consumer573 posted at 5:38AM Thu, 03 December 2015 - #4242153

I bought the physical version because I wanted the perpetual key. That nonsense with going from a secure standalone machine to an internet machine while having to keep the standalone machine 'on' and then back again with a two month or three month or six month key just to keep one program (Poser) operational was really stupid. I would not have bought Poser 11 Pro if it did not have the perpetual key, and will not install it until I know it doesn't have an unexpected Smith Micro 'Kill Switch.' Especially with all the Library problems I'm hearing about. I, too, stopped updating Win 7 once I got it stable, and dread having to go back to the web and update it for Smith Micro.

Has anybody answered the MistyLaraPrincess question above about the perpetual key?

What is the minimum version of Windows 7 that I need?

Sorry if it's been answered in this thread already.

Thank you.

You probably could have gotten the downloadable version as you're going through the same activation process as that version. The license server for the permanent activation isn't ready from what I've read, so you will need to keep the activation updated until it is, and keep checking with support on the status of that server. Offline activation isn't the same as permanent.