Quickload update question

[jrb572]

I just bought the 3.9 update for quickload. I installed the update and it say install complete. But when I pull up quickload it still say version 3.5* is that normal? I am using Windows 10

 

[Ned Ludd]

Check your pull down menus and see if some bullet or powder that wasn't previously listed is now available. That was the only way I recall being able to tell that the update actually had worked.

 

[jrb572]

I'll try that. Does anyone have the brand new IMR like 4166 or 7977 on there quickload? I was hoping it would be in the update. I do not have it on my update.

 

[Ned Ludd]

My update was loaded back in Jan or so, don't remember the specific version #. It did not have the 4166 or other new Enduron powders.

 

[rardoin]

I have v3.9...no Enduron powders are in the library.

 

[jrb572]

I appreciate it. Is ill have to find something that it didn't have before. Are the new Serria tipped match kings on it ?

 

[1shot]

I just got 3.9 in hopes that a Hornady 7mm 162 gr. bullet was added. This projectile has been out over two years and nothing yet.

Lloyd

 

[Dave Berg]

I just bought the 3.9 update for quickload. I installed the update and it say install complete. But when I pull up quickload it still say version 3.5* is that normal? I am using Windows 10

If you bought the $15.95 DATA UPDATE the software/program/app/whatever you choose to call it, wasn't changed, just the data files. It will continue to show the same version number but the powder/projectile/pictures should be updated. I updated mine last fall with 3.8 I believe but the software claims it's 3.5.

There were problems in previous data updates where the new data was copied to a sub-directory that the program didn't know about, therefore it looked/worked exactly the same as before the update. You need to be certain that the directory QuickLoad is actively using is the one the new data was copied to.

I don't mind the $15 update and gladly pay it assuming it contains additional powders and bullets. However Neco's update distribution system is horrible and paying almost that much again for postage is absurd. Almost as dumb as their website.

 

[Langey]

I don't mind the $15 update and gladly pay it assuming it contains additional powders and bullets. However Neco's update distribution system is horrible and paying almost that much again for postage is absurd. Almost as dumb as their website.

+1

 

[jrb572]

I appreciate it. I noticed it has TMKs now

 

[Twoboxer]

. . .
I don't mind the $15 update and gladly pay it assuming it contains additional powders and bullets. However Neco's update distribution system is horrible and paying almost that much again for postage is absurd. Almost as dumb as their website.

Agreed. And it would also be nice if the web site would give some clue as to what's in the update.

 

[Langey]

It would be very convenient to download the updates directly from the website, pay with a credit card and skip the ridiculous shipping charge.

 

[Kurz]

It would be very convenient to download the updates directly from the website, pay with a credit card and skip the ridiculous shipping charge.

And what would you do if you had a catastrophic meltdown and lost QuickLoad and QuickTarget. Would you pay again to restore those programs. Neither portion takes well to being copied and transferred. The same question applies to the purchase of a new laptop/tablet/desktop.

Mr. Broemel has taken great pains to eliminate the copying of these programs in order to prevent 'illicit' copied being distributed over the internet or even just to friends. He has gone so far as to threaten legal action against major websites for publishing data derived from his programming. With the first versions we were required to return the original disk to Neco so they could verify the destruction of that disk.

 

[Twoboxer]

And what would you do if you had a catastrophic meltdown and lost QuickLoad and QuickTarget. Would you pay again to restore those programs. Neither portion takes well to being copied and transferred. . . .

There are several ways to do it without a DVD . . . especially if you just distribute updates via download. However

I agree that mailing me a DVD isn't a serious issue. But the $15 P&H fee sure is

 

[BenMc]

I just got 3.9 in hopes that a Hornady 7mm 162 gr. bullet was added. This projectile has been out over two years and nothing yet.

Lloyd

Is that the ELD-X and ELD-M projectile's? I was also hoping those would be in 3.9, guess this saves me some $$.

And what would you do if you had a catastrophic meltdown and lost QuickLoad and QuickTarget. Would you pay again to restore those programs. Neither portion takes well to being copied and transferred. The same question applies to the purchase of a new laptop/tablet/desktop.

