"It's the alphanumerics, stupid"...

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monoclast

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Dear Parallels engineers,

I have a request for you:

The last part of my Parallels Mac beta registration code is VG3O4, and I mistakenly thought that the O was a zero. It wasn't, and Parallels rejected the code as a result, despite the fact that it appeared correct.

Please avoid giving us registration numbers with the letter "O" and the letter "I". It's way too easy to mistake the letter O for the number 0 and the letter I for the number 1 in registration code emails! :o
 
Good suggestion. Also, just a thought, I just did a cut and paste of the registration code which worked fine and avoids typos... I tend to get all dyslexic at the wrong times so for me cut and paste is the only way. :)
 
Scott Willsey said:
Good suggestion. Also, just a thought, I just did a cut and paste of the registration code which worked fine and avoids typos... I tend to get all dyslexic at the wrong times so for me cut and paste is the only way. :)
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Unfortunately, in my case, I run Parallels on a headless Mac mini with no monitor attached. So I access the mini through VNC, and copy and paste does not work reliably there, unfortunately. That's why I say if Parallels would simply refrain from using the letters O and I in their codes, there'd be no chance of confusion.
 
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