Costly Application Reinstall Question?

[revgam]

I have a Sprint Touch and have enjoyed using the Kitchen to update my rom. But one of the problems I am running into is on one of my applications, "Biblelink". After a rom update when I reinstall the application it is assigned a new Device ID number for the activation process. Which means I have to purchase the program all over again to reinstall it. I have emailed the Biblelink website but got no response. Is there a way to avoid this after updating my rom? Thanks! ( I have already purchased the same program twice in this process)

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by revgam

I have a Sprint Touch and have enjoyed using the Kitchen to update my rom. But one of the problems I am running into is on one of my applications, "Biblelink". After a rom update when I reinstall the application it is assigned a new Device ID number for the activation process. Which means I have to purchase the program all over again to reinstall it. I have emailed the Biblelink website but got no response. Is there a way to avoid this after updating my rom? Thanks! ( I have already purchased the same program twice in this process)

Got any more specific information on the "device id"? What information did you give when you purchased the software. Most is keyed off the "owners name"...

[revgam]

The ID must be generated by the program with regard to some device specific ID. For instance the ID generated this last go around was: LSBQC4. I don't really know for sure what the program uses to generate that ID with, but after a rom update it brings up a new ID to unlock with. I like the program but there seems to be no support whatsoever. I've called and emailed and get no response from them. www.biblelink.us is there website. I'm just wondering if there would be some way to backup the program and use it that way. But the way it is right now it requires a new purchase if the device ID changes. I have to use the ID on their website to get the unlock code.

[Adster]

Quite a few programs generate the Device ID off of the Owner Name, as previously mentioned. You might want to try and enter your owner name EXACTLY as it was before, right down to capital letters.

Bob Jones is different then Robert Jones and Robert Jones is different then Robert jones. Get my drift? It might take some tweaking but keep trying.

[revgam]

Thanks for the suggestion on changing my owner name, but I have it just the same as I did before the rom update.

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by revgam

Thanks for the suggestion on changing my owner name, but I have it just the same as I did before the rom update.

Your deviceid is kept here in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync
DeviceID="EE30CD71F7D3C8985954828A3434C012" [modified to protect my device]

I can't help you get your old one back, but you might want to preserve the new one and try changing it after you flash, and before you sync.

You may also try to find a file on the microsd card that has a date when you activated the first time. Try deleting this file and see if that helps. Of course backup the file before deleting....

[revgam]

Thanks for the info on the Device ID. That may just fix my problem. I'll know more in the future with the next time I update my rom. Thanks again!