How to copy or move a registration

Document number: hcrfaq.001
Copyright (c) 2003 1stWorks Corporation. All rights reserved.

Applies to: hotComm

You can install the full hotComm product on more than one computer and put the same registration on all. However, you can log in to only one at a time.

You cannot copy a hotComm Lite registration to another computer. You must register each copy of hotComm Lite separately.

Registration File

To copy a hotComm registration from one computer to another:

Install and register hotComm on the first computer.
Install hotComm on the second computer, but do not register it.
Copy the registration file from the first computer to the second computer. The registration file is: HCRG.DAT. It is located in: C:\Program Files\1stWorks\hotComm\CFG\.
On the second computer, delete this file: C:\Program Files\1stWorks\hotComm\USR\NET.HCD. (This file is rebuilt the next time you start hotComm.)

Note: Be sure to repeat these steps whenever you apply an Unlock Code to register a purchase, so that all your installations use the same registration.

Peer List and other files

If you want to copy your Peer List, abbreviations, and other files:

Copy the contents of the USR file from the first computer to the second. The full path is: c:\program files\1stWorks\hotComm\USR.
After you have copied the USR files to the second computer, delete the NET.HCD file from that folder on the second computer. (This file will be rebuilt correctly for the second computer the next time you start hotComm.)
If your abbreviations include any audio recordings or WAV files, copy the contents of your WEB/AU folder from the first computer to the second computer. The full path is: c:\program files\1stWorks\hotComm\WEB\AU.
If you have customized any of your IM-Live or ezPeer files, copy them from your first computer to your second.

The IM-Live files are in: c:\program files\1stWorks\hotComm\WEB\IM-Live\ folder.

The ezPeer files are in: The full path is: c:\program files\1stWorks\hotComm\WEB.

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