Need to transfer FUTURA AUTOPUNCH to a new computer but have lost your CD key

If you need to transfer the FUTURA AUTOPUNCH software to a new computer but have lost your CD key, you can use the following instructions to bypass the CD key requirements page and use Autopunch on your new computer.  These instructions assume you still have access to your old installation.

1. Install the Futura software that came with your sewing machine on the new computer

2. Install the Autopunch software

3. Browse to the installation path of the software, default is C:\FUTURA, and rename it to C:\FUTURA.OLD

4. Copy the entire installation directory of your old computer’s FUTURA installation to the new computer.  The destination of this folder should be the new install path prior to renaming it in step 3.  i.e. C:\FUTURA

5. Launch the Futura software and verify there is no CD key requirement screen presented

6. Verify you can access Autopunch by selecting it from the CREATE menu

7. Delete the FUTURA.OLD directory created in step 3.

Most likely the CD key has actually been hashed and stored in a single file within the C:\FUTURA directory, but I didn’t take the time to see which of the 573 file it actually is.

This process was tested and verified with version 1.0.0.3 on Windows XP.  The same process was functional for an installation on Vista after installing the Vista upgrade patch found on the Futura website.