UVS 9.0 Problem

DreamsMaker · Post by **DreamsMaker** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:55 pm

Hello All,

I have downloaded the Trial Version of Ulead Video Studio 9.0

and installed it correctly, but i can't use this software

Always i am getting this Error

and i got it after choosing any choice from this screen

What is the solution?.

Regards

kebrinton · Post by **kebrinton** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:14 am

Reinstall.

Redownload.

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:31 am

I doubt that will fix it.

Something set off the trip wires that are part of the trial wrapper. It is intended to stop the software from working for more than 30 days. If you tamper with the installation, or it detects conflicting software that might be used to circumvent the wrapper, it will stop UVS from running.

Uninstalling UVS and reinstalling won't restart the 30-day trial period; otherwise, people would download the program and reinstall it as needed every time the trial expired.

With operating systems and all the installed user software creating such a complex environment, occasionally you'll run into conflicts. This is probably one of them.

Philander · Post by **Philander** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:04 am

You only have 2 options:

1. Install the trial ware to another PC
2. Reinstall your OS (which to me way not recommended)

DreamsMaker · Post by **DreamsMaker** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:49 am

I did uninstall the software and re-install it again with the same result
I did install it in my other PC, and the problem persists
I will try to download it again

eventhough it will take long long time
<<==(DialUp Connection)

More suggestions are needed and

Regards

PeterMilliken · Post by **PeterMilliken** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:32 am

I think THoff is correct, something on your PC (both of them?) has convinced the trial wrapper there is some form of problem.

Personally I would go (2) of Philander's suggestion i.e. reinstall your OS - and have nothing else installed except your OS when you install the trial. f you go this route then you can also almost guarantee that if the VS9 trial doesn't load then it is a bug in the software (perhaps a hardware incompatability????), unless you can guarantee a "clean" base then it could be almost anything causing the problem and nobody is prepared to spend (waste?) too much time trying to work out what might be causing the problem.

I don't pretend to be a Windows registry expert/mechanic or anything like that, I have found from past experience that it is extremely helpful to just periodically blow away the entire disk (after backing up the data!

) and re-installing the OS and all application software. But this is a real pain to do from scratch, so these days I take a snapshot of the (clean) installation using something like Norton Ghost or Image for Windows (later is shareware, so you can try before you buy). Then if I have any doubts of the state of my computer, or want to trial some software that may or may not leave parts of itself behind, I backup my data files, install the trial and then after playtime is over I restore from my (clean) backup discs and have the system in a totally known state - something you can't always guarantee with a Windows computer system.

So perhaps try this:

1. backup your data files,
2. format your hard drive and reinstall your OS
3. take a snapshot of the c: drive using Norton Ghost or Image for Windows
4. try installing VS9 trial and play with it.
5. restore from your backup discs to the c: drive
6. install all your normal application software (Word, Firefox etc)
7. take another image of your c: drive (Norton Ghost or Image for Windows)
8. make a decision whether you are going to buy VS9 or not

If nothing else, this exercise will give you a clean baseline of your system from which to recover at any later stage

Goodluck,
Peter

jchunter · Post by **jchunter** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:26 am

My advice is to keep it simple. Buy the boxed version of VS9 from your local store ($70 after rebate), COMPLETELY uninstall the trial version (which has been a real PITA for a lot of users) then manually delete all remaining "Ulead" folders before installing it. I would not even dream of downloading several hundred megabytes on a dial-up connection - much less reinstalling my operating system.
John

DreamsMaker · Post by **DreamsMaker** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:15 pm

Alot of suggestions, alot of hard work to do if i apply one of them.

Guys, let me analyze this problem from the begining

i need to know what does this message mean?.

"Codec TrialActivation has a seriuos error" ?.

Is there any a special codec for this software to download?.

I have these players already installed in my PC (before install the UVS)

RealPlayer 10
Windows Media Player 9
Quick Time 6.5.2

**Ulead Product
Ulead PhotoImpact 10

**Video Editing Software
Studio 9 QuickStart

Do you think there will be any conflict if UVS woks with them in same PC?.

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:04 pm

You should have no problems running these programs.

Ulead provide you with Real player and quick time, windows media comes as part of your operating system.

you do need the Indeo Driver which allows some video studio applications to operate.

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:32 pm

There are two codecs specific to Ulead, their MPEG2 codec, and their AC-3 codec. I don't believe the AC-3 codec is included in the trial (somebody correct me if I'm wrong), so the error message you have to refer to the MPEG2 codec.

Now that you mention it, it is possible that another codec from another vendor is displaying that message while UVS is enumerating the codecs during startup. I would try downloading Sherlock 2.0 and have it check the installed codecs to see if something is amiss, especially if one of the many "codec packs" was installed on this system -- they are the source of many problems.

DreamsMaker · Post by **DreamsMaker** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:16 pm

Dear THoff,

I tried your posted software and i end up with this result, I hope you can figure the problem and the solution

Regards

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:37 pm

THoff wrote:I don't believe the AC-3 codec is included in the trial (somebody correct me if I'm wrong), .

Not really a correction but i was able to create a Mpeg to AC 3 using VS 9 Trial.

Although I had earlier installed the VS 8 AC 3 plugin, I am sure that at some pont i ununstalled both and ran VS 9 on its own.

The only drawback is that you cannot select Digital Dolby as a project preference, even with the full version.

Trevor

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:06 pm

DreamsMaker, it seems that there is some damage to the registry entries for the codecs.

Open up a command prompt, go to the directory shown in the error message (C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\MPEG), and execute the following:

Code: Select all

for %1 in (*.*) do regsvr32 /s %1

Then run Sherlock again and see if the problem has been corrected.

If the files don't exist in the directory mentioned above, then something went wrong during the installation.

jchunter · Post by **jchunter** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:25 pm

DM,
I think your download is corrupt. After all, what are the chances of at least one undetected, uncorrected error during a several hundred MB download over an fairly unreliable connection? If the download is corrupt, reinstalling won't help. Trying to diagnose or repair damage from the "outside" is futile and likely to to mess up your system even more. All it takes is one bad bit in the wrong place to hose up an application.
Condolences,
John

DreamsMaker · Post by **DreamsMaker** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:08 pm

Dear THoff,
The software "Sherlock" doesn't detect any errors
the bad news, that the UVS9 still doesn't work any how

Dear jchunter,
your explanation make sense, but the file size is exactly the same as shown in the ulead web site 173MB. Any way, I will download it again using my dade LAN Connection

any comment and suggestions ?.

Regards