I recently upgraded to Windows 7. Now when I start VS 2008 there is an immediate dialog with error messages about StrataFrame. Sorry I do not have a screen shot -- it is on the computer at home. Since I also installed VS 2010, I want to unlock my license key from VS 2008. However, I cannot complete that dialog, probably because SF did not instantiate correctly.



What do I need to do to unlock the license key and reinstall SF in VS 2010?

Mike



Did you do what I suggested re activate.exe ? Giving yourself full sec permissions is not the same as setting the exe to always run as admin.



I struggled with the same stuff you're talking about, but once you get everything running as admin you should be able to run the activate ( from start with VS closed )

Yes, I understand the difference. Just could not get it to work for some reason. I upgraded from Vista Ultimate to Win7 Ultimate. If you installed it fresh maybe something was different. IAC Edhy's suggestion of deactivating online was exactly what I wanted. Now I can reinstall SF in VS 2010.