Dongle

I have a parallel dongle that I want to use on a new laptop that
doesnt have a paralel port. Tried to get the dongle swapped for a new
USB Dongle, but SolidWorks want 150 pounds!!!!!

Anyone tried using a an old style parallel dongle with some sort of
USB converter?

Regards

Graeme

UK

 

That REALLY sucks

In NZ, they only charged shipping to do the swap, around NZ$70 a couple of
years ago.
Given that the parallel port dongles are really unreliable, modern laptops
never have a parallel port, and that dongles are for their benefit not ours,
I think a strong case could be made that they are setting out to screw you.

 

oddly enough thats what I thought!!!

not nice being screwed!!!

so basically it wont be possible to run a perfectly legal , and
subcribed copy of solidworks unless we pay an extra 150 pounds.

you just cannot win really?

yours

graeme

uk

 

In case youre paying for the subscribtion service, I believe one of
the new features of SW 2005 will be the ability to "lend" a license
from the server for a set time. That should allow you to still use SW
when you get home. However, I do believe that the computer must be
present on the network when "lending" the license, so if you have not
got a laptop you might be facing problems.

 

I would try writing a letter to the VP of Sales or similar at SWX and
explain the situation. I'm skeptical that they're so out to gouge for the
last few pounds that they're willing to risk alientating their customers.
I'd be surprised if they didn't come through for you. I believe that many
years ago Autodesk tried to go with dongles and the bad taste it left in
their customer's mouths made them back off. They decided that the risk of
piracy was less than the risk of angering their legitimate user base.