MP3 Encoder cannot be activated

The information in this article applies to:

• pyro 2003

If you had a previous version of pyro, you may receive this error message in the Help>About window, or when you try to activate the MP3 encoder. You will need to do a "Clean Reinstall" of pyro 2003 to rectify this situation. Here is how:

a. Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Remove pyro 2003.

b. Go to Windows> Start >Run and type REGEDIT. Click OK.

c. You will now need to delete two Registry Keys. DO NOT DELETE ANY OTHER KEYS. Click the + sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Then click the + next to Software. Then click the + next to Cakewalk Music Software. Select the Cakewalk pyro Registry Key and delete it.

Click the + sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Click the + sign next to Software. Click the + sign next to Cakewalk Music Software. Select the Cakewalk pyro Registry Key and delete it.

d. Restart your computer, and reinstall pyro 2003.

Keywords: techkb, PY2003, MP3 Encoder