~> ~Been awhile since I've been here.. My wife just bought the Bernina 730 to ~> ~replace her 180. She also bought the V5 upgrade. ~> ~She would like to give the 180 and software to our daughter, however the ~> ~upgrade software requires you to insert the old dongle along with the ~> new ~> ~one to transfer the information to the new one but the dealer said it ~> then ~> ~erases the old dongle making it useless. So much for giving the software ~> to ~> ~our daughter. Is this true and if so is there a crack for the V4 USB ~> ~dongle?? ~> ~I know there is a crack for the old parallel port dongle. ~>
~> Yes it is true that when a version is upgraded the upgrade V5 needs to ~> read the installed ~> previous version in order to confirm that your are actually "upgrading" ~> and not trying to use it ~> as a stand alone installation. Once it "reads" the dongle (security ~> device) from the previous ~> version and confirms that it is a proper device, it will "brain drain" the ~> old dongle rendering ~> it useless. So the old version of the software can no longer be used. ~>
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~ ~So, if the computer dies after the upgrade, you're screwed.
No. Not at all. Once the upgrade is done, THEN V5 will work (and install) as a stand alone version. Just don't lose your NEW dongle as it will still be required to run the program (same as the older versions).