Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

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blue-raven
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Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by blue-raven » Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:33 am

Hello 👋,

Was curious why the beta key stopped working and now I’m forced to purchase a key. I keep trying the key that is supposedly not expired according to the post yet, for just me, doesn’t work. Kind of creepy.

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Re: Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by Billycar11 » Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:37 am

nah it will be for everyone im guessing it goes by the devs time zone its march there and it says it good till end of feb so should be expired.
a new key will be posted in the future
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briansemerick
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Re: Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by briansemerick » Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:18 pm

I wonder if Leap Day screwed up the release schedule. Either way I'm just twiddling my thumbs until the new key comes out. :mrgreen:

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Re: Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by Coopervid » Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:27 pm

It was never seamless. Just wait a couple of days.

blue-raven
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Re: Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by blue-raven » Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:40 pm

Billycar11 wrote:
Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:37 am
nah it will be for everyone im guessing it goes by the devs time zone its march there and it says it good till end of feb so should be expired.
a new key will be posted in the future
Thanks I’ll hang in there

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Re: Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by Ezatoka » Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:46 pm

blue-raven wrote:
Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:33 am
now I’m forced to purchase a key
Someone is standing with a gun behind you and forces you to buy? Might need better locks on your home.

Otherwise, buying is an appreciation towards mike for his work.

Dogboy7
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Re: Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by Dogboy7 » Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:54 pm

Just as a test I changed the date on my computer from March to February. Boom, MKV working again. Changed it back to March when I was done.

blue-raven
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Re: Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by blue-raven » Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:55 am

Dogboy7 wrote:
Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:54 pm
Just as a test I changed the date on my computer from March to February. Boom, MKV working again. Changed it back to March when I was done.
You are correct 👍! Fancy thinking 🧐

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Re: Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by briansemerick » Sun Mar 03, 2024 4:37 am

Dogboy7 wrote:
Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:54 pm
Just as a test I changed the date on my computer from March to February. Boom, MKV working again. Changed it back to March when I was done.
I tried this earlier and it did not work for me.

WilliWieberg
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Re: Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by WilliWieberg » Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:33 am

The key expired on 24 03 01. Still works for me if i manually switch back the date, but than every other software complains for security risk of not having set the correct date.

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Re: Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by Woodstock » Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:26 pm

The date is only checked when MakeMKV starts. It can be turned back right after that. If you leave MakeMKV running while idle (depends on how paranoid we are), it doesn't check the date again.

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Re: Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by momolabs » Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:58 pm

Ok so usually this works when I set my system date back. The other day it didn't. Today I got it to work with these steps:
1. Set system date back.
2. Start MakeMKV. If it says evaluation expired, Do a Register and put in the expired key.
3. Restart MakeMKV and open media, this time it works.
4. Set system date/time back to automatic.
5. Keep Calm and Carry On

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Re: Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by briansemerick » Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:37 am

momolabs wrote:
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:58 pm
Ok so usually this works when I set my system date back. The other day it didn't. Today I got it to work with these steps:
1. Set system date back.
2. Start MakeMKV. If it says evaluation expired, Do a Register and put in the expired key.
3. Restart MakeMKV and open media, this time it works.
4. Set system date/time back to automatic.
5. Keep Calm and Carry On
thank you. this worked.

briansemerick
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Re: Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by briansemerick » Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:47 pm

well I thought it worked. Now all my discs are having strings of errors immediately after putting them in, and they crash the system. Wish a new key would just come out. It's 3/5....

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Re: Beta Key 🔑 Doesn’t Work forced to buy

Post by Daveo » Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:36 am

This is the new key. it didnt work immediately but i had to restart it, now all fine.

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