Tom is correct in that we have been spread thin dealing with different versions of VC++ 6.0 and VS.NET. The history page on our site is a testiment to our progress. We are a bit more than two guys in a garage in Florida. This is full-time employment for us and we work insane hours. Our original team is still here. We do not know much about VB but we are learning. We will be happy if life for us turns out like it did for those two guys in a Palo Alto garage.

I work for Whole Tomato Software. Our mission is to save time so we agree with other readers that having to reenter a key is a nuisance. Visual Assist does indeed retain a registration key when upgrading or reinstalling but only when the key is legitimate. Visual Assist does not retain illegitimate keys. I have discussed the issue with the two individuals complaining on this board. One obtained an illegitimate key to avoid our nag screen but refrained from purchasing because Visual Assist could not parse some of his code. Fair enough. The second obtained the key from another member of his group--we are still resolving its origin. Users who lose a key can regain it by sending email to support@wholetomato.com.