I had some minor trouble during installation, although I'm not entirely certain whether it was a disc flaw or a software glitch.

The files copied over without difficulty, but then at the very end the installer got hung up at the "updating registry" stage. I sat nearby and watched the drive lights blink merrily for another ten minutes before trying unsuccessfully to cancel or terminate the installer via Task Manager. I eventually had to manually eject the disc to stop it.

It had apparently finished whatever was necessary, though, because I was able to launch P6 afterward without problems.

Now, I just need to contact CL and ask them to send me my Shade serial number, in the event that I should someday wish to use it. I cannot fathom why they didn't simply place a serial-number sticker on the back of the CD envelope, as they did with P6.