a reseller either.

I can understand the devs position. Uncle E should have realized that the more popular items wouldn't allow the code!! Wonder who is taking the hit? Uncle E or the company the plugin belongs to? Because if the company is still getting the same amount of money from JRR, what does it matter to them what he sells it for? It's sold!! They make their money

36 minutes ago, Robert Bone said:

I do trust PC World, however, and have been a subscriber for years,

I trust them also.

38 minutes ago, Robert Bone said:

wouldn't even think about buying a discounted license from Amazon or Ebay, or most other unknown sites, though

Nope, not even. Friends have asked me about that and I always tell them I don't do it, and I advise not to.

1 hour ago, Starise said:

I would rather spend a little extra from a more reputable dealer and be sure about it.

Exactly.

1 hour ago, Starise said:

Should I just keep using win 10 Home until my next build or attempt an update?

Unless you really need it Tim, if it were me, I'd hold off. I built my new machine about 4 - 5 months ago and there are STILL quite a few programs that I have yet to install. Band In A Box is the biggest. It takes a while!! Remember back in the day with XP you could do a full clean re-install in an afternoon, and be working on projects by night time!!

1 hour ago, Starise said:

Maybe I'll use Acronis and make an image of my setup. The image alone is probably over a terabyte but seems like a much better solution. 

Just make a backup image of you system drive. (That can't be a Terabye, is it?!!!) Then upgrade, see how it goes, and ya got a bkup if things don't work out. Some programs may give ya a hick up and you will have to re-authorize (looking at you IK!), others you may need to un-authorize then re-authorize. But I would think it should be fine just upgrading the OS. Not really changing any hardware. But if that won't work, I'd wait.

I am hoping this new build takes me over the next 7 - 8 yrs like that last one did (thanks Jim!!)

4 hours ago, Sander Verstraten said:

Damn, doesn't work for Xfer Serum.

Now I just tried again with IK's new Space Delay and it works.

39 minutes ago, kevin H said:

Link takes me to your cart

 

Took me there too!!

Yeah I just tried with TH-U add-on pack and it wouldn't work. In fact, anything I tried it on didn't work.

8 hours ago, James Foxall said:

Did PA do the UAD version?

Yes.

22 minutes ago, Monomox said:

in my case, it's just a persistent habit born out of the misguided effort to find in the outside the fulfillment that can only come from facing the existencial void that a life separated from the universal nucleus that bonds everybody and everything together brings about, but that's just me folks

That's deep!!! : )

On 8/5/2020 at 3:43 AM, Craig Fowler said:

$84.99 in cart @ JRR shop.

Nope, $99. And the "newpassword" voucher ain't working either.

1 hour ago, Christian Jones said:

tired of playing this d@mn losing game of thinking a current deal

1 hour ago, Christian Jones said:

Poor me, poor me, pour me another 

^^^^This!!

So why do I still come around here?

6 minutes ago, LasWaltz said:

Surprise. 40 bucks ain't a bargain anymore. Just in case it helps anyone else. Do an open search before buying this one 

I typed in " How much is Win 10 Pro" and I got a few hits on a lower price. Yep. But from sites I never heard about, and I probably wouldn't buy anything from them. 

Digital Portal - $19.99

SoftwareMax- $59

G2A.com - $30.38

Best Buy (with Curbside Pickup!) - $199

Buymicrosoftwindows.com - $99.50

Kinguin.com - $32.35

Sweetwater - $139 (Best price I found from a known dealer)

I have read PC World off and on for many years. Since I started computing back in '97. That's why I even considered this deal. Because if it's below $99, be sceptical. Start looking around the site before you buy.

Great news Bob. Thanks for the update.

I knew it was all good. PC World has been around a long time. I have never thought of them as rip-offs.

And believe me, I doubted the price at first. $39 for a real, full version of Win10....Pro? MS would never allow that!!

But....

monolog makes great points. I shop online now without (almost) a second thought.

9 minutes ago, husker said:

recent backups is IT 101.   JRRShop struggles with these basic functions.  With so many other resellers, I think I will choose to not use JRRShop in the fugure.  

This is also my concern. Because of the struggles, a hacker will figure out how to capitalize on this situation eventually. Hope not. But the threat is real.

1 hour ago, Zo said:

True , the fender and dimbag are also great , i really hope ik will release like waves a pedals board componnent and rack to be use used alone ...

Yes agreed. It's really a shame to keep those locked into AT. All those effects are stand alone plugins!!

There are some gems in the Rack section of AT. The Fulltone chorus is one of them.

I can see why some would want to run a synth/vocals through it. 

Sunset is nice!

6 hours ago, mister_tea said:

Glad they're ok, this has to be super-stressful. I only had a couple interactions with Eric but he seemed sincere and hard-working. They were generally my first stop for software. 

Data from sometime in 2018 through the crash is still incomplete. I have some download links missing from that time but can wait.

Yeah I am glad they are ok and coming back up. He does seem like a good person just trying to run a business. And JRR is one of the shops I go to more.

Yeah, I got some stuff last year and this year and it's still not showing up. Problem is, I can't remember what it is!! I would have to go back through my Paypal account to see what I bought from there.

[edit] I did change my Password, just to stay on the safe side. And I am looking at getting the new IK Space Echo and maybe adding some TH-U sounds along with that to maximize my "savings!"  LOL!!

These are all great ideas. I have two bkups. Both lic # are tucked away in their own folders in Onedrive and Google Drive. And both locations now have these Generic codes info!! Just in case!

I am of the opinion that PC world would not be selling Win10 license so openly for such a long time. These are good numbers I really believe. And for little over $43 for Win10 PRO?!!!  No brainer. 

6 hours ago, abacab said:

I use it too, for about a year.

But if they get breached, I'm totally owned... ?

I do not store my bank info anywhere. And I use Paypal for all transactions. And I have to admit, my password for my bank account is really really good!!

And so....

I jumped and got another license too!! May get another in a few weeks if it's still going on.

1 hour ago, Starise said:

I might need to save these for a clean install then. 

Yes I would. That way you can transfer it to another machine.

I know it's a PITA to do that, but I would.

15 minutes ago, Fleer said:

Pass

10 minutes ago, Bapu said:

Gas?

At my age this is a regular thing!! : )

Was that TMI?

19 minutes ago, Robert Bone said:

may have talked a bunch of folks into purchasing these licenses.  

Yeah I think ya did that!! LOL : )

I know I am one!! : )

I haven't gone back through the whole thread, but I think others have confirmed that these are indeed a good valid MS license. I think it's call Authenticated, is the MS speak for this! 

Hope everything goes well at the hospital Bob.

1 hour ago, Sander Verstraten said:

a Win 8  OEM that I upgraded with a MS Deal to Win 10 pro. Not sure if that made it a retail one?

If it's a OEM license, then the free upgrade to Win10 will be tied to that OEM machine still.

23 hours ago, husker said:

I know this - as an IT guy, I've seen enough red flags for me to avoid JRRShop now.

This is exactly what I am thinking too.

On 8/4/2020 at 10:43 AM, Bapu said:

The password manager is a great idea but how does work if I sometimes use either my three computers or my phone to make purchases?

I use LastPass for quite a few years now. They keep the software updated and add new features fairly often. It is also has an Android app that seamlessly lets me use it on my S10. It stays sync'd across all my PC's and cell phone. It also has a family feature that allows a family to use the same software with different profiles and passwords. I really like it.