The Steinberg Key
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Please read the following section before installing the Groove Agent
software.
Included with the Groove Agent package, you will find an activation
code (not to be confused with the serial number) for the Steinberg
Key (sometimes referred to as a "dongle"), a hardware copy protec-
tion device that is part of the Groove Agent copy protection scheme.
Groove Agent will not run if there is no Steinberg Key and if this key
hasn't been properly activated. You can either separately purchase a
new Steinberg Key for use with Groove Agent, or use a key previously
bought for use with a different Steinberg application.
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If you have a Windows PC and have never used a dongle on your
computer before, the installation routine may initiate a restart of Win-
dows after installation of the key drivers. After the restart, the key must
be plugged into the USB port for the installation routine to continue.
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If you already own software that requires a Steinberg Key, it should be
plugged into the computer's USB port after installing Groove Agent
and restarting the computer!
When the key is plugged into the USB port, Windows will automatically
register it as a new hardware device and will attempt to find drivers for it
– these necessary drivers won't be present until Groove Agent has
been installed and the computer restarted.
The Steinberg Key
Groove Agent
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