Update

Please make sure whether your system meets all the necessary requirements and make sure if the original VOCALOID package is installed properly. Close all the applications (especially VOCALOID editor) before you apply the updater.

1. Double-click "vocaloid_update_1_1_0.exe". The splash window should appear, then the VOCALOID Install Shield Wizard should be launched.

Go on to this operation after applying this updater.
(If you have already activated VOCALOID in Ver1.0, skip this operation.)

1. Select "VOCALOID/Activate" from "All programs" of Start menu. The "Activate VOCALOID now?" dialog window will appear. Click[Yes] to go ahead.

Online activation is a method to get authorization key when the PC on which VOCALOID is installed (VOCALOID PC) is connected to the Internet. Off-line activation is also available for users who do not want to connect their VOCALOID PC to the Internet. After activation you will not need to connect your VOCALOID PC to the Internet or a network to use VOCALOID.

2. Select "This PC has Internet connection"and press [Next] in the following dialog.

3. Select one of the devices listed in the dialog (VOCALOID installed Hard Disk or active network devices on the PC) as a device to specify the PC. Enter the 16-character serial code included in your VOCALOID package and click [Next].

If you get an "Invalid serial code" message check your serial code carefully and try again.

If you select a network device, you will see a message "You should neither plug it out nor turn it inactive when you run Vocaloid." will appear, but click [OK].

4. A dialog window showing the VOCALOID components to be activated will appear. Click [OK] to perform the activation. Your computer will automatically connect to the VOCALOID server and download the key required for permanent activation.

5. When the activation key has been successfully received from the server the "Activation successful" window will appear. Click [OK] to begin using your VOCALOID software.

If the activation fails:
Check your Internet connection and the serial number - e.g. make sure you haven't entered a number from a different library package.

For offline activation you will need access to two computers:
Computer 1: This is the computer on which you will install VOCALOID. It does not need to be connected to the Internet.
Computer 2: This is the computer you will use for activation. It must be connected to the Internet (a dial-up connection is OK).

Here is the offline activation procedure (following the activation step 1):

2. The first option is selected for online activation by default, but for offline activation you will need to select the second option: "This PC has no Internet connection." and click [Next].

3. Select one of the devices listed in the dialog (VOCALOID installed Hard Disk or active network devices on the PC) as a device to specify the PC. Enter the 16-character serial code included in your VOCALOID package.

4. Click [Generate Auth Info file].
If you have selecte network device, you will see a message "You should neither plug it out nor turn it inactive when you run Vocaloid.", but click [OK].

5. The text file "VOCALOID_ActivationInformation.txt" contains information about your PC hardware setup that is required for activation. Save this file to a floppy disk, USB memory, or other memory device and transfer the file to Computer 2 (the computer that is connected to the Internet).

Leave Computer 1 running as it is.

6. Access to VOCALOID offline activation site "http://www.vocaloid.com/en/activate/index.html".

7. Open "VOCALOID_ActivationInformation.txt" and copy and paste the content of the file to the activation window of the site.

8. Click [Activate] button, and you will see the "File Download" dialog. Click [Save] to get the activation key file.

9. Save the activation key file ("VOCALOID_ActivationKey.txt").

10. Copy the activation key file to a floppy disk or other memory medium and transfer it back to Computer 1. Click [Import Activation Key] in the Offline Activation dialog and import the activation key file.

11. Select the activation key file and click [Open] in the dialog. Activation will be automatically done.

That completes the offline activation procedure.

To add VOCALOID library Version 1.0, select "Custom" to install only vocal library and skin. Do not install VOCALOID Editor or VOCALOID VST instrument. If you have accidentally selected "Complete" or installed VOCALOID Editor or VOCALOID VST instrument, update VOCALOID again with this updater.