Why am I required to register BEFORE posting a question?

Hello,
In the recent past, I always saw a notation that anyone who wanted to post a question was NOT required to register before posting a question. Now all of a sudden, I would like to know why.

New rules and new forum software.

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Why am I required to register when I purchased PE12 a year ago?

Adobe said they are going to lock me out of a program that I purchased with cash. Can they do this? Was this in the original license agreement?

Yes, it was a purchased copy from B&H in February. I did the quick registration, but since it's impossible to get anybody at Adobe on the phone, I'll use this forum to express my displeasure. Maybe it's in the fine print, but in my opinion you had no right to come in months after the fact to threaten me by highjacking my program, telling me it will stop working unless I registered. Exactly what did this get you, Adobe, a happy customer? Someone who might buy additional products? Or another name on a nailing list? No, you got a customer who feels the overreaching power of big business, and a dislike of Adobe Systems Incorporated..

Sound Blaster FAQ - READ ALL OF ME BEFORE POSTING - Updated 07/15/05

Sound Blaster FAQ - READ ALL OF ME BEFORE POSTING - Updated 07/15/05 [ Edited ]Options01-24-2005 07:51 AM - last edited on 08-05-2010 07:14 PM by * KokChoy-CL
Before Posting:
Is your sound card not working? Do you need advice on what to try to fix it? Then you are at the right place. Before posting your question, there are a few things you will want to check first.
Perhaps your question has already been asked and answered. Thousands of questions have been asked and are all stored here on the forums. Right above that orange navigation bar is the search bar, try searching for what you are experiencing. If there is a thread but it doesn't answer your question, check the date, if it is several weeks since the last reply it would be better to name a new thread then resurrect the dead thread.
Also before posting collect as much information about your card as possible. Get the model number off of the card/device itself and also the inkstamp number (found on an inkstamp or silkscreen on the non-chip side of the card) if you have a sound card. Please note that if you have a card that was preinstalled in your computer by the manufacturer or you bought the card in a brown box or static bag that it is most likely an OEM card. In cases like these it may be best to contact the retailer or the manufacturer (don't forget to check their forums if they have them) for support as the cards can be very different from the retail versions.
Lost CD, Need Drivers:
Standalone drivers are available for many of our sound cards and devices on our website. The best way to check is to go to Support/Downloads and select your product from the list and click next. Then you select your Operating System from the drop box (keep the other options on their defaults) and click go. The very first section should be the driver listings. Just because a driver says that it is an update, doesn't mean that it isn't a standalone driver. The best way to check is to click on the details button and read the requirements section. If it doesn't say that it requires previous drivers then it is most likely stand alone and is worth installing. These standalone drivers usually include a configuration utility called "CTpanel.exe" that a quick search of your drive after install will locate. You can use this to set the card up.
If your card does not list standalone drivers then you will want to contact support to obtain an install CD.
If your card is OEM, you will need to contact the manufacturer of your system or the retailer you purchased it from for the install CD. There can be major differences between retail and OEM models and the retailer or manufacturer are provided with drivers specific to the card they are distributing.
Standard Troubleshooting:
If you are going to ask a question, there are a few standard troubleshooting steps that are suggested for almost any problem. You should really check them out before posting a question as it can save you a lot of time waiting on replies.
First off, try a cleansweep and reinstall of your card. Often all that the card needs is a fresh start. The steps for this are found in these Knowledgebase articles:
Uninstalling Sound Blaster Drivers and Applications(Windows Vista)
Uninstalling Creative Disc Detector
Uninstalling Sound Blaster PCI Cards
Uninstalling PCMCIA Sound Blaster Devices in Windows XP
