User manual AUTODESK STAND-ALONE LICENSING

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Autodesk Canada Co. [. . . ] Printed manual and help produced with Idiom WorldServerTM. GOVERNMENT USE Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U. S. Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in FAR 12. 212 (Commercial Computer Software-Restricted Rights) and DFAR 227. 7202 (Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software), as applicable. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Contents Chapter 1 Autodesk Stand-Alone Licensing . Stand-Alone License Error Caused by Reinstalling an Operating System . Stand-Alone License Error Caused by Changing the System Date and Time . 11 v vi Autodesk Stand-Alone Licensing 1 In this chapter Introduction This guide provides information and instructions for managing an Autodesk® stand-alone license on a single-user workstation. If you are running a network version of your Autodesk product, see your administrator for information about managing a network license. 1 Introduction A stand-alone license allows you to run an Autodesk product on a single workstation. You can use your Autodesk product for thirty days before you are required to activate it. You can also activate your license at any time before the expiration date. After the expiration date, you cannot run your Autodesk product until you register and activate the product. You enter the activation code in the Product Activation wizard, which is displayed every time you launch an unactivated product. NOTE If you are installing and using an Autodesk product on both operating systems of a dual-boot operating system, you must obtain a separate activation code for each operating system. For more information about registering and activating your product, see your product's Stand-Alone Installation Guide, which is available on your product Media Browser or in the product's Help system. The license file stays on your workstation when you uninstall your product. If you reinstall your Autodesk product on the same workstation, the license information is still valid. You do not have to reactivate the product. 2 | Chapter 1 Autodesk Stand-Alone Licensing ManageYour Stand-Alone License 2 In this chapter Check Product This section provides information about checking product information, activating or purchasing a product, moving a license among computers, and performing advanced stand-alone licensing tasks. Information Activate an Autodesk Product Move Your Stand-Alone License from One Computer to Another 3 Check Product Information You can view detailed information about your Autodesk® product and your product license (such as the license usage type and the license behavior), and then save this information as a text file. A license for students who are using an Autodesk product as part of their curriculum. The term cannot be extended. View Product Information You can view detailed information about your Autodesk product and your product license, such as the license usage type and the license behavior. 3 In the Product Information dialog box, view details about your product and the product license. 4 In the Product Information dialog box, click Close. 4 | Chapter 2 Manage Your Stand-Alone License Save License Information as a Text File You can save your product license information as a text file. To save license information as a text file 1 On the Help menu, click About. [. . . ] To prevent a license error due to a change in system date and time Make sure that your computer's system date and time are accurate when you install and activate your Autodesk product. Stand-Alone License Error Caused by Reinstalling an Operating System | 9 10 Index A activating Autodesk products 2, 5 activation code 2 Autodesk products 2, 4­5, 8 activating 2, 5 license information 4­5 saving 5 viewing 4 reactivating 8 registering and activating 2 reinstalling 2 running without activating 2 uninstalling 2 I images master. See master images (of boot partitions) L license errors 7­9 causes 8­9 hardware changes 8 license file changes 8 operating system reinstallation 9 system date/time changes 9 preventing 8­9 troubleshooting 7 license files 2, 8 copying 8 license errors from changing 8 location 8 validity 2 product uninstallation or reinstallation and 2 licenses (stand-alone licenses) 2, 4­6, 8 behaviors 4 errors. See license files moving between computers 5­6, 8 obtaining 2 product information 4­5 saving 5 viewing 4 usage types 4 B boot partitions master images of. See master images (of boot partitions) C Commercial licenses copying 8 license files 8 4 E Educational (EDU)/Institution licenses 4 H hardware 8 license errors from changing 8 N Not for Resale licenses 4 11 | Index O operating systems 9 license errors from reinstalling 9 P Permanent licenses 4 Portable License utility 5­6, 8 Product Activation wizard 2, 8 Stand-Alone Installation Guide 2 viewing 2 stand-alone licenses. [. . . ]