Can't reinstall Hoster Again

[admin]

Originally Posted by Beavis

admin,

im surprised that theres not a way to hone in on the CPU for the security. this way you would have to change the chip to not be able to re-install MTU software.

this is your department, what are your thoughts ???

When MTU was shipping our MTU-130 to MTU-240 microcomputers from 1981-1986, every system had a unique CPUID number. It was THE perfect way to protect software and allow users to make backup copies of their optional purchased software. We NEVER EVEN ONCE had a customer with a "security" problem. Today, there is no such mechanism we can securely lock our software to, and allow honest customers to enjoy the freedom they deserve. No security standards exist to protect software... NOTHING!

Beavis... you must have forgot how Intel was burned to a crisp by the socialistic, liberal USA media SCREAMING... "Big Brother has arrived"... when they "discovered" Intel added a CPUID in every Processor. The media blitz was so bad that AMD abandoned adding a CPUID number. Thus, the CPUID never became a viable security means for developers. If there had been ANY attempt at all to protect software developers, everyone would now be using far superior software! Too bad the socialistic, liberal USA media destroyed the only attempt ever made to do it right......

Microsoft's latest Windows 2000 and XP products even change the Serial Number every time you reinstall them! Can you now understand why we have difficulties with security? However, in spite of this, MTU secures our software, and our customers can install our products with very few problems.

In Hoster 3.120, we significantly "loosened up" our security so it won't bark at our honest users as often. It's security code and our web site scripts and database tables allow upgrading your computer a bit at a time and Hoster will continue to run. However, when major hardware+software upgrades are done together, re-registeration is required, and our intervention on rare ocassions. I think you will agree that's not a bad tradeoff.

Software security is a tight-rope act today. Companies who ignore it die quickly from NEAR-INSTANT worldwide piracy of their products! On the other hand, if security is too tight for their products, they die slowly at the hands of disgruntled users who post disparaging remarks in public Internet Forums.

Unlike other protection schemes, MTU's proprietary security means Allows manual intervention when needed to solve any problems that occur. We CARE about our users! We constantly upgrade our security with the changing computer environment, protect our intellectual rights (and keep us alive!), and remain balanced for our customers.

Companies who fail to secure their software will soon be out of business, leaving their customers with no support or upgrades. MTU has a well balanced business approach that still works after 35 years... and incredible technological changes. We continuously upgrade existing products, are developing new ones, and... daily support our honest customers... all because we secure our products.

So Beavis... there are my thoughts to your question.