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Tuicemen:
If you have a registered copy of AHP on any PC it is possible to fool a new AHP install on a new PC into thinking it is on the old PC thus being registered.
This was first reported on my forum.
Since then I have narrowed down the process so once you install using the version available Here you only need to do a few things.

Here's what you will need from the old PC with the registered copy of AHP.
1: The volume Id (this can be found by typing in vol from the command prompt)
2: The ah_plugin.xml and your AHX files from the AHP folder
3: The x10prod.sys from the C:\Program Files\Common Files\X10\Common folder

Note: Everyone with a working registered copy should make a backup copy of these now!

I don't suggest this for anything other then a new PC as  changing the volume ID could cause other registered programs to stop working.

On your new PC with AHP installed and logged on as administer
* close AHP
* Stop X10 nets
* change the volume ID to what was on the old PC use VoumeID available Free from Microsoft (it is the only tool I found to work on Windows 8.1)
* delete the ah_plugin.xml from the AHP folder and replace with the old copy do not attempt a overwrite
* delete the x10prod.sys  from the  C:\.....\Common Files\X10\Common folder and replace with the old copy do not attempt a over write
* restart your PC to be sure the volume id was successfully changed if not try to change it again do not open AHP
* With the drive ID change successful you can open AHP and it should report all your plug-ins as registeredI will attempt to create a tool to make this process simple for users uncomfortable deleting files and using the command prompt as the VolumeID tool needs to be run from there too.
I'm also working on a tool for anyone without a registered copy of AHP as well as a few other options posted on my forum.
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Tuicemen:
I have a tool created and is currently only for use to users with the needed info.
I'm currently testing.
The next version will have the files and needed info for those without the info.
What Plugins will become registered depends on what registration info I gather.
Info on the Tool can be found here. AHP Registration tool
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Tuicemen:
The tool is Now available for testing to my forum members only anyone that requests it.
After testing I'll post a direct link.
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Tuicemen:
Here is a list of plugins I've been able successfully register on a new PC along with AHP:

* SmartMacros (for conditional macros)
* iWatchout (for Cameras)
* OnAlert (for security module interfacing)
* MyHouse Online(networking(although with X10 servers down this is obsolete)
* ActivePhone (for cell phone connecting )
* OnAlertMobile (Security monitoring form a cell phone)
* iwatchmobile
* iWatchMobile Pro (viewing cameras from your phone)
* ActivePhone Pro
* MyGarage
* MyGarage Pro
These are Plugins I've yet to be able to test with the tool:

* iWatchMobile
* MyGarage
* MyGarage Pro
* HotBodyMobile
* ActivePhone Pro If anyone with the plugins that I haven't tested would like to help ensure the tool works with these please let me know.
If you have tested the tool and it does show these as registered please post so others will see it works with them and for you as well!

Note: Extra steps need to be performed to register ActivePhone and aren't (as yet) are now written into the tool.
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Dave Mc:
I really appreciate all of the work you are doing on this.  I have a registered AHP and Smart Macros on an old XP compute.  I also have a new Win 8.1 computer that I bought a few months ago.  However I don't want to take the chance of messing up existing programs on my new computer.  At this time I am going to make copies of the files that you suggested in case my old XP computer fails.

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