Hello Ed and Drew,
I think it's important to bear in mind that Douglas' problem (existing iLok driver stopped detecting dongle, and needed to be re-installed/updated) occurred on a computer that's connected to the Internet, so probably some automatic Windows update caused it, e.g. by breaking compatibility with the version of version of the iLok driver that Douglas previously had installed.
On a computer that isn't connected to the Internet those risks shouldn't apply.
If they're still running Hauptwerk v5.0.0 then I'd highly recommend updating it to v5.0.1. v5.0.0 did have a few bugs (and notably a compatibility issue with Windows 10's memory handling on some PCs), all of which v5.0.1 solved.
Nobody can ever absolutely guarantee that any computer-based system won't have any future problems, even if not connected to the Internet. (Any computer hardware can develop a malfunction, disks/operating systems can become corrupted, no non-trivial software can ever be guaranteed to be bug free, including the operating system, drivers, etc.), but Hauptwerk v5.0.1 is now extremely well-proven in the field, with hardly any known bugs/issues (in fact, less than v4 had), and those that there are all minor and mainly cosmetic (minor compatibility issues with recent macOS versions) and listed in the appendix in the v5.0.1 release notice.
I think it's important to bear in mind that Douglas' problem (existing iLok driver stopped detecting dongle, and needed to be re-installed/updated) occurred on a computer that's connected to the Internet, so probably some automatic Windows update caused it, e.g. by breaking compatibility with the version of version of the iLok driver that Douglas previously had installed.
On a computer that isn't connected to the Internet those risks shouldn't apply.
engrssc wrote:Nothing has been changed since the beginning of Dec, 2019 on this organ. If there is a problem with this organ, esp from iLok which is yet to be found out, I won't have to face the music (or lack of) alone.
If they're still running Hauptwerk v5.0.0 then I'd highly recommend updating it to v5.0.1. v5.0.0 did have a few bugs (and notably a compatibility issue with Windows 10's memory handling on some PCs), all of which v5.0.1 solved.
engrssc wrote:While HW V has some useful features, for sure I don't discount the reliability record that has been the case with with HW 4. If someone wants to underwrite (guarantee with $$$) that HW V with iLok won't have future unforeseen issues, I'm interested.
Nobody can ever absolutely guarantee that any computer-based system won't have any future problems, even if not connected to the Internet. (Any computer hardware can develop a malfunction, disks/operating systems can become corrupted, no non-trivial software can ever be guaranteed to be bug free, including the operating system, drivers, etc.), but Hauptwerk v5.0.1 is now extremely well-proven in the field, with hardly any known bugs/issues (in fact, less than v4 had), and those that there are all minor and mainly cosmetic (minor compatibility issues with recent macOS versions) and listed in the appendix in the v5.0.1 release notice.
Best regards, Martin.
Hauptwerk software designer/developer, Milan Digital Audio.
Hauptwerk software designer/developer, Milan Digital Audio.