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05-12-2014, 06:59 AM #1
New Home Talk
Not sure why everything related to CA seems complicated to me (I make it that way I suppose) so I followed the link to sign up for a new CA ID. So, BB Boy no longer exist. I had to change every thing to get the new CA ID and "Home Talk" access. New ID is Evolution! Maybe I should have made it Revolution!?
BB Boy (Bob E)
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05-12-2014, 08:17 AM #2
Erm...are we obliged to update to this "new" Home Talk of which you speak are are we allowed to bumble along happily with the current version?
Microsoft caused many headaches for millions with it's XP debacle and quite honestly I don't want to face something similar with CA/HD.Now using Windows 7 Professional 32 bit. RIP Windows XP
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05-13-2014, 06:55 AM #3
Ha! A veritable hornet's nest. Loved your post JoAnn.
As we've got until the end of this week before we are consigned to read only I'll carry on until Thursday and then click on the link in the header. I have had far too many problems computer-wise over the past few weeks to get my head around and I don't want to explode my brain with another just yet which, from what I have read on this post, is exactly what might happen if I launch into it today without girding my loins first.Now using Windows 7 Professional 32 bit. RIP Windows XP
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05-15-2014, 04:32 AM #4
Well, I'm giving up trying for today. I have other things to do. Maybe by the time the deadline arrives tomorrow someone will have come along and sorted things out or will have posted step by step instructions on how to proceed when current login details, e-mail addresses and passwords are no longer recognised.
Now using Windows 7 Professional 32 bit. RIP Windows XP
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05-12-2014, 08:39 AM #5are we obliged to update to this "new" Home Talk of which you speak are are we allowed to bumble along happily with the current version?
There are quite a few reasons why we are moving over to a new system, some of them are explained in the post below. One of the bigger reasons is so you can use your Chief login information and Chief ID on all of our Chief Architect web properties. Currently you need a different login for HomeTalk, your Chief Architect Account, Online Support Center, and ChiefTalk/RoomTalk. Once we are finished with this project you will be able to use a single login for everything. We will also be announcing some new web properties soon where your Chief ID will be used.
Another reason is we wanted to move over to a different underlying code base for our user forums. The current HomeTalk is frequently the target of spammers and hackers trying to deface the site. Using our new login system we hope to significantly decrease these occurrences.
http://hometalk.homedesignersoftware...HomeTalk-Forum!Brian Beck
Hometalk Admin
Chief Architect, Inc.
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05-12-2014, 10:03 AM #6BB Boy (Bob E)
Home Designer Pro 10
Home Designer Pro 7.08a
Home Designer Pro 6.04
Home Designer Suite 7
Picture Painter Home & Landscape
Nashville-TN
“ The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow”
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05-15-2014, 10:33 AM #7
The point is, Mick, that I can't even get to the stage to create anything. I am asked for my e-mail address and password. It rejects them. I ask to be reminded of my password. The silence is deafening.
Now using Windows 7 Professional 32 bit. RIP Windows XP
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05-12-2014, 12:07 PM #8
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Hi Brian , I have signed in too and had to create a new ID as well on the new forum , I used a new email for the new Forum without thinking about it but now can't access my Digital Locker , so just wondering how to correct that now , as like you say I have I think 4 different Chief logins and if they are to be merged , how to get them all to come together.... thanks. Also is it possible to make people put there software version in their signature on the new forum ? we waste a lot of time here with that issue ....
you cant move threads BB but you can copy paste and put a link back to the old forum as well in the thread on the new forum...
M.Mick
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05-12-2014, 01:19 PM #9
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So now they are going to screw up the format on this forum too. The page does not fit my monitor, and it requires CONSTANTLY moving the bottom scroll bar back and forth and back and forth just to read every sentence! VERY irritating! If I reduce the page size, then you need a magnifier to read the print! Most websites readjust the page to fit the screen when you enlarge that page.
Also, I used to always read the chieftalk forum, and found it to be informative and helpful (even for the lesser HD software). I also really enjoyed seeing the images that were posted. NOW, you can't view the pics unless you are LOGGED-IN. So sad, I don't visit there anymore.
So now they are going to do the same thing here? I always check several times through-out the day, to see if there are new posts or responses, and seeing the images is most necessary to providing any help. I don't plan (being forced) to have to log-in everytime I check this page. I can understand the need to be logged-in to post something.
Perhaps chief architect has never heard that saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". I would think they could find another way to ward off spammers without destroying the easy user friendly format of this forum!JoAnn
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HD Suite 6 & 7
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05-12-2014, 08:59 PM #10
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05-12-2014, 03:05 PM #11Brian, I opened the link previous, created a new ID as it does not allow me to use the old, so my current thread on this forum will become read only? How do we/can we move a thread to the new CA acct?
I used a new email for the new Forum without thinking about it but now can't access my Digital Locker , so just wondering how to correct that now , as like you say I have I think 4 different Chief logins and if they are to be merged , how to get them all to come together.... thanks.
Also, I used to always read the chieftalk forum, and found it to be informative and helpful (even for the lesser HD software). I also really enjoyed seeing the images that were posted. NOW, you can't view the pics unless you are LOGGED-IN. So sad, I don't visit there anymore.Brian Beck
Hometalk Admin
Chief Architect, Inc.
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05-12-2014, 04:40 PM #12
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05-12-2014, 08:53 PM #13
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05-15-2014, 04:20 AM #14
As I get older I begin to realise that it is a trait of programmers to make things as difficult as possible for users. Is this something to do with a supposedly "superior" intellect, or what?
"IF your e-mail address is on record a new password will be sent to you". Yes, it is on record. It is the e-mail address to which you send your newsletters so why am I still waiting for this new password 15 minutes after trying the "forgotten password" button??Now using Windows 7 Professional 32 bit. RIP Windows XP
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05-15-2014, 02:26 AM #15
Right, so now I am trying to follow the orders issued from on high but I am more than confused. What, exactly am I supposed to do? I click on the "sign up" button in the blurb at the head of this page and am taken to Home Talk. I see nothing different apart from a "sign in" and "create account" button (the latter takes you to a CA login page) and when I try to either sign in or create a CA account my login details aren't recognised.
Now using Windows 7 Professional 32 bit. RIP Windows XP
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