Scott H

I apologize if I have offended you or anyone else. I can assure you I did not mean to be involved in a 'contest' of intelligence, or contest of any sort. I can only say that the software is used on a single computer by a single user, myself. If my employer wishes to use it on multiple computers, they can pay for multiple installations. It's not my money. It is however my responsibility to keep the equipment running. The programming software is on multiple computers, which can be used for program development purposes without the activation by not installing RSLINX. A lost activation code from a failed disk, or crashed computer can be costlv in down time. I have merely protected myself against this. I have not, nor would I use this in an unethical manner. Again, I apologize for any offense.

Obviously a lot of good info I was not aware of.... However... It sounds like you are just moving the activation to another disk. This keeps your original safe, but with no actual activation code on it. I am sure this is all Rockwell intends. I have never, nor would I ever share with anyone how to do this, but the entire disk, with activation code intact, can be copied unlimited times. I am sure Rockwell is aware of this, it would actually be easy to prevent with a minor code change. Perhaps they have in newer versions of the software. That's what I meant by it could be used for "nefarious" purposes. It merely takes a little knowledge of PC's and how things are done..

I probably have no business replying to anything, as I am very new to PLC's, however.........You can go into your "rocksoft" file, I believe that is the file name, and tell it to pull the activation code from the A: drive, as opposed to moving the activation to the hard drive. If the computer dies, you still have the activation code on the disk. The downside here is the more you access a disk, the shorter the life span. There is a way around that, which is best left unsaid as it could be used for nefarious purposes. Look in the "help" file for instructions on which file to edit, and where it is likely located. I use an older version, on win98. It was located in the 'windows' folder if I remember correctly. You can get a reactivation code online, but your are restricted to doing so once a year.