BrianJG Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 I'm trying to use A:M on a laptop that does not have an optical drive built in, is there anyway that I can make an image of the cd and store it on the drive so that I can start A:M? Or am I just out of luck? Thanks Brian Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted March 13, 2007 Hash Fellow Posted March 13, 2007 I'm trying to use A:M on a laptop that does not have an optical drive built in, is there anyway that I can make an image of the cd and store it on the drive so that I can start A:M? No. The CD is copy protected so that is not feasible. Or am I just out of luck? you can get a hardware dongle to replace the CD, at extra cost. Call Hash for info. If your laptop has a "hibernate function", you may be able to start A:M while an external CD-ROM is attached, remove the drive, then hibernate, and unhibernate your laptop when you want to use A:M. Of course this means not "quitting" A:M until you have returned to your CD-ROM drive. Quote
clonewar12345 Posted March 14, 2007 Posted March 14, 2007 That sucks. I was hopping to use my A:M on my laptop w/o a CD drive. By the way, is it okay to have A:M installed on two computers soly for my personal use? Quote
heyvern Posted March 14, 2007 Posted March 14, 2007 Someone actually makes laptops without a CD drive? -vern Quote
Gorf Posted March 14, 2007 Posted March 14, 2007 Someone actually makes laptops without a CD drive? I think they are quite common. One of the Sony Vaio models is so tiny, there's no room for an optical drive. If you build a Dell on their website and opt for a second drive, I think it goes in the optical drive slot. I'm pretty sure they all come with a USB or PC card drive, though. Quote
BrianJG Posted March 14, 2007 Author Posted March 14, 2007 I have a Compaq tc4200 tablet (Really curious to see how A:M behaves using the tablet part) that only has an external USB optical drive. I use an cd imaging program to store cds on my harddrive and only break out the optical drive about once every three months. I'll check with Hash about the H/W dongle. Thanks Brian Quote
Bruce Del Porte Posted March 14, 2007 Posted March 14, 2007 That sucks. I was hopping to use my A:M on my laptop w/o a CD drive. By the way, is it okay to have A:M installed on two computers soly for my personal use? Yes, since you need the CD in he drive of the computer you are using, you really only have one version operable at a time. Quote
arkaos Posted March 16, 2007 Posted March 16, 2007 Personally, I would like to see A:M licensing be all usb dongle. I use those for other software. They are way more convenient to use, especially if you own more than one computer. Quote
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