activate-deactivate question
activate-deactivate question
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we've just upgraded to SW2017. There are 2 designers here, each with a stand alone seat of SW. We also have SW on a laptop that we have in the past shared when we go on a road trip. Either He or I will take it as needed. Now that we have to deactivate one machine and then activate the laptop it has become a problem. I can deactivate my desktop & activate the laptop with no issues because my number was used at install. He cannot activate the laptop because it has my license number. He's thinking about installing a second install of SW on the laptop with his license# so that he can have his "save settings" applied as well. Is this the correct approach?
Ken
Ken






RE: activate-deactivate question
https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/203195
Anna Wood
SW2015 SP5, Windows 7 x64
RE: activate-deactivate question
I downloaded this tool to test out and see if it will fix this problem when working in multiple locations.
http://www.hawkwareapps.com/downloads/hawkware-too... - scroll to the bottom to download it.
Check out the youtube video for it has some promise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JzyhI0CrYE&fe...
Scott Baugh, CSWP
FAQ731-376: Eng-Tips.com Forum PoliciesGryphon Environmental
www.2gryphon.com
RE: activate-deactivate question
we are considering installing SW again on the laptop, in a different designated folder with his license# thinking that when he uses it he could activate & use that install. a bonus also that he could save off his "SAVE SETTINGS' and have his toolbars etc. In the past when he used it he had to fumble around with my toolbars & placements. this sounds danagerous to me.
Someone on another forum said you don't need 2 installs, just change the license number in the registry. That seems a bit extreme to have to go in the reg files and change stuff just to let a paying customer use the software we bought. (every time we want to use it)
What a pain.
RE: activate-deactivate question
I am not sure how Solidworks will work with installing the same version in two places. I think that will create a registry mess.
I am surprised your VAR does no have a solution for this. Not that our VAR is any good at solving our problems either but this seems like it might be fairly common. The easiest thing would be to switch to a network based license ( I think that is a $2000 charge). Then when you are taking the laptop you can "borrow" a license before leaving the office. That would leave the other license for who ever is left in the office.
RE: activate-deactivate question
The path to the serial numbers in the registry is here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SolidWorks\Licenses\Serial Numbers
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SolidWorks\Licenses\Serial Numbers
Those numbers are no where else in the registry that I can find. I ran a search in my registry and turned up nothing else.
Combine this with that link I sent above to deactivate your license, you should be able to get around this quite easily.
*.reg file could be used just like a *.bat file.
Scott Baugh, CSWP
Gryphon Environmental
www.2gryphon.com
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RE: activate-deactivate question
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SolidWorks\Security
There are two strings one is for the 16 digit number and the other is the last 8 digits of the number
Scott Baugh, CSWP
FAQ731-376: Eng-Tips.com Forum PoliciesGryphon Environmental
www.2gryphon.com