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From: Warp
Subject: Re: C++ compiler
Date: 16 Apr 2012 08:47:21
Message: <4f8c14d9@news.povray.org>
Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> >    You can complain about the "difficulty" of registering it and try to
> > use something else, or you could simply spend a few minutes registering.
> > You only have to do it once.

> And by "once" I presume you mean "every single time you want to install 
> this program".

  How many times are you planning on installing it?

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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: C++ compiler
Date: 16 Apr 2012 09:41:38
Message: <4f8c2192$1@news.povray.org>
On 16/04/2012 01:32 PM, scott wrote:
>>> Personally (and I'm sure I'm not alone) I would happily have paid up to

>>
>> Damn. You must have A LOT of money. ;-)
>
> No, I just used it a lot over the last few years...

Yeah, well, if I was being *paid* to write code, it might be different. 
But for just casual experimentation...


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: C++ compiler
Date: 16 Apr 2012 09:48:13
Message: <4f8c231d@news.povray.org>
On 16/04/2012 01:47 PM, Warp wrote:
> Invisible<voi### [at] devnull>  wrote:
>>>     You can complain about the "difficulty" of registering it and try to
>>> use something else, or you could simply spend a few minutes registering.
>>> You only have to do it once.
>
>> And by "once" I presume you mean "every single time you want to install
>> this program".
>
>    How many times are you planning on installing it?

How about "every time I reinstall Windows"?


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: C++ compiler
Date: 16 Apr 2012 10:03:32
Message: <4f8c26b3@news.povray.org>
Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> >    How many times are you planning on installing it?

> How about "every time I reinstall Windows"?

  Why would you reinstall Windows?

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From: scott
Subject: Re: C++ compiler
Date: 16 Apr 2012 10:20:15
Message: <4f8c2a9f$1@news.povray.org>
>>>> Personally (and I'm sure I'm not alone) I would happily have paid up to

>>>
>>> Damn. You must have A LOT of money. ;-)
>>
>> No, I just used it a lot over the last few years...
>
> Yeah, well, if I was being *paid* to write code, it might be different.
> But for just casual experimentation...

Wait, didn't you buy some sound software that was IIRC an order of 


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From: scott
Subject: Re: C++ compiler
Date: 16 Apr 2012 10:21:43
Message: <4f8c2af7$1@news.povray.org>
>>>     How many times are you planning on installing it?
>
>> How about "every time I reinstall Windows"?
>
>    Why would you reinstall Windows?

More to the point, the time it takes to *register* VS Express is totally 
insignificant compared to the time it takes to install it, let alone 
compared to installing *Windows*.


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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: C++ compiler
Date: 16 Apr 2012 13:10:27
Message: <4f8c5283$1@news.povray.org>
On 4/16/2012 5:14, Invisible wrote:
> And by "once" I presume you mean "every single time you want to install this
> program".

Save the registration key.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "Oh no! We're out of code juice!"
   "Don't panic. There's beans and filters
    in the cabinet."


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: C++ compiler
Date: 16 Apr 2012 13:30:33
Message: <4f8c5739$1@news.povray.org>
On 16/04/2012 6:10 PM, Darren New wrote:
> On 4/16/2012 5:14, Invisible wrote:
>> And by "once" I presume you mean "every single time you want to
>> install this
>> program".
>
> Save the registration key.
>
Don’t make sensible suggestions. They cannot be argued against (I think).


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     Stephen


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From: Orchid Win7 v1
Subject: Re: C++ compiler
Date: 16 Apr 2012 14:06:59
Message: <4f8c5fc3$1@news.povray.org>
>>>> Damn. You must have A LOT of money. ;-)
>>>
>>> No, I just used it a lot over the last few years...
>>
>> Yeah, well, if I was being *paid* to write code, it might be different.
>> But for just casual experimentation...
>
> Wait, didn't you buy some sound software that was IIRC an order of


Yeah, I did. And it's not something I can afford to do every day. Life 
is all about priorities, after all...


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From: scott
Subject: Re: C++ compiler
Date: 17 Apr 2012 03:32:30
Message: <4f8d1c8e@news.povray.org>
>> Save the registration key.
>>
> Don’t make sensible suggestions. They cannot be argued against (I think).

I'll try :-)  Mine is probably stored in my email somewhere, but to be 
honest every time I have installed it has been faster to just go the MS 
website and get a new key...


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