Mon Oct 11, 2021 2:56 am
You can upgrade directly to HW6.
Here are some thoughts…
The first step I would recommend is obtaining versions of any encrypted and/or Hasp dongle licences sample sets you have for HW6. Some HW sample sets don’t use individual dongle control, but are encrypted for HW4, you need the HW 5 and above versions of these as well as those where you received a Hasp dongle update as a part of the purchase.
Read the documentation (for HW6). Pay particular attention to changes (particularly if you are using a MAC).
Take a HW backup and keep it safe. This backs up your HW settings, not the sample sets. The installation process will migrate the settings from HW4 to HW6, but the backup gives you options to recover if something goes wrong.
Make your own step by step plan which you understand and check it with the documentation and the forum advice.
Leave enough time for the migration.
You should note that once you have installed HW6 and got St Anne playing, you will need to install any encrypted sample sets with the versions for HW5 and above before you can play them.
The process is not reversible once you have migrated your licences from the Hasp dongle to your iLOK device as the migration wipes the licences from the Hasp dongle.
Good luck.
Iain
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IainStinson on Mon Oct 11, 2021 6:04 am, edited 1 time in total.