why won't Aperture remember my serial no.? suspect it has to do with recent support session during which tech erased a bunch of resources in the library folers in failed attempt to get me to be able to open help files. In any case what can I do to stop this?
thanx
You may have a corrupted "ProAppSystemID" file or Aperture cannot write to the System Library.
To stop Aperture asking for the serial number, first check, if you still have an old file "ProAppSystemID" in your System Library.
Sometimes Aperture writes this file to a temporary directory, when it cannot write to the Library. If the above does not work, look at the temporary directory /tmp
Use the Finder's "Go" menu
Go > Got to folder and enter /tmp into the textfield. If you see the file there, move it to its proper location.
In this case you may want to repair the permissions on your system drive; you can do this using the "First Aid" tools in "Disk Utility" (located in Applications > Utilities)
Regards
Léonie
You may have a corrupted "ProAppSystemID" file or Aperture cannot write to the System Library.
To stop Aperture asking for the serial number, first check, if you still have an old file "ProAppSystemID" in your System Library.
Sometimes Aperture writes this file to a temporary directory, when it cannot write to the Library. If the above does not work, look at the temporary directory /tmp
Use the Finder's "Go" menu
Go > Got to folder and enter /tmp into the textfield. If you see the file there, move it to its proper location.
In this case you may want to repair the permissions on your system drive; you can do this using the "First Aid" tools in "Disk Utility" (located in Applications > Utilities)
Regards
Léonie
Leonie,
Thanks. I removed the "ProAppsSystemID" to the desktop as you instructed. However, when I re-launched Aperture it opened w/out any prompt. Don't exactly understand that, but I'll take it.
In any case, I appreciate your help.
Take Care,
Bill Ambrose
Prompted for S/N & registration info each time I launch Aperture
