Starting with PBP: how to restart with PBP today

[CipOne]

Thanks to everyone for the help and I update the post:
I finally managed to repair Windows XP, blocked since 2016, containing PBP (PBPX 3.0. 7.4) and MicroCode Studio (MCS+ 5.0. 0.5), which now work perfectly.
Now I intend to install the entire environment (PBP, MCS, MPLAB) on the Notebook with Win 11 pro.
The internet functions work (tracert and ping), but of course Win XP does not allow navigation.
What is now the procedure to recover the license installed on XP?
Do I simply have to uninstall the 2 applications with the internet connected?

[HenrikOlsson]

In your PBP installation folder you should have program called meLabsReg.exe and document called melabsreg.pdf - check those out. But again, the license allows you to have PBP activated on up to 3 machines so unless you already have it on 3 machines I'd get it working on the new machine first and THEN try to deactivate on the old one.

[Acetronics2]

In your PBP installation folder you should have program called meLabsReg.exe and document called melabsreg.pdf - check those out. But again, the license allows you to have PBP activated on up to 3 machines so unless you already have it on 3 machines I'd get it working on the new machine first and THEN try to deactivate on the old one.

AND ...

Once you have launched meLabsReg.exe in the old Win XPmachine ... you will see your activation Key number !!!

just copy and paste it into your Win11 installation ( need to run meLabsReg.exe on the W11 computer )

Alain

[CuriousOne]

And another bug with PBP and Win 10/11.

If you have MicroCode Studio open and you decide to create new folder somewhere in %USERDATA (this applies to my documents, onedrive, desktop, etc. All locations under your user profile) and save your .pbp there, you will be able to do so, but that file won't compile - you will get error "Source directory is read only". To avoid that, create that folder NOT from microcode studio, but from windows explorer.

[Acetronics2]

And another bug with PBP and Win 10/11.

If you have MicroCode Studio open and you decide to create new folder somewhere in %USERDATA (this applies to my documents, onedrive, desktop, etc. All locations under your user profile) and save your .pbp there, you will be able to do so, but that file won't compile - you will get error "Source directory is read only". To avoid that, create that folder NOT from microcode studio, but from windows explorer.

not a bug ... just a Windows " feature " !!!
just have a look to the folder properties, and may be just untick the ... " read only " option ...

PBP or Microcode studio do not have to be blamed here ...
as some other programs ( whatever dedicated to ) do not work when installed into those folders ...

Alain

[CuriousOne]

You can't "untick" that option in windows, because windows does not consider read only attribute on folders, only on files. You can google this - it was discussed many times.

[Acetronics2]

You can't "untick" that option in windows, because windows does not consider read only attribute on folders, only on files. You can google this - it was discussed many times.

Works for me in a sub-folder of the " My files " folder ... but not in " My files "

[CipOne]

I tried to install the MicroCode Studio Plus 5.0 license on the Windows 11 NotBook, purchased in 2014, but I get the error "the product key entered has expired".
The old installation, on Windows XP, still works.
Any suggestions to recover it?

[Acetronics2]

I tried to install the MicroCode Studio Plus 5.0 license on the Windows 11 NotBook, purchased in 2014, but I get the error "the product key entered has expired".
The old installation, on Windows XP, still works.
Any suggestions to recover it?

Melabs still sells licences ... so, you could drop a line there.

But looks there's only one installation per code ... ( I got the same screen as you, trying to install MCSP on my XP computer )

BTW, in my " codes box " I found two different bills from D.Barker ; one bought in 2013 and one in 2018 ... so there must be an update circa 2018 !!!

Alain