Hi Connie S&N are a very reputable company and their terms and conditions are perfectly reasonable. If you contact them and explain the situation they will, I am sure, be able to offer a technical solution. Best wishes Caroline > > I have pulled out one of the CDs. Under system requirements it says > the following: > > "Note: This product requires registration before use and is designed > for use on *one computer only*. You must have your operating syste > installed on the "C" drive of your PC." > > The emphasis is theirs. Further on it says: > > "Personal Use Licence Opening this product means you are agreeing to > the following conditions: This product can only be used for personal > research by the original purchaser. This excludes commercial use, > library use, loan, provision of a lookup service or print service. > Breach of the above conditions may result in legal action. If you feel > unable to comply, return the product for a refund. This product is > non-transferable." > > Do you know what they might have done to stop the CDs working on > another machine? There must be lots of people who bought CDs from them > then bought a new computer. > > Connie in London > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KENT-ENG- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

My census CDs are all from S&N and just checked all of mine. I replaced my computer over a year ago, and have never needed to use them since then. All my census CD's are working perfectly, mine open to Adobe, have no idea if later Census open any different, I certainly never at any time needed to register them. I have always found them very helpful when I have had to ring them, using them as I do for my subscription. Tricia > snip < > I have pulled out one of the CDs. Under system requirements it says > the following: > > "Note: This product requires registration before use and is designed > for use on *one computer only*. You must have your operating syste > installed on the "C" drive of your PC." > > > >