Mr. Broemel has taken great pains to eliminate the copying of these programs in order to prevent 'illicit' copied being distributed over the internet or even just to friends. He has gone so far as to threaten legal action against major websites for publishing data derived from his programming. With the first versions we were required to return the original disk to Neco so they could verify the destruction of that disk.

First of all - QuickLoad is easily able to be pirated without even having someone write a keygen program for it, but the market for the program is so small compared to other software that no one would likely take the time to bother.

Ideally from the beginning they should have forced people who bought the program to make an account with them to register the software and activate it. As it stands right now they probably have no database of legit purchasers, so to implement a registration system now would probably end up screwing the people who have already purchased it and got the CD.

It pisses me off that we seem to be stuck in the stone age with QuickLoad, especially since tons of laptops (Ultrabooks) don't even have optical drives anymore. But judging from the website that looks like something I made back in '98 in high school, I'd say it isn't their primary source of income so I wouldn't expect anything to change.

 

[jfseaman]

BenMc,

I was a professional programmer before you were in High School, maybe before you were born. I'll tell you the same thing I have been telling other programmers since I was 16 years old programming a Vic 20 and TI 99.

If you think another programmer should "do" something, shut up.

Fact is you did not make this program, you have no say. You are being an example of a bad, spoiled and opinionated millennial".

 

[Comrade Terry]

BenMc,

I was a professional programmer before you were in High School, maybe before you were born. I'll tell you the same thing I have been telling other programmers since I was 16 years old programming a Vic 20 and TI 99.

If you think another programmer should "do" something, shut up.

Fact is you did not make this program, you have no say. You are being an example of a bad, spoiled and opinionated millennial".

You forgot to welcome Ben to the forum.

Ben, welcome aboard.

 

[1shot]

Ben,
Welcome to the forum. In answer to your question, I'm looking for the Hornady 162 BTHP pn# 28405

In response to others comments about the high shipping, I had a conversation with Ed at NECO. I ask specifically why in regards to the shipping and his reply was that if he ships in the mailer and the disc is damaged it's the buyer that loses. If he ships via priority mail and it gets damaged, he replaces it.

Lloyd

 

[BenMc]

BenMc,

I was a professional programmer before you were in High School, maybe before you were born. I'll tell you the same thing I have been telling other programmers since I was 16 years old programming a Vic 20 and TI 99.

If you think another programmer should "do" something, shut up.

Fact is you did not make this program, you have no say. You are being an example of a bad, spoiled and opinionated millennial".

Wow, struck a nerve did I? I'm just suggesting what could have been done in the past to make life easier (for the programmer AND the customers) in the present. It is a great program and I appreciate all the work he put into it, it's just too bad about the distribution method. Sorry I offended you with my statement - and btw I'm not a lazy POS, offended-by-everything millenial, 81 falls under X.

Thanks for the welcome 1shot and Terry!

 

[jfseaman]

Wow, struck a nerve did I? I'm just suggesting what could have been done in the past to make life easier (for the programmer AND the customers) in the present. It is a great program and I appreciate all the work he put into it, it's just too bad about the distribution method. Sorry I offended you with my statement - and btw I'm not a lazy POS, offended-by-everything millenial, 81 falls under X.

Thanks for the welcome 1shot and Terry!

Welcome to AccurateShooter BenMc.

I'm not the greatest statesman or very tactful. This may come out more strongly worded than I intend. It is really a light conversational counter to your public expressions.

You didn't "offend me" or "struck a nerve". The maker of QuickLoad is not here to defend himself. He is German. They detest the very model you propose for revenue maximization. They still live in a world of trust and relationships. Pirating software is and always has been the act of a creep. Pointing out how easy it would be to pirate to possible customers, there by killing the revenue you espouse is uncool. This is a time when your opinionated comment "looks like something I made when I was a beginner" and your other opinionated comments regarding anti piracy methods ads no value to yourself, the maker or the world. You are of course entitled to your opinions. I am entitled to disagree with them and offer my counter opinion if you choose to share them rather than keep them to yourself. When I was your age, if I had the kind of "opinion" you express and perceived a market opportunity, I kept my mouth shut and made a better mouse trap. If I did not perceive a market, I kept my mouth shut out of respect for my fellow craftsmen. That is why I have time for what I enjoy.