I have 2 licenses for P11 and P2012 Pro. I have not been using it since a while and have missed all the kerfuffle of what seems like a chapter 11 event Smith Micro to Bond software. Do I just abandon all hope of ever using Poser again without re-buying poser 11.2 twice or is there some plan to allow an upgrade at no cost? If so how do I do that?

Poser 11, 11 Pro and 2014 Pro Game Dev are all eligible for a free upgrade to 11.2. Just download the 11.2 installer from this link and install it then input your P11 serial number and that's it.

And P2012 Pro will continue to work as it has in the past.

I have now P11 (11.2 I think) installed and when I try to open I get 'Grace period for activating has expired' - I insert the serial number(s) from previous Smith Micro versions and every time get 'Serial number and previous Serial number invalid' I have proof of serial numbers for versions but all seem blocked. Is there any way aroound this?

uninstall poser, using geek uninstaller ( or the mac equivalent )- then reinstall - that should cure what ails ya.

It also helps if you give us a little more detail, Our knowing your Operating System is a necessity in order to more readily assist you.

I have 2 desktops Intel i7 8 core - Gtx 960 - Win 10 pro. P11 on one now uninstalled with geek (thanks for this tip) - now what do I do.

I have P2012 Pro which still runs on one - I want to get P11.2 and use my Smith Micro serial. How do I proceed.

structure posted at 11:41AM Fri, 15 November 2019 - #4370281

uninstall poser, using geek uninstaller ( or the mac equivalent )- then reinstall - that should cure what ails ya.

It also helps if you give us a little more detail, Our knowing your Operating System is a necessity in order to more readily assist you.

Once uninstalled - just go through the installation process again, and it should connect to the licence server and work right away.

Thanks, structure - I did that and connected to the license server and used one of my serial numbers - but I am not sure that it isn't just a validated trial and will lock me out again.

Hey Pruiz, when you open poser - does it have a registration screen with a trial version button before it starts?

No it just opens 'normally'. So I guess my serial number took. I downloaded this from the Smith Micro site - but there is another Beta version in the content repositary. Is it different and should I install that? Thanks for your help.

structure posted at 1:04PM Sat, 16 November 2019 - #4370349

Hey Pruiz, when you open poser - does it have a registration screen with a trial version button before it starts?

FWIW, Smith Micro no longer owns or develops Poser. It is now owned and being developed by Bondware/Renderosity. Smith Micro will likely not help you get Poser running again.

https://www.posersoftware.com/downloads is the correct download site for update if you owned Poser 11, Poser Pro 11 or Poser 2014 Game Dev.