CBARNY1 0 Posted April 19, 2017 refine 721 , flexi starter, computor says hardware key not installed, this cutter worked on diff. computor ,using serial port. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted April 19, 2017 did you install the sentinel drivers before you plugged in the dongle? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted April 19, 2017 you never replied to the question in your identical post you made before . . . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBARNY1 0 Posted April 19, 2017 just drivers cd supplied with cutter and flexi cd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted April 19, 2017 21 minutes ago, CBARNY1 said: just drivers cd supplied with cutter and flexi cd When you get to this step on the Flexi cd you must click SafeNet Sentinel System driver. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBARNY1 0 Posted April 20, 2017 cd doesn't have this my cd is flexi starter desay edition Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted April 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, CBARNY1 said: cd doesn't have this my cd is flexi starter desay edition did your copy come with a dongle? what version is it? almost all before 12 had a dongle except a few with a softkey they played with. did you buy this new? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted April 20, 2017 the site I just went to looking this up looks like a scam site - the software is made by SAI - that one sure looks bogus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted April 20, 2017 16 minutes ago, Dakotagrafx said: the site I just went to looking this up looks like a scam site - the software is made by SAI - that one sure looks bogus I purchased several Flexistarters from Desay.. Desay is a licensed distributor for Flexistarter.with the dongle. They sold 1000's on Ebay Version 10 and below. for years. They also used to sell the Master vinyl cutters. They used to sell Flexistarter from here . http://www.masterwarehouse.com/us/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted April 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, MZ SKEETER said: I purchased several Flexistarters from Desay.. Desay is a licensed distributor for Flexistarter.with the dongle. They sold 1000's on Ebay Version 10 and below. for years. are they still around? did they evolve to the cloud version? when I looked it up just a few minutes ago the site didn't seem legit that I was directed to Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted April 20, 2017 Flexistarter12 is cloud, 10 and below have dongle. They still sell Flexi products http://www.masterwarehouse.com/us/flexisign-c-13_119/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted April 20, 2017 but does desay still sell flexistarter 12 as the desay edition? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted April 20, 2017 Not sure what the DESAY edition is,, There are several versions of Flexistarter that only have limited drivers. Like for only Refine Pcut, Or Liyu 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted April 20, 2017 did you check out that page when you google it - doesn't seem legit to me "flexi starter desay edition" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted April 20, 2017 These versions are only for these exact cutters. http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAI-Flexistarter-Equip-Dongle-Teneth-Contour-Cutting-Plotter-Flexi-Starter-10-/252870922073?hash=item3ae0480f59:g:d-AAAOSwcUBYPSMj http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flexi-STARTER-11-Liyu-Cutting-Plotting-Software-Cloud-Edition-Version-/301435499424?hash=item462ef4b3a0:g:EwkAAOSwj0NUhTPh http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flexi-Starter-Cloud-v11-for-PCUT-KINGCUT-Cutter-for-Vinyl-Cutting-Designs-CT630-/361423255966?hash=item542681399e:g:T-UAAOSw14xWOp9R Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted April 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Dakotagrafx said: did you check out that page when you google it - doesn't seem legit to me "flexi starter desay edition" I saw several, and they looked like pirated downloads...Counterfiet. Just like you can find many downloads for Flexisign Torrents 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted April 20, 2017 Desay version might have been a MASTER vinyl cutter edition... I also have Flexistarter that is just a Seiki edition with only Seiki drivers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted April 20, 2017 A lot of those companies included Flexistarter back in the late 2000's with their vinyl cutters, as a starter software. (with only the vinyl cutter drivers of the vinyl cutter sold) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted April 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, MZ SKEETER said: A lot of those companies included Flexistarter back in the late 2000's with their vinyl cutters, as a starter software. (with only the vinyl cutter drivers of the vinyl cutter sold) I remember that - - - just never seem to get an answer about the dongle from the OP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted April 20, 2017 Op could download dongle driver from here. Different for windows. And should reboot computer after. http://www.safenet-inc.pt/support-downloads/sentinel-drivers/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted April 20, 2017 Every version except 8.5 of mine has the same place to download the dongle driver. This is Flexistarter 8.6 vs2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted April 20, 2017 @CBARNY1 your computer is asking for the USB flash drive, which is the password for the Flexisoftware, you have installed....If you don't have the USB flash drive, for your USB com port, your software will not work.. So do you have the Sentinel USB flash drive dongle? If not, nothing that we can do. You also have to have the password ID number/letters to enter into the Flexistarter software. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted April 20, 2017 Everything I see about the Flexistarter Desay version refers to it as v 7.5 or 7.6 so that is software back to around 2004-2006 Another post elsewhere (Hello, I have Flexistarter Desay Edition 7.6 v2, ) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites