I just got a used Mac Pro with ML on it and installed K5 and copied some stuff over from my old System Drive in my old computer.

I can add the libraries fine (LASS, Acoustic Legends, etc) but when I close my DAW and reopen it and load Kontakt 5, the libraries I added aren't there. Some are but most aren't.

Do i need to trash a pref file or something to get Kontakt 5 to sort of "reboot" it's memory of the libraries I want to stay in my Libraries panel?

 

just copy all the xmls in the service center from your old computer and move them to your new computer and readd the libraries in Kontakt.. If you want me to break it down in great detail let me know.I gotcha

 

thank you. I just left the studio but I'll try that later today. If I turn full tard, I'll hit you up again.

 

Cool

 

So, I copied the Service Center folder onto my new HD (there was none there before) and I'm still getting the same issue. Only The Giant and Studio drummer will show up. Not EWQL, Colossus, LASS, and all my other VI's.

What next to try?

 

Now the computer is saying my LASS is not installed on this computer and some of my VI's are in DEMO mode. GRRRRR

 

which Kontakt version do you have installed and if you say you installed 5.3 did you install the full 5.3 version or just the update one?

 

From what I understand we should install a previous full version and then update to 5.30 by overwriting the previous installation at least on PC. Anyone know which version was the last full they released?

 

I have 5.03 (k'd).
I'm on Mountain Lion Mac OS

 

correct and the last full installation was 5.2.1

 

I highly recommend you update to 5.3.0.6464, it's the holy grail when fixing library activation problems, ofcourse your choice
Try this do a full cleanup(fresh Start)
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Delete the following Locations for MAC
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Macintosh HD > Library > Preferences > com.native-instruments.*Library Name*.plist
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Hard Drive's Preferences folder
You will need perfsetter or plistpro to open and delete the *Library Name* info inside
Macintosh HD > Library > Preferences >com.native-instruments.Content.plist
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Macintosh HD > Library > Application Support > Native Instruments > Service Center
*Library Name*.xml
(They may not be files in any of these locations but make sure theres not, since they didn't activate properly)
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Open kontakt,
click the Libraries Tab, then
click Add Library Tab, then
add libraries one at a time
let me know

 

I'm DLing 5.3 right now ... I hope this is a clean K. I'll try all this and report back.
thanks for your help!

 

I installed 5.3 and followed directions to a T.

All is well EXCEPT for LASS.

Whenever I close and reopen K5.3, LASS library isn't in my library panel. I removed the LASS XML from the Service Center in my Application Support folder, then added it to the Library in K5.3 and saw that LASS was re-added to the Service Center folder … all seemingly well.

But I'll close K5.3 and LASS will be missing again.

ANY thoughts as to what's going on?

 

Check your PM, it's an activation error mainly the .nkx in the main folder

 

nothing in my PM folder as of yet …

 

Check again i had to edit it lol

 

checking now …

in the meantime, I have another question for the GURU…

I just got Wavelabs Pedal Steel, Cinesamples CineHarp, and Cinesamples RandysCeleste …

all of them have nki, nkc, and nkr files … which don't create libraries in Kontakt 5. Is there a way to update these files to the proper library files to work in Kontakt 5 (which I think are NKX files if i'm not mistaken?).

:dancing:

 

Sure check your Pm

 

I'm forced to use a backup computer right now to work on some stuff. OS 10.6.8
I need to use THE GIANT but Kontakt 4 only runs on 10.6.8 and Kontakt 5 wont run on anything below 10.7.

Is there any way to get THE GIANT to work in Kontakt 4?

 

THANKS, INTRONINJA! This worked for me! You are still helping me even though you haven't been around as much.