Uninstalling ExpressCard Sound Blaster Devices in Windows XP
If that doesn't work, not all is lost. There are many standard troubleshooting steps that are used for almost all problems. Fortunately we have a separate Kbase article that covers these steps. It even has suggestions for specific problems. Here is that link:
http://support.creative.com/kb/showa....aspx?sid=2538
Popping Clicking, Hissing, and Other Sound anomalies:
Perhaps your question is about a popping, clicking, or hissing sound that your card seems to be generating. If so, then this article is for you. The sound optimization article:
http://support.creative.com/kb/showa...aspx?sid=46913
If Nothing Above Works:
One last thing to try would be to clean boot your version of Windows. Perhaps an application is getting in the way of the card working correctly. Try it and see if the card works when clean booting into Windows. If so then something that is starting up is interfering with the card.
Clean boot XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310353
Clean boot 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281770
Clean boot ME
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=267288
Clean boot 98SE
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=192926
Clean boot 95
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=243039
Only two speakers with Coax or Optical Input:
Are you using a set of digital speakers with a coaxial or optical input? Are you connecting to a home theater receiver using a coaxial or optical input? If you said yes to either of these then this article will let you know what to expect from these connections.
http://support.creative.com/kb/showa....aspx?sid=5764
Speaker Connectivity Guide:
Are you trying to connect your speakers and just need a hand in figuring this out? We have a speaker guide that will cover virtually every possibility.
http://support.creative.com/kb/showa....aspx?sid=5035
Midi Troubleshooting:
Is this a Midi Problem? Check out this guide to make sure everything is setup correctly.
http://support.creative.com/kb/showa....aspx?sid=2448
Boston Acoustic Digital Speakers or Prebuilt System With a Digital Live! Card
Some name brand systems shipped with a special Live! Value card that was made to work with digital speakers. If you system shipped with a Live! Value and you have digital speakers you will need to use drivers provided by your system manufacturer. If you use the drivers on the Creative website your card will no longer work with your digital speakers.
If you have a set of Boston Acoustic digital speakers that came with your system and they are not working with your sound card, make sure you have it connected to the digital out on the card. Also make sure that the digital out is enabled.
If None of this helps:
If none of this helps, then it is probably time to go ahead and post your question. Make sure to let everyone know what you have already tried from this article, otherwise you may get responses suggesting you try them again.
Above all else, don't panic.
Jeremy
If you have suggestions for this FAQ please post them in a thread entitled "FAQ Suggestion" and they will be evaluated.
Message Edited by KokChoy-CL on 07-04-2008 04:23 PM
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There's a small discussion on the Asus forums about this issue here:
http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20052602425373&board_id=&model=A8V&pa ge=&SLanguage=en-us
I'm extremely certain this has nothing to do with Creative. I recently tried a Turtle Beach Riviera 5. sound card in my Asus A8V board with the same poor result. Onboard sound works fine as long as you remove the PCI card. Oddly, the four sound cards I've tried (three by Creative) work fine on the same MB using Windows 98. Only Windows XP has this issue, but since it works fine if you restart/wake up from standby/or hit F0 after entering the BIOS, it's obviously directly related to the BIOS.
Since this problem has gone on for so long with no acknowledgment from Asus, I'm not very hopeful this will ever get fixed. I've considered trying an M-Audio Revolution 5. and see if that works, but I know it's a long shot. I'm also not sure if I want to risk close to $00 on a sound card that I figure has a 0% chance of working.
(If ANYONE out there in the world has a sound card that works with games on an Asus A8V - please, please, pretty please post in this forum so we can all go out and get it!)
It absolutely amazes me that a problem this significant slipped by Asus during their supposed "4,000 dedicated man hours" of testing!

