more info: i disconnected from the web, managed to create a Grooupy2.req file, went to https://activate.stardock.com/ uploaded it and obtained a Groupy2.resp file, copied back to my PC but then got yet another error:
Hi Basj yep, i'm using the current and correct activation key - matches the one emailed to me and the one detailed in my account, but still getting the 212 error. I even registered it through my account, activated through my account and can see the PCs it's activated/registered on, which includes my PC, but still it's not letting me past the activation screen. I've uninstalled and reinstalled again, rebooting each time, but still no joy. Been at it for over an hour no
Hi Basj i've uninstalled, rebooted, reinstalled and rebooted but sadly i'm now not able to activate it with my activation key, despite having the current keys emailled to me, activating it through my account etc. I've even attempted to activate the 30 day trial, just to get Groupy 2 going to see if it's working ok - all with no joy (even though i got the message saying the trial had been activated). Getting an error code at activation - 212 - so i followed the instructions
I had a windows update this afternoon - 2026-06 Security Update (KB5094126) (26200.8655) and on reboot, groupy no longer opens in groups. All was working fine before the windows update - if i opened a previously saved group of (for example) 8 folders, 8 folders would open, grouped just as i'd saved them. After the update, if i open the same previously saved group of 8 folders, 8 folders would open separately, not grouped, requiring re-grouping (and it doesn't seem to snap