Constantly changing Hardware Key

[Vice]

Hi,

The following problem drives me mad - it started approx. a week ago. I reinstalled my Vista 32bit, and as usual my first move before installing DTPRO was to revoke my key. After successfully installing DTPRO, on the next reboot it says that my hardware is changed, I need to revoke my key again. OK, probably it's just a tiny malfunction, so I went through the process again.
Since then MY KEY CHANGES ON EVERY REBOOT. Vista reinstall doesn't help. First I suspect vLite for the trouble (I made a new Vista installer with that) - but since I installed a clean out-of-the-box Vista two times, and the revoking is still a must.

I contacted Disc-Soft.com's customer support, but they do not know what can be the problem.

Before You ask: I have only one PC with only one OS, Vista 32bit.

Please help me, because in this situation my 27$ is a total waste.

[Vice]

Oh, I forgot to write my specs:

Software:
Windows Vista 32bit with all updates
DTPRO
Nero 7.10.1.0
ImgBurn 2.3.2.0
Nod32 2.7 (2440)
RealVNC 4.2.9.
Netlimiter 2.0.10.1

Hardware:
AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ S939
Abit AN8 Ultra (nForce4 Ultra AMD chipset, w AC97)
4 x 512MB 400MHz GeIL Value DDR
Pioneer DVD-ROM DVD-119
Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-112D
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 PRO 512MB
Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter
Silicon Image SiI3512 SATALink Controller
Seagate 320GB SATA2 HDD
Samsung 250GB SATA2 HDD
Seagate 160GB SATA HDD
Seagate 160GB ATA HDD
Microsoft Wireless Laser mouse 6000
Samsung SyncMaster 931c
keyboard

[Vice]

It seems that the hardware key changes when I change the letter of the virtual drive. I always set it to V: (for virtual).

After I set it to V: and reboot, the key changes, I revoke it, and it works, but the shell extensions are gone, and I can't get them back with the "register shell extensions" in the Start menu/Daemon Tools Pro folder.

Re-registering the extensions also not working inside DT PRO.

So, what are the correct steps for installing DTPRO with drive letter V: and proper shell extensions?

[Jito463]

Try disabling UAC or make sure you're running DT Pro with administrator rights (right-click and "Run as administrator").

[Vice]

Hmm, it works... At least it seems Thanks a lot!