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#136058 - 20/01/2003 09:41 Lost my empeg...
geoff_bland
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Registered: 16/08/2000
Posts: 17
Doh! I left my empeg at the southbound Northampton services off the M1 (or it was taken off the table whilst we collected our food). I've tried their lost property but no-one has handed it in. I claim temporary insanity as we were driving back from Ireland and had been on the road for 6 hours.

Is there anyway of finding the serial number for the unit so I can report it missing (haven't got the box or made a note of it)?

Luckily, I bought a spare - but it's only 10GB - so it's just about full. I'll had to upgrade it & buy a new spare (that'll be the 4th empeg I've bought!).

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Also has anyone got a spare carry bag they could let me have please?
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#136059 - 20/01/2003 11:09 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: geoff_bland]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
Is there anyway of finding the serial number for the unit

Did you enter it into the Emplode software? The 1.0x software prompts you for the serial number.
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#136060 - 20/01/2003 11:53 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: geoff_bland]
thinfourth2
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Registered: 13/04/2001
Posts: 1742
Loc: The land of the pale blue peop...
if you look at the nitendo gameboy advance carry bag it is perfect and it can be bought in HMV

will post a pic if you want


Bad luck on the empeg
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#136061 - 20/01/2003 12:01 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: tfabris]
geoff_bland
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Registered: 16/08/2000
Posts: 17
>Did you enter it into the Emplode software? The 1.0x software prompts you for the serial number.
Doh! Just reinstalled beta 13 before moving everything to the spare unit. Should've thought of that.

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#136062 - 20/01/2003 12:02 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: thinfourth2]
geoff_bland
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Registered: 16/08/2000
Posts: 17
>if you look at the nitendo gameboy advance carry bag it is perfect and it can be bought in HMV
OK thanks! There's a couple of shops that sell GBAs near where I work.

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#136063 - 20/01/2003 14:32 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: geoff_bland]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
Doh! Just reinstalled beta 13 before moving everything to the spare unit. Should've thought of that.

Registry entry might still exist for prior version. Anyone have that key name?
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#136064 - 20/01/2003 14:39 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: geoff_bland]
snoopstah
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Registered: 07/01/2002
Posts: 339
Loc: Squamish, BC
Man, that sucks.

I wonder if the guy who picked it up will even figure out what it is/does.
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#136065 - 20/01/2003 14:40 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: thinfourth2]
andy
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Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5916
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
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#136066 - 20/01/2003 16:02 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: andy]
thinfourth2
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Registered: 13/04/2001
Posts: 1742
Loc: The land of the pale blue peop...
yep that is the bugger it is perfect for the job empeg a perfect fit

it is reasonable padded as well and has a nice shoulder strap but you do have to gut the plastic bits out which takes seconds

i think it is better than the original empeg bag
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#136067 - 20/01/2003 17:54 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: andy]
Micman2b
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Registered: 27/12/2001
Posts: 441
Loc: Central, NC, USA
yah, when someone leaves this lying around for someone to steal, imagine the look of the dude when he realizes it is not a gameboy... he will probably toss it...
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#136068 - 20/01/2003 18:06 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: Micman2b]
andy
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Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5916
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
If I bought one of those the first thing I would do was remove the labels.

But I don't need to because I have my faithful empeg carry case and a spare...

(shame the spare is blue rather than black though)
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#136069 - 20/01/2003 18:16 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: tfabris]
number6
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Registered: 30/04/2001
Posts: 745
Loc: In The Village or sometimes: A...
Only two "empeg" keys in my registry.
the first is under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\empeg\empeg-car

the second is under

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\empeg

But on my system (which did ask for a serial number originally when I first installed it) neither has anything of interest there now
[there are a couple of older keys/values there].

I uninstalled the 1.0 of Emplode when 2.0 Beta came out.

The only other keys to look are:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SonicBlue\emplode

and

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SonicBlue\emplode

But again nothing much of interest in there that looks like a serial number.

So, have a look in these 4 places in your PC's registry it might just contain the serial number somewhere on your system.



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#136070 - 20/01/2003 23:49 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: geoff_bland]
canuckInOR
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Registered: 13/02/2002
Posts: 3212
Loc: Portland, OR
(that'll be the 4th empeg I've bought!).

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Also has anyone got a spare carry bag they could let me have please?
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Yikes! After 4 of 'em, you might consider a set of handcuffs to shackle it to your wrist, instead of a carrying bag!


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#136071 - 21/01/2003 09:28 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: canuckInOR]
geoff_bland
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Registered: 16/08/2000
Posts: 17
>Yikes! After 4 of 'em, you might consider a set of handcuffs to shackle it to your wrist, instead of a carrying bag!

Hey! I'm not daft enough to lose 4 of them you know. 1 = original lost, 2 = spare, 3 = b'day pressie from my brother, 4 = new spare that I have yet to buy.

Not that handcuffs isn't a bad idea of course...

Thanks for all your help anyway to everyone!

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#136072 - 21/01/2003 09:33 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: andy]
geoff_bland
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Registered: 16/08/2000
Posts: 17
>If I bought one of those the first thing I would do was remove the labels.

Agreed, the GBA bag doesn't have quite the cachet. Empeg carry case are the Prada handbags of the geek world.

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#136073 - 21/01/2003 10:11 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: geoff_bland]
andy
carpal tunnel

Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5916
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
Only if they are the black ones, the blue ones are so last season...
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#136074 - 22/01/2003 01:37 Re: Lost my empeg... [Re: geoff_bland]
canuckInOR
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Registered: 13/02/2002
Posts: 3212
Loc: Portland, OR
Hey! I'm not daft enough to lose 4 of them you know.

*whew* Glad to hear that.

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