SF 6243 exits with "This version is too old" message

[Brave New World]

I've been using SF 6243 since the next few versions were failing for me with Max. Trying to run SF today I get a notice about needing to authorise it (??), which I ignored. It then loaded SF (and picked up the licence) but as soon as it loaded, I got a message saying "This version is too old. Update to continue" and it exited.

I've got several questions ...

Is the activation server working fine ATM?

Is it a design feature that SF will shut down if you try to run a "too old" version? Or is something screwy going on?

Has anyone successfully used recent versions with Max?

[Sebastian001]

it's simple...this version is too old...

[october262]

I've been using SF 6243 since the next few versions were failing for me with Max. Trying to run SF today I get a notice about needing to authorise it (??), which I ignored. It then loaded SF (and picked up the licence) but as soon as it loaded, I got a message saying "This version is too old. Update to continue" and it exited.

I've got several questions ...

Is the activation server working fine ATM?

Is it a design feature that SF will shut down if you try to run a "too old" version? Or is something screwy going on?

Has anyone successfully used recent versions with Max?

there should be no reason to run a version that old, older versions are eventually decommistioned.
does the latest version 6.2,5,0 not work for MAX ??

[Brave New World]

I know it's outdated, but I've never had Sf refuse to run before because it was outdated. Is this normal behaviour or is something going wrong?

I don;t know if 6250 works with max .. that was one of my questions. 6244 & 6245 did NOT work with max (at least for me), which is why I stayed with 6243, which worked perfectly.

[october262]

I know it's outdated, but I've never had Sf refuse to run before because it was outdated. Is this normal behaviour or is something going wrong?

I don;t know if 6250 works with max .. that was one of my questions. 6244 & 6245 did NOT work with max (at least for me), which is why I stayed with 6243, which worked perfectly.

they only support older versions for so long.

[0xFeedBeef]

I know it's outdated, but I've never had Sf refuse to run before because it was outdated. Is this normal behaviour or is something going wrong?

I don;t know if 6250 works with max .. that was one of my questions. 6244 & 6245 did NOT work with max (at least for me), which is why I stayed with 6243, which worked perfectly.

I've got 6249 working fine with Max/US, not tried 6250 yet as don't need the changes in that version (yet)...

[Sebastian001]

Well, now you can wait until 6251 comes out, it can't be long now... I advise against using the updater to jump from 6243 to 6251... It will only cause chaos. Reinstall it cleanly.

[Brave New World]

Ok .. so it's expected behaviour. I'd just not run into it before.

I can wait until 6251 comes out .. there have been some posts here & on reddit about issues with 6250. Anything new on max between now and when 6251 comes out will still be available after all.

I've currently only got a max subscription and when 6244 and 6245 both failed for me with max, I rolled back to 6243 and stayed there as it worked fine for me. I noticed 0xFeedBeef is also sitting on an older SF version .. just not as old as I am. Someone on reddit said 6250 works with max for them, so 6250 is an option if I dont want to wait.

And I usually use the offline installer, not the updater.

[Germania]

Is it a design feature that SF will shut down if you try to run a "too old" version?

I can confirm that all SF versions < 6247 are no longer usable




> Or is something screwy going on?

This was already the case in the past, where old versions (old SF API)
were deactivated - but never so many at once - see also here

[nightmaresdesire]

I updated mine to 6.2.5.1 and it won't even open now. It's completely broken. It instant says "error sent do you want to restart", and it never works. After about 5 tries I see nothing but a black rectangle when streamfab loads and it never finishes loading.

I uninstalled and reinstalled and it's doing the same thing.

[Germania]

I updated mine to 6.2.5.1 and it won't even open now.

Try to rename your cache (if SF closed) - like here

If this don't work for you try the same with full SF temp

Please note that you need re-login for all provider


> It's completely broken

Amazon, Max, Netflix, YT - All providers tested so far work for me.

[Sebastian001]

I updated mine to 6.2.5.1 and it won't even open now. It's completely broken. It instant says "error sent do you want to restart", and it never works. After about 5 tries I see nothing but a black rectangle when streamfab loads and it never finishes loading.

I uninstalled and reinstalled and it's doing the same thing.

Did you really remove all remnants of the old version?

[nightmaresdesire]

Try to rename your cache (if SF closed) - like here

If this don't work for you try the same with full SF temp

Please note that you need re-login for all provider


> It's completely broken

Amazon, Max, Netflix, YT - All providers tested so far work for me.

It's the software that's broken for me, not the streaming providers. I can't even get the software to open or start up anymore. So far I have tried 3 uninstalls and reinstalls.

EDIT: I uninstalled with revo and wiped the windows registry. This got it to work again.

[Chameleon]

it's simple...this version is too old...

BOIMax
I guess you didnt look at the options. MAX does not exist anymore. It turned into HBO MAX, Max is old news.

[Brave New World]

Upgraded to 6250 and I was able to download two movies, but every series episode I've tried gives a "failure starting download, please contact us for help" error. Anyone else encountered this? Any suggestions? With all the series episodes I tried, I tried to dl individual episodes, not whole seasons.

And I upgraded via the offline installer.