It’s been quite some time (maybe a year or two) since I have been on the forum but when I received an email with a promo code for V5 upgrade, I thought I better check things out only to find a hornet’s nest of conversation taking place. I was caught off guard with the whole upgrade issue including the timeline that had been presented to us. Trying to find out information by reading post after post has become overwhelming and downloading the V5 documentation has been frustrating. I finally managed to get the documentation downloaded this morning. There is simply too much to absorb so quickly! The iLok implementation is confusing though I understand it in concept.
I knew Version 5 would come eventually, but I never envisioned it would come in such a surprising way with such unreasonable time restraints tied to it. I am all for constant improvement of which the upgrade process is a part of, but coming at such an inconvenient time during the Advent/Christmas season where church musicians are short on time with planning, rehearsals, services, etc. is, to say the least, not well thought out!
As a professional organist, like many of you, my Hauptwerk setup is my main practice instrument next to the instrument at the church where I am employed, so I rely on it day in and day out. I know I need to keep it current if I want to maintain its viability as a practice instrument which ultimately means upgrading to V5. I know I don’t want to do the upgrade now with the potential of compromising my setup at this crucial time. Can’t afford any instrument downtime or troubleshooting time until after Christmas.
So.....in order to take advantage of the promo code by the given deadline date (assuming that the date isn’t extended), what do I need to do?
1. Can I just purchase the upgrade now and wait to activate the V5 upgrade at a later time?
2. Is it downloaded onto my computer but just not activated?
3. Do I need an iLok account before I purchase?
4. Do I need to have an iLok dongle before upgrading my license (I prefer to keep my licenses close to home)?
What’s the bottom line?
Greg
I knew Version 5 would come eventually, but I never envisioned it would come in such a surprising way with such unreasonable time restraints tied to it. I am all for constant improvement of which the upgrade process is a part of, but coming at such an inconvenient time during the Advent/Christmas season where church musicians are short on time with planning, rehearsals, services, etc. is, to say the least, not well thought out!
As a professional organist, like many of you, my Hauptwerk setup is my main practice instrument next to the instrument at the church where I am employed, so I rely on it day in and day out. I know I need to keep it current if I want to maintain its viability as a practice instrument which ultimately means upgrading to V5. I know I don’t want to do the upgrade now with the potential of compromising my setup at this crucial time. Can’t afford any instrument downtime or troubleshooting time until after Christmas.
So.....in order to take advantage of the promo code by the given deadline date (assuming that the date isn’t extended), what do I need to do?
1. Can I just purchase the upgrade now and wait to activate the V5 upgrade at a later time?
2. Is it downloaded onto my computer but just not activated?
3. Do I need an iLok account before I purchase?
4. Do I need to have an iLok dongle before upgrading my license (I prefer to keep my licenses close to home)?
What’s the bottom line?
Greg