For gosh sakes! I had no idea the few very unhappy would use my post for a RANT... sheesh! Life is unhappy enough without taking my happy post and stomping on it...thanks a lot! I won't post here anymore but to ask simple questions.

If you read my post you would see that I USED THE COURTESY COPIES of the "old" vegitation, with the serial numbers that e-on sent to me... VIA THE E-ON WEB SITE TECH CONTACT FIELDS... you can't send an e mail, like DAZ, I might add... you fill out a contact form on line... and every time I do that, I always get a response... I am not special...just a vue customer who has bought and registered each of my vue versions...

I am assuming that the "old" veg's worked because I did use the courtesy ones that came on my infinite application CD- with my new vue 5 serial numbers for them (numbers end in a 5) and it all worked flawlessly...

As far as "vue blowing chunks" I have no idea what you are talking about. One thing I have done with ALL software- is that if it is working either without an update or with one particular update, I stick with that one... and I WATCH when new one comes out, talk to folks and ONLY when I feel it is "safe" do I install any given update...and then I try it out... I am betting that e-on is trying so hard to fix things, yes, they might put out too many updates... and if folks install them all, they will have problems...

I have been using vue since 3...it is my favorite landscape program, and as you can see with the orange tree, things ARE working fine! I updated vue 5i only with the .7...then just recently, with .8 for the store...

And if anyone cared to THINK...the plants offered there are many of the same from the extra vegitation ....FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT PAY THE $99 WAY BACK WHEN for the bundle... and it is my OPINION that perhaps it is an updated version on the vue 5i application cd... so use those... and if you contact e-on properly, and provide proof that you did own the originals, then I am sure, like me, they will issue you some vue 5 serial numbers....

The leaves are upside down? Well been using flowers and doing closeups for years and never saw upside down leaves... will check my new intalled plants. As for increased costs, it is probably for all the updating of those plants to work in infinite...I can only guess..since mine are fine, and my OLD plants were rejected by 5..

The other thing I KNOW is that the folks running the store are working overtime and doing their best...and as anyone knows ANY new store has GLITCHES for a long time as the kinks are worked out. I have seen such rants about DAZ and even right at RDNA as those super folks went through a massive overhaul...

Don't get me wrong, I have had my dissagreements with e-on, and with any of the vue versions... but so do I with any other store and software...it's the nature of our hobby level world...and soooo many different things can affect how a program works! The hardware in use...the software versions, and the personality behind it all...I try to remain calm...if sometimes frustrated and just deal...

Right now my $50 voucher will not work at the store...but I trust it will work itself out... and as for things to buy...I guess it depends on your needs/wants/tastes...but some of the NEW trees, bushes, buildings, (especially lighthouses for me) are just OUTSTANDING... it was easy for me to choose my $50 worth and then put another $40 in my wish list...and it will work when it works. I want to use up my voucher first, test the new way things install and work/look and then go from there...

There is more to life than vue, but we do love our vue and poser, etc.... maybe take a walk outdoors and look at real nature....and relax? I learned LONG ago, that the "squeeky wheel" (as we say in the USA) gets the oil... so I squeek along until my problem gets oiled! Then, as I did with the orange tree I GET HAPPY and smile! :)

Message edited on: 11/30/2005 15:30

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