Program can't find hardware lock

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mjb
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Joined: 2. Feb 2011, 03:52
Primary OS: MS Windows 7
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Guest OSses: tinyxp

Program can't find hardware lock

Post by mjb »

Hi. My design program won't run on my new windows 7 home premium, so I've installed it on tinyxp in VB where the install went fine until the registration process. I have the cd key and the hardware lock with the updated driver, but the program says it "can't find hardware lock". Can anyone help me with this? Many thanks!

mjb
Zium
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Joined: 16. Oct 2009, 23:09
Primary OS: MS Windows XP
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Guest OSses: Win98, WinXP, Win2003

Re: Program can't find hardware lock

Post by Zium »

Hello,

What type of hardware lock is it ? usb dongle ?
If so, have you attached the usb dongle in the virtual machine ? (in VM settings, USB, add a filter for your usb dongle).
mjb
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Re: Program can't find hardware lock

Post by mjb »

Thanks Zium, I finally managed to troubleshoot the problem and the program is working fine now. Cheers!
mrdma
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Joined: 28. May 2010, 16:39
Primary OS: MS Windows 7
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: Win 7, XP Pro, Ubuntu

Re: Program can't find hardware lock

Post by mrdma »

MJB -

I am having a similar issue. Host OS = Win 7 Home and guest = xp pro SP3. The XP Pro SP3 VM sees the hardware dongle in the device manager, but the software in the VM can not see it.

What did you do to fix your problem?

Thanks!
mjb
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Re: Program can't find hardware lock

Post by mjb »

mrdma - on the toolbar at the top of the vm there is a drop down menu marked "usb" where I attach the hasp. I have to do this every time I open the vm. bonne chance...
jorgensen
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Re: Program can't find hardware lock

Post by jorgensen »

mjb wrote:mrdma - on the toolbar at the top of the vm there is a drop down menu marked "usb" where I attach the hasp. I have to do this every time I open the vm. bonne chance...
Use filter in USB settings.
stefan.becker
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Re: Program can't find hardware lock

Post by stefan.becker »

And for VBOX >= Version 4 install Extension Pack.
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