Don't forget to back up your HI-TECH registry keys

[IceCube]

Hi,

The HI-TECH compiler uses online registration. As from now the HI-TECH compiler for PSoC is not supported anymore, I advise to make a backup of your registry keys. The registration of the compiler is now dependent on the registration server at Microchip.
These are the keys:

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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{E4AC6594-CAC2-DE41-99ED-3427B357A2EE}]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{ACBF3AE9-78D5-4693-A2F0-CFDC069AC7F4}]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HI-TECH Software]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HI-TECH Software\HCPSOC]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HI-TECH Software\HCPSOC\PRO]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HI-TECH Software\HCPSOC\PRO\9.61]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HI-TECH Software\HCPSOC\PRO\9.61\PL6]

Regards,
Rolf

[orob]

thanks for the heads up. It would be a shame to lose the use of my $1400 compiler because the company server changed addresses. My machine does not have the first two registry entries you report. I found the rest and exported the values. I searched for "hi-tech" and none came up in that area. What were those two?

[ravo]

Dear Rolf

Thanks for this suggestion. I have also HI-TECH C COMPILER (Cypress PSOC) Pro V9.61PL6 (licenced Pro version) - running Vista x64

But I am looking into registry and don't have HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HI-TECH Software registry key. But After deep searching I found them under the Wow6432Node

don' found the first key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{E4AC6594-CAC2-DE41-99ED-3427B357A2EE}]

second key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{ACBF3AE9-78D5-4693-A2F0-CFDC069AC7F4}] => which has property name "AppID"="{E7B53589-DBC2-DD41-A507-1023C6D1ADE0}"
So I backup [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{E7B53589-DBC2-DD41-A507-1023C6D1ADE0}]

and last keys - [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HI-TECH Software] I found in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\HI-TECH Software] - I think it is due x64 operating system.

Do you think if I reinstall PC and recover this registry it will be working ?

Regards

Radim

[IceCube]

Hi Radim,

Try to backup this registry keys too:
[ H K E Y _ L O C A L _ M A C H I N E \ S O F T W A R E \ M i c r o s o f t \ W i n d o w s N T \ C u r r e n t V e r s i o n ]
" I n s t a l l D a t e "
" P r o d u c t I d "

I think the compiler also checks the Windows ProductID and InstallDate with the generated "Activation" key.

Regards,
Rolf

[ravo]

Dear Rolf,

thanks for this suggestions....

Radim