User Manual

Groove Agent 3
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Installation
The Steinberg key
Please read this section before installing the Groove Agent software.
Included with the Groove Agent 3 package you will find an activation
code for the Steinberg Key (sometimes referred to as a “dongle”), a
hardware copy protection device that is part of the Groove Agent
copy protection scheme. Groove Agent will not run if there is no
Steinberg Key or if the key hasn’t been properly activated. You can
separately purchase a new Steinberg Key for use with Groove Agent,
or use a key previously bought for use with other Steinberg applica-
tions.
The Steinberg key
The Steinberg Key is, in fact, a little computer on which your Stein-
berg software licenses are stored. All hardware-protected Steinberg
products use the same type of key, and you can store more than one
license on one key. Also, licenses can (within certain limits) be trans-
ferred between keys – which is helpful, e.g. if you want to sell a piece
of software.
• If you have a Windows PC, the installation routine will initiate a restart
of Windows after installation of the key drivers and the program soft-
ware. After the restart, you can plug the key into the USB port to pro-
ceed with the key activation.
• If you have an Apple Macintosh computer, there will be no automatic
restart. Be sure to read the information regarding the Steinberg Key
that is displayed during the installation process.