RB51 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 a friend bought 2 DCC Hornby starter sets for his grandchildren who have shown no interest so he has given them to me unfortunately the railmaster activation key has been used on his system so wont work on mine, can anybody advise me on my options please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 If still in stock, Hatton's were selling nonactivated (pre-owned) copies of RailMaster software for £5. They used to sell new versions for £5 as well, but those have sold out..You only need the activation key printed on the packaging. The version on the CD is more than likely an old version and would be updated to the current version (downloadable from the Hornby forum) anyway. Hence why you only need the key and not the actual CD that goes with it..The Railmaster license terms and conditions do not allow the transfer of the license to someone else, so there is no option for having the original key reset for a new owner..If the £5 CD is not currently available and you cannot find a seller selling nonactivated copies, then your further options are limited as the current RailMaster software (full retail version) can only currently be purchased with a new eLink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Can you not buy online from within the trial version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Can you not buy online from within the trial version? Yes but at full retail price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Good point Fishy....one I overlooked to mention..As Rob says...it would be the full retail price.....but I assume that would be slightly lower than the eLink bundle package. Can't be sure as I can't remember 100% what the retail price of the R8144 RailMaster software used to be, but to the best of my recollection it was in the region of £60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westernwill Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Rails of Sheffield are selling Railmaster for £19.50 plus postage at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Buy it, ask them to email the activation key then bin the CD and save the postage. Then AC will tell us again that sometimes the download doesn’t work without first installing the CD. That would certainly cause me problems as I haven’t had an optical drive on any laptop for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conrail Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 thanks guys, appreciate all help and advice, Hornby no longer sell the stand alone software, Hattons selling for £60, same on ebay, Peters Spares for £53 and are only about 10 miles away so will call in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Why don't you just read all the posts..WW has just told you that Rails are selling the RM CD for £19.50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Caesar Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 LOL Fishy 😆 Only on two occasions (not my own installations I must add) have I noted the download wouldn't work but did after installing from a CD first - which was, at both times, an original CD release.Doesn't mean this will happen all the time though but I still have my CD just in case! I can't see Rails (if that is who you mean Fishy) binning the CD as it is part of a purchase but you never know. I think I would prefer the postal method at that price rather than drive ten miles and pay more, plus petrol costs and general wear and tear on the car. No contest for me... simples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Of course Hornby sell just the software - that is what you buy from within the RM demo download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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