[P1] VPC5 install problems on my iBook

[Eric Richardson]

Whoops. That was the SN for the VPC5 not Windows XP. Sorry about that.

Does anyone know where to get the updater still?

Eric

>I am trying to start VPC 5 with Windows XP on my 1 GHz iBook G4 with 
>640 MB. It took over three hours to get to the start up screen. 
>Other people report similar sluggish behavior under Panther, but 
>some have said it gets much better after it first starts up and gets 
>even better after they apply the updater to 5.0.4. I got to the 
>place where the program asked for my serial number for Windows XP 
>and the weirdest thing has happened. I can't enter the SN because 
>the program won't recognize the 1, 5 or 0 keys! For instance the SN 
>begins VPM5-4810 and I can enter the VPM and the 48 but nothing I do 
>will allow the numbers 1, 5 and 0 to be entered. I even tried typing 
>VPM5 into TextEdit and cutting and pasting it to the field on the 
>authentication screen. It would paste the VPM but not the 5.
>
>Is that weird or what?
>
>Has anyone else ever had that experience? Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
>Also I tried to find Connectix, they appear to have gone away all 
>together. And Microsoft doesn't appear to support v5 even to the 
>point where they don't post the updater to 5.0.4 that Connectix put 
>out. Does anyone know where to find the updater for 5.0.4?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Eric
>
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