I don't know if this violates AUP or not, not trying to. But if it does, my apologies and please lock the thread.

Anyway, have software I purchased (expensive) have the license, everything's legit. Customers come in droves to the software support site because the first release (v. 1.0)is riddled with some serious bugs rendering it pretty much worthless. So a free upgrade/patch (v. 2.0) is given, but it's an auto download. Can't do a "save to disk" so there's no way to backup the upgrade. This poses problems should a reinstall be necessary (format C:, or PC upgrade down the road, etc.) . I get my upgrade to v. 2.0 in November, 2005. Software maker says anyone needing the 2.0 upgrade after 1/1/2006 will have to order it on CD and pay a fee for it. My question: is there a way, if I locate the ugrade/patch files on my HD, to back it up, since it was an auto download/install? I'm concluding probably not, since files probably went to registry too, etc.?

Tia
~Kat