Error Code -59, no license?

[Mordecai ♂]

I'm really baffled at this. I've uninstalled and reinstalled this application multiple times. I've installed it on fresh, new Windows laptops. I've cleared the registry settings, and nothing. It doesn't work.

What's the problem?

[Pte Jack]

I just launched my Pro 15 and it went through what looks like a Steamworks Common Redistributables update before it launched, but it did launch. Suggest you validate the program cache files and try again.

[Mordecai ♂]

Originally posted by Pte Jack:

I just launched my Pro 15 and it went through what looks like a Steamworks Common Redistributables update before it launched, but it did launch. Suggest you validate the program cache files and try again.

Sorry, let me clarify: I've validated the files, and uninstalled and reinstalled. I've done both, many, many times.

VEGAS does actually have an official solution. It's super hacky, and was super hard to find (please don't remove as spam, this is the devs' official website): https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/support/article/how-to-solve-installation-errors-for-steam-versions--538/

Basically, it's six main steps:
1. Uninstall VEGAS through Steam
2. Uninstall VEGAS through Apps & Features (Windows' settings menu)
3. Restart
4. Download and "install"
5. Restart
6. "Launch" the application through Steam

I assume it's dealing with some sort of bug in either Windows, VEGAS, or both with overwriting pre-existing registry entries. Registry entries that keep the serial key?

What bugs me to no end is I was actually able to get it working on my Windows laptop (following the six main steps above), which is not ideal. I'd like to get it working on my desktop. But for the life of me, I can't figure out what's different between the two installations. I've looked at the RegEdit on the laptop and desktop, and I can't piece it together.

And there's nothing in %AppData%/ under MAGIX or Sony or Vegas that have any hint to what went wrong.

TL;DR: Still stuck.

[Mordecai ♂]

To clarify further: I've tried doing step 2, then step 1, then 3, 4, 5, 6. But that didn't work. Another complication is the instructions say to install, restart, then launch. The problem is Steam automatically launches an app when it installs it. I've tried manually running the vegas150_x64.exe installer, but that's *also* not worked.

[Pte Jack]

This is just a suggestion. But Vegas may be leaving some underlying issues in your registry that aren't being cleared by the restart.
After the uninstall in steps 1 and 2, grab a program like Recuva ( https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva I use the free Version) and scrub your registry before doing the restart.
Make sure all errors are cleared (meaning, re-run recuva until there are no more reported errors)
After the restart use the Steam Store to reinstall Vegas.
Then try the program again after the install.

[Pte Jack]

Dag it, I told you the wrong program... Recuva is a file recovery program. The The Program I should have linked is called CCleaner (both by the same Developer.) http://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner

Apologizes!

[Dante]

Didn't help!

But it's really bad that I have to do with such magic tricks here, as if I had to be an wizard with my russian magic mice ...

It's even more complex than it used to be with crаck millions of years ago (which was also quite complex process)

[Dante]

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Sony Creative Software\Vegas Pro - Steam Powered\

Delete Vegas Pro - Steam Powered, ignore error message on start - and chill, without russian magic mice

[MacroRoni]

^this is the answer. Much love Dante

[thebaldman]

Originally posted by Dante:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Sony Creative Software\Vegas Pro - Steam Powered\

Delete Vegas Pro - Steam Powered, ignore error message on start - and chill, without russian magic mice

Same problem and this was the fix. Thank you!

[Roadkillcafe]

Originally posted by Dante:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Sony Creative Software\Vegas Pro - Steam Powered\

Delete Vegas Pro - Steam Powered, ignore error message on start - and chill, without russian magic mice

Absolute G making this work and being so close to the top of googles results. Look no further than this.