FP has disappeared from my system

[Lorraine]

I'm not sure if this is a FP problem, or a Windows XP
problem. I've had FP2002 on my desktop for a couple years.
In December I got a laptop and installed the same copy on
it (and activated it). A month later I tried to install it
on a 2nd laptop that I own. When I went to activate it, I
learned that I'm limited to installing on 1 desktop and 1
laptop. Ok, that's fine.

Now, 3 months later, I went to use FP on my laptop, and
it's completely gone from my system. I got out the
original disk and tried to install it again. It went
through the motions of "reinstalling" (it obviously
realized that FP had been installed on the machine
before), and announced that reinstallation was complete.
However, it is still not on my machine, anywhere. I tried
again with the same results.

Anyone got any ideas? I checked the Windows XP support
FAQ, and it does indeed say that you can have the product
on one desktop and one laptop, and it also says that
products can't be "de-activated" using their activation
program. However, I'm slightly paranoid that somehow
Microsoft has set a time bomb in my computer to knock out
programs it doesn't think I should have.

Lorraine

 

[wyndwoman]

Problem solved -
Right after I posted my question, another possible
solution occurred to me. I used the install disk to
uninstall the product, then started over from scratch.
Now it's working.

I still don't have an explanation for why it disappeared
in the first place, but at least I can work now!

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

All that disappeared was the desktop icon (shortcut) to FP
- Win XP has a "feature" to remove unused desktop icons periodically
(you can turn that off next time you are asked to remove unused icons)
- next time it disappears you can create a new one from Start All Program
(find FP and send it to your desktop as a shortcut)
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| Problem solved -
| Right after I posted my question, another possible
| solution occurred to me. I used the install disk to
| uninstall the product, then started over from scratch.
| Now it's working.
|
| I still don't have an explanation for why it disappeared
| in the first place, but at least I can work now!
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >I'm not sure if this is a FP problem, or a Windows XP
| >problem. I've had FP2002 on my desktop for a couple
| years.
| >In December I got a laptop and installed the same copy on
| >it (and activated it). A month later I tried to install
| it
| >on a 2nd laptop that I own. When I went to activate it, I
| >learned that I'm limited to installing on 1 desktop and 1
| >laptop. Ok, that's fine.
| >
| >Now, 3 months later, I went to use FP on my laptop, and
| >it's completely gone from my system. I got out the
| >original disk and tried to install it again. It went
| >through the motions of "reinstalling" (it obviously
| >realized that FP had been installed on the machine
| >before), and announced that reinstallation was complete.
| >However, it is still not on my machine, anywhere. I
| tried
| >again with the same results.
| >
| >Anyone got any ideas? I checked the Windows XP support
| >FAQ, and it does indeed say that you can have the product
| >on one desktop and one laptop, and it also says that
| >products can't be "de-activated" using their activation
| >program. However, I'm slightly paranoid that somehow
| >Microsoft has set a time bomb in my computer to knock out
| >programs it doesn't think I should have.
| >
| >Lorraine
| >.
| >

 

[Guest]

Actually no. The icon was still there, but wouldn't work. I went searching for the program on my hard drive, and the front page folder was empty. I did a search for the .exe file, and it was nowhere to be found on my system. :shrug: But thanks for responding, anyway

----- Stefan B Rusynko wrote: ----

All that disappeared was the desktop icon (shortcut) to F
- Win XP has a "feature" to remove unused desktop icons periodicall
(you can turn that off next time you are asked to remove unused icons
- next time it disappears you can create a new one from Start All Progra
(find FP and send it to your desktop as a shortcut
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| Problem solved
| Right after I posted my question, another possibl
| solution occurred to me. I used the install disk t
| uninstall the product, then started over from scratch
| Now it's working

| I still don't have an explanation for why it disappeare
| in the first place, but at least I can work now


| >-----Original Message----
| >I'm not sure if this is a FP problem, or a Windows X
| >problem. I've had FP2002 on my desktop for a coupl
| years
| >In December I got a laptop and installed the same copy o
| >it (and activated it). A month later I tried to instal
| i
| >on a 2nd laptop that I own. When I went to activate it,
| >learned that I'm limited to installing on 1 desktop and
| >laptop. Ok, that's fine
|
| >Now, 3 months later, I went to use FP on my laptop, an
| >it's completely gone from my system. I got out th
| >original disk and tried to install it again. It wen
| >through the motions of "reinstalling" (it obviousl
| >realized that FP had been installed on the machin
| >before), and announced that reinstallation was complete
| >However, it is still not on my machine, anywhere.
| trie
| >again with the same results
|
| >Anyone got any ideas? I checked the Windows XP suppor
| >FAQ, and it does indeed say that you can have the produc
| >on one desktop and one laptop, and it also says tha
| >products can't be "de-activated" using their activatio
| >program. However, I'm slightly paranoid that someho
| >Microsoft has set a time bomb in my computer to knock ou
| >programs it doesn't think I should have. :
|
| >Lorrain
| >
| >

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Then the best option is to re-install FP.

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Actually no. The icon was still there, but wouldn't work. I went searching for the program on my

hard drive, and the front page folder was empty. I did a search for the .exe file, and it was
nowhere to be found on my system. :shrug: But thanks for responding, anyway.