Why would Thunderbird ask "create a new Get Satisfaction account" when I want to post a question

I know I am in wrong place talking about Thunderbird but Mozilla is a name I trust.
When I want to ask a question in Thunderbird site, I had to make new account when I wanted to post the question it is asking to make another account or use Yahoo/Facebook/Twitter.
Because of all this kind of cheating and fake things I started using Mozilla products but it seems I was wrong.
Just enlighten why would two accounts are needed to post a question?
Thank you

Good news, thunderbird support is coming to this site soon.
SEE
* https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=939779
* https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=939781

Other MSI Products - before posting, please read

Hi there!
This forum is where you can find help for all the other little devices that MSI produces that don't have a home elsewhere in this forum.
These devices include MegaPlayer, MegaStick and MegaView MP3 / Portable Media Players, and MSI's communication devices, such as Bluetooth dongles and Wireless LAN routers & cards as well as StarCam, MegaCache, PocketDTV etc.
Before posting your question, read the Forum Rules, and use the button to see if your question has been answered already. But please don't hijack old dead threads, start your own new topic, giving as much information as you can, as well as what you have tried already. Posting to a two year old thread saying "i have same problem, did you ever fix it??" won't help at all. Read any stickies that have been posted here already, they may contain valuable information to solve your problem.
Have you read the manual? The manual supplied with your product is usually just a multi-language Quick Guide. Look on MSI's Product Support Pages (http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=prodindex). You can find updated complete manuals, which will usually contain more information than the one supplied in the box. You would be surprised how many questions posted here can be answered just by looking in the manual! You can also find the latest drivers and firmware there, as well as popular FAQs.
If your problem is related to using your device with your PC, then please post full system specs, in case your problem is actually caused by your PC.
There's a good possibility that as this is a user-to-user forum, and no-one from MSI visits here, there are no answers yet, or nobody is able to help you yet. In that case, your best option is to contact MSI Support themselves, and see if they can help you with your problem.
Find MSI Support links here: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=107326.0
Please note, that when contacting MSI Support, you should describe the problem as clearly as you would here, and give as much background information as you can. If you write to them "my MegaStick doesn't work, what can i do", then don't complain if you get a stock generic reply back from them .
Please, if you get an answer from MSI that solves your problem, or helps you to fix the problem yourself, join the helper's club here and post your solution, so that others can benefit from your wisdom!
Thank you, and good luck!

sorry, think i must have slipped on something

Do refer the JDK documentation before posting ur problems

Hey guys do refer the documentation before posting ur questions. Or download a copy and just keep it handy. Its really helpful.
The site is
http://java.sun.com/docs/index.html

Actually, read this first, then go to the documentation.
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=57&thread=271752
James

Search in SCN before posting

Hi All,
I am new to SCN and I can see lot of discussions about the same topic sometimes which leads to repetition.
Is there any way where we can search in the SCN forum before posting our questions.
I am asking about the option like as in SAP Service marketplace, where we can search for the existing notes before raising the OSS message to SAP.
If not, Is it possible to implement the same kind of option in SCN that would save lot of time for the members too.
Regards,
Thanga

Hi,
on Google, if you search with similar words you will get already discussed threads or available pdfs/docs/blogs.
on SCN, Go to your particular forum,Content,Enter similar words to search you may get recent threads.
I used SAP Netweaver BW forum, content - search word - 0recordmode.
Like that way you can search on SCN.
Thanks

IF UPDATES TO APPS THAT CAME WITH OUR MAC ARE FREE, WHY DOES APPLE REQUIRE BILLING INFORMATION TO BE COMPLETED IN THE SCREEN JUST BEFORE ACCESS TO INSTALLING FREE UPDATES???

IF UPDATES TO APPS THAT CAME WITH OUR MAC ARE FREE, WHY DOES APPLE REQUIRE BILLING INFORMATION TO BE COMPLETED IN THE SCREEN JUST BEFORE ACCESS TO INSTALLING FREE UPDATES???

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Possibility to register Pre-/Post-Procedures for an SQL Template Handler

I would appreciate to see the possibility to register pre-/post-procedures for an SQL template handler in ORDS 3.0.
Why:
We use Oracle VPD/Row-Level-Security to secure data access. Hence a trigger sets a couple of attributes in the database session context at login time which are then used in static RLS predicates to limit which records the user can see/modify.
With ORDS 3.0 all sessions are opened under the same technical user (e.g. APEX_REST_PUBLIC_USER), hence all users have the same/no attributes in the session context and could see/modify all data.
To avoid this situation, I need to set the attributes (e.g. the authenticated user) in the database session context before the actual query/plsql handler is executed.
Also, resetting the session context after the handler is executed would be good.
This scenario is in line with scenarios 'One Big Application User' and 'Web-based applications' in http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/network.111/b28531/vpd.htm#DBSEG98291.
Different solution approach:
Kris suggested to write a PL/SQL handler where the pre-procedure is called before the business logic procedure/query. This is ok for me as long as I modify data and only need to return no or little data.
As soon as I need to return a lot of data (e.g. select c1, c19, c30 from t1), this approach will force me to write a lot of code in the PL/SQL handler in order to marshal the c1, c19 and c30 to JSON and put it in the HTTP response.
But this is the beauty of ORDS - I can simply define a template, write a GET SQL Handler 'select c1, c19, c30 from t1' and have the data available as REST service, without writing any code to write JSON marshaled data in the HTTP response.

