Historical FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

During the start of EuroCUT or CoCut the software show an error message "Invalid Code number".
There can be two reasons for this error message: 
 
1. The number in brackets is not different from your ...
What is a dongle?
A dongle is a hardware-based security device that attaches to the USB or parallel printer port of a computer. It is a hardware key that uses codes and passwords embedded inside the key to control access to software applications. A software program intergrated with a dongle will only run when that dongle is attached to the computer.  
Most dongles are fully transparent, which means a printer cable or other dongles can be attached together in a "daisy-chain", without interfering with the dongles functionality or information exchange. Dongles can be used to protect valuable source codes, sensitive text information, and data files.  

 
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Often EuroCUT is closed with the message copy protection not found while you are printing.
EuroCUT verifies the presence of the copy protection (dongle) at irregular intervals. When printing  
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The output size cannot be changed and if you click on the register button CoCut gives a message that the copy protection device (dongle) is not properly plugged into the parallel port.
First you should unplug all devices (incl. cables) behind the dongle and check once more if the  
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EuroCUT wont start and an error message copy protection not found appears. But the dongle can be detected without any problem using Windows 3.x or Windows 95.
Start Windows NT as administrator, insert program disk 3 (EuroCUT Light disk 2) into the  
disk ...
 
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