Trouble activating

[shrouded_sherpa]

I've followed the instructions provided by the knowledge base at least 8 times. I copy/pasted the serial key each time I attempted to activate. Each time I finish I get a message saying it was successful and to restart the program, so I do. After I've reopened the program I still don't have access to all the functions. All functions except "playlist" are grayed out and I cannot click them. I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling and activating then to no avail. I've activated and then restarted my computer and that didn't help, either. Any ideas?

[dirtycar74]

i have a VERY similar problem except mine wont open it says that the trial is expired but every time i activate it says its successful then restart program and again it says trial expired... on vista biz 32bit. nothing fancy. meets and beats system requirements. platinum is what im supposed to have with 2year download thingy they sell. any help?

[sjj1805]

Did you install this?

InterVideo WinDVD 8 Platinum/Gold Vista Support Pack

[dirtycar74]

no, i tried at first but it wouldnt install. someting like wrong version or something. but i did try it in safe and with uac off at the same time and that worked. thanks tho.

[sjj1805]

From the Corel Knowledge base:
InterVideo WinDVD 8 does not stay activated on Windows Vista

Details
WinDVD asks to activate repeatedly
This is caused by a conflict with some other program or service running on your computer.

Answer

• Perform a clean boot of windows following the instructions contained in this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796
• Reboot your computer.
• Right click on the WinDVD icon, choose ¡¥Run as administrator¡¦
• Activate WinDVD, following the instructions
• Relaunch WinDVD to ensure that it is still activated.
• Return your computer to a normal startup