I tried to log the request at Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) but I could only start a new discussion: Possibility to register Pre-/Post-Procedures for an SQL Template Handler
As I mentioned there, the PL/SQL handler approach works for me as long as I have no or only little data to send back to the client (e.g. put/post/delete succeeded or an error message why the call failed).
If I need to return a lot of data from the PL/SQL handler I would need to, as far as I understand, to marshal the data to JSON and write it to the response body in the PL/SQL handler.
I don't want to do the marshaling, because ORDS does it better.
However, this works for me:
I write a pipelined stored procedure that takes as input the attributes I need to set in the session context. I then can reference it in the SQL handler:
select * from table(my_pipelined_function(:USER, ....)
Now the JSON/HTTP response is created by ORDS again.
I still needed to code a couple of lines, but it is way better than duplicating the functionality already existing in ORDS.
With the hooks it would be perfect because I would not have to write any code (apart from the procedure to set the session context attributes), just configure the REST services in ORDS.

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Why am I required to sign in as a TRIAL member? I'm a member for a year

I've gone through this before and I'm getting tired of it. Adobe's management of Creative Cloud is terrible!!!
I'm being charged for multiple memberships and am trying now to resolve this issue. Suddenly I find that I have to register the software I have already downloaded for over a year as a TRIAL membership. I'm an active subscriber for over a year and am being charged on a monthly basis. If you don't get your act together, you're going to lose a LONGTIME customer.

Thanks for responding. My name is Joel Cotten My email is [removed].
I'm trying to deal with multiple billings for my Cloud membership. After talking to India billing about this they terminated the erroneous billing for $49.99+tax and then I get this email:
Hi Joel,
Your Creative Cloud membership will be transitioned to a Free membership at the end of the next billing period. This means you will lose access to many of the apps and services included with a Paid Creative Cloud membership.
In addition, since Free membership offers only 2GB of storage, you may need to remove files to get your cloud storage down to 2GB (or to purchase additional storage separately if you choose). If you leave more than 2GB of files on Creative Cloud for more than 90 days, you may lose access to some or all of your files. If you decide you want to return to a Paid membership, update your payment information and desired plan on the account management page.
If you need help or have any questions, contact Customer Support.
Thanks and enjoy,
The Adobe Creative Cloud Team
Which membership are you talking about? I've been billed for two different memberships.
If my next credit card statement shows a May billing for $53.00 plus another for $32, I'm getting out of your CLOUD altogether.
I've used Adobe products for many years. I thought the Creative Cloud was a great idea and subscribed right away. However, its implementation by your so-called team has become a nightmare. The right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. Is there anyone in the US whom I can talk to who knows what the hell is going on?
Kapil Malik <[email protected]> wrote:
Kapil Malik Kapil Malik created the discussion
"Re: Why am I required to sign in as a TRIAL member? I'm a member for a year"
To view the discussion, visit: http://forums.adobe.com/message/5319192#5319192

Why is apple requiring me to enter a gift card credit card or itunes card in order set up a new account

why is apple requiring me to enter a gift card, credit card or itunes card in order to set up a new account

My assumption is because you aren't setting the account properly. You can't set up an Apple ID and then try to use it without a credit card unless you follow a very specific procedure which you obviously did not do.
You have to try to download a free app first - before you set up the ID - and then create the ID from the prompts. You set the ID up first and it doesn't work that way. You will have to either enter a credit card now and then delete it later, or start all over again with a new ID. If you start all over again, you have to sign out of the current ID in Settings>Store - tap your ID and sign out. You will also need another email address because you already associated your email address with the first ID.
This explains how to set up an Apple ID/iTunes account without a credit card.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2534
As I said, this is my assumption, if there is something else going on here, post back with something more detailed other than "why is Apple requiring ...." We can't possibly know why you can't do without some more information to go on.

Why is Domain required for an identity in the FIM Service?

I have a scenario where FIM is managing identity, but not all identities have an Active Directory account. I have a flag in the FIM Portal (Service) that indicates if a particular
user is entitled to an AD account or not. My provisioning setup adds or removes the AD account as appropriate. To support FIM Portal activities for those that do have AD accounts, I populate AccountName, Domain, and ObjectSID in the FIM Service from their
corresponding attributes in AD.
What I have noticed is that it does not seem possible to null out or delete the Domain attribute for a user in the FIM Service. I can delete the attributes for both AccountName
and ObjectSID without issues.
When attempting to remove the Domain attribute for a user I get the following in the event logs:
Microsoft.ResourceManagement.WebServices.Exceptions.UnwillingToPerformException: Other ---> System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Procedure or function 'GetDomainConfigurationIdentifiersFromDomain'
expects parameter '@domainName', which was not supplied.
I assume that something internal to the FIM Service is trying to do some magic with validating the domain name and the domain configuration. I did found a post saying, “Yeah,
you have to populate Domain”:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/f207caa9-3a6f-4f2d-8461-a83777280803/fim-service-ma-export-failedmodificationviawebservices-error?forum=ilm2
My question is why is Domain required for a user? It is obviously needed for users that have AD accounts an must authenticate with the Portal, but in the case where a user
does not have an account (and therefore does not have a domain), it feels odd to store the incorrect data for the user. It also looks weird when you bring up list of users in the portal and see domain values for users that do not have accounts. In this particular
case, the client has many domains and does have the Domain and AccountName attributes displayed on the user search results page.

Hi Henry,
Using another domain attribute and workflow to maintain the actual Domain and DomainConfiguration is a good suggestion, thanks.
My original question still stands however... Why is Domain required in the FIM Service?
It is sounding like the answer is "It is not really required on it's own, but there is an internal process that requires it if there is a value for DomainContext set (and there is some magic that sets DomainContext, so you have to manually clear it.)"
Since DomainContext is automatically set when a client writes a value to Domain. I would suggest that it is a bug that DomainContext is not automatically cleared when Domain is cleared.
I poked around a bit and the bug can be fixed by changing the stored procedure definition to allow null parameters. In the FIM Service database the stored procedure [fim].[GetDomainConfigurationIdentifiersFromDomain] has a parameter declaration of "@domainName
NVARCHAR(448)". If this is changed to "@domainName NVARCHAR(448) = null" the problem appears to be solved.
Making this change would of course be totally unsupported, but perhaps it can be included in a future product update.
For now I will use Henry's workaround, or just live with potential out of date Domain data.
Thanks

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The [ABAP Development Forums|https://forums.sdn.sap.com/category.jspa?categoryID=42] have dedicated forums for the following ABAP related areas:
=> General questions about the ABAP language and language implementations. If in doubt, use this forum and do not cross-post.
=> Tables, views, structures, data elements, domains, search helps and types in the underlying relational database.
=> SAPscript and Smartforms form generation, editing and printing and the corresponding programs.
=> Classical Dynpro, Screen Painter and Controls Framework (ALV grid, Table Controls).
=> Enhancing ABAP code through techniques as CMOD, SMOD and the newer BADIs, Switch and Enhancement Frameworks.
=> Code quality, ABAP Unit, Testing, Debugging, efficient code techniques and database reads, SQL trace tools and Runtime Analysis.
=> Data Transfer Techniques, Batch Data Communication, Legacy System Migration Workbench, Application Link Enabling, IDOCs, BAPIs.
=> ABAP Object definition and implementation including encapsulation, interfaces and inheritance in ABAP Objects.
Please...
- Use the correct or most appropriate forum,
- Do not cross-post or multiple-post, and
- Search for information before asking basic questions, again.
Using these categories will enhance performance in the forums and improve the chances that your questions are answered quickly and more accurately!
Other relevant blogs and rule related infos are:
- Michael Schwandt's blog about [Moving to strict rules to improve quality and control|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/10047].
- Michael Schwandt's blog about [Quality: Invitation To Clean Up Your Forum Threads|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/11978].
- Please follow-up on your threads and assign points correctly, as this also contributes to the [UN Food Program|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/7898].
Enjoy the forums and happy posting!!

Start of related discussions about the above rules. Feel free to discuss the rules here...
Dear Jan
Sometime i found very difficuties and time taking process in putting questions in forum bcos i have to elaborate the whole pictorial process in words.
Why Cant we make our this forum more Interactive in way of asking questions by allowing us to attach print preview of what we face in the system.
If you kindly give a glance on this issue and try to implement it for us, forum members like us will be benefited and it will be beneficial for those who are all into in this forum.
Thanks & Regards
Saifur Rahaman

Why am I required to register BEFORE posting a question?

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