| Author | Forum: Licensing Issues Topic: License numbers |
| User1348 Posts: 3 Member Since: 05/02/00 |
posted May 2, 2000 4:57 AM When entering Dart Serial numbers using PTLIC32, these numbers get stored in the registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER. If however a user logs onto another PC using the same login name, the HKEY_CURRENT_USER section gets loaded and we get a duplicate serial number in use message. Even though we have installed a new serial number on each PC into the WIN.INI file. The Dart licensing program seem happy to check the WINI.INI file but then drag this number into the registry which will again cause us duplicate serial numbers. Is there any way to stop the Dart licensing program from checking the registry and instead always checking the WIN.INI file. |
Tony Priest From: Utica, NY USA Posts: 8466 Member Since: 04/11/00 |
posted May 2, 2000 9:34 AM If you are talking about the development serial, then that is by design. You are only allowed to install one copy of PowerTCP to be used by one developer. The same applies to end-user licenses, in that each number can only be installed on one machine. |
| User1348 Posts: 3 Member Since: 05/02/00 |
posted May 3, 2000 7:14 AM Bit of a misunderstanding with what I am asking. If we have a network with two computers on it, with two Dart Serial Numbers(PT100-***) and two users. User A logs onto the system and enters their Dart number using ptlic32. This number gets stored in the registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER. User B does the same. The system is then happy two end user licenses on two PC's. If user A then logs onto both PC's one day, then when loading the Users desktop settings etc, the section HKEY_CURRENT_USER gets loaded and is then the same on both PC's. We then get duplicate license number in use, even though we have two end user serial numbers installed. If for example the License number where stored in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and the Dart license manager checked this, we would not get the duplicate licence number problem. I was asking if it could check the WIN.INI file as it probably checked this in the 16bit version and we would not get this problem as this would again be unique per machine. |
| Tony Priest From: Utica, NY USA Posts: 8466 Member Since: 04/11/00 |
posted May 3, 2000 10:37 AM The 16-bit license goes in the WIN.INI The 32-bit license goes in the registry That can't be changed. But that's not the problem. The problem is you can't install the same license number on two machines. The end-user license is for one user on one machine. Remove the duplicate number and the problem will go away. |
| User1348 Posts: 3 Member Since: 05/02/00 |
posted May 8, 2000 4:23 AM In my previous example I dont have duplicate license number. I have two license numbers installed on two PC's using ptlic32.exe. Has the end user licensing agreement changed so that the PT100- has become per user rather than PC on the system. This was not the case under the 16bit version as this was stored in the WIN.INI file, this would mean the end user license was for a PC not a user. It now seems that using PTLIC32.exe to enter the license numbers means that the number is tied to a user, rather than a PC as was the case under the 16bit version. |
| Tony Priest From: Utica, NY USA Posts: 8466 Member Since: 04/11/00 |
posted May 8, 2000 9:43 AM If you get the duplicate error, it means that two machines are using the same serial number. I guess I don't totally understand the scenario. Please try to explain it another way and I will try to duplicate it here. |
| User657 Posts: 1 Member Since: 06/29/01 |
posted June 29, 2001 2:05 PM We've just recently purchased an application that incorporates Dart's PowerTCP Internet Tool which we've installed on a desktop station. We would