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Good day All, I'm a newbie to Allen Bradley and have picked up some issues with my Laptop. The license/activation that worked without hassles for the past year is now undetectable, I am sure the license is still on my laptop somewhere but the license activation tool where I went to look after RSlogix 5000 complained, is pointing to "my documents" for activations. I am under the impression that this is the likely cause of my problem. Could someone assist so that I can get it looking for the activations in the right place again. My local RA Support can only assist me next week when someone becomes available. Any suugestions welcome. Thanx

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Hi, If it is stillin your system ...you can locate it. just close all rockwell softwares. alos RS linnx. Now go to start--- rockwell softwares---utilities...move activations---- select apropriate drive from c: to D: (it will show if available activations ), also try inbetween drives. d to c, d to e, or e to c. if you have node locked activation , it is *.Lic file...located in c:/progfiles/.....rockwell software/ common/ ...activations... just try it. Thanks,

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That's because they are watching the world cup. Stop blowing those horns and you will get more help. Edited by Mickey

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There are two different mechanisms for activation of Rockwell Software products. The older method is called "Everlock" or "EVRSI". It used activation diskettes and a simple activation moving utility that you launch from Start -> Programs -> Rockwell Software -> Utilities -> Move Activation (32-bit). That utility is looking for a system file called EVRSI.SYS that contains the activation key. It is always located in the root directory of the drive that contains it (A:\ or C:\ or D:\ or something else). The newer method is called FactoryTalk Activation. The utility is launched from Start -> Programs -> Rockwell Software -> FactoryTalk Activation -> FactoryTalk Activation Tool. This is the multi-tab utility with Get Activations / Current Activations / Rehost Activations / Settings tabs. It is looking for *.LIC files, which are simple text files with activation key codes inside them. The *.LIC file path is defined in the Settings tab. The default path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Rockwell Automation\Activations. Using and ordinary Windows search for EVRSI.SYS or the *.LIC file should help you determine which licensing system you are using.

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The *.LIC file path is defined in the Settings tab. The default path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Rockwell Automation\Activations.

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