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October 31, 2007
I Was Mauled By A Leopard Also
I was mauled by Leopard yesterday, and then again today, in a similar manner to that described by Dr. Macinstein in the post, Mauled by a Leopard.
It's surprising there's no decent synonym for 'mauled.' I can't say I was savaged (too intense), attacked (it wasn't intentional), torn to pieces (a bit over the top), clawed (close), or scratched (what, like a kitten?). It was a mauling - there's no other word for it.
Dr. Macinstein had 3 problems:
1. Adobe Creative Suite 2 stopped working.
2. Leopard ate his keychain
3. Final Cut Studio 2 wanted his Serial Number again
I escaped problem one, but Leopard ate my keychain and Final Cut Studio 2 (ie. every Apple Pro app) lost it's serial number. I also have one other different problem: Motion won't launch.
The biggest problem was that Final Cut Studio 2 lost it's serial number. I punched in the number from the install CD, but then it began asking for the serial number for Final Cut Studio 1, as it was an upgrade. After looking for an hour at home, and then driving to the office to look there, I came to the conclusion I'd accidentally thrown away Final Cut Studio 1 in the big clear out a few months ago, when we had to make space for the birth of a new Mac (or Linux) user. So I had no serial number for Final Cut Studio 1.
In the end, I fixed the technical problem, so I didn't need the serial number, although I know I'll need it again at some unexpected and inconvenient point in time.
How to get Final Cut Studio 2's serial number back:
Incidentally, I did an Archive and Install of Leopard, so that may be a prerequisite for the following tip to work.
1. Navigate to your Previous System folder, then /Library/Application Support/ProApps/
2. Grab the file called "Final Cut Studio System ID" and drop it in the same relative location in your Leopard system folder, ie. /Library/Application Support/ProApps/
Having done that, Final Cut sprang to life, as did every other Pro app, with the exception of Motion, which still crashes on launch. I suppose I will have to re-install Motion. Hopefully I won't need serial numbers.
Posted by Brad at October 31, 2007 05:48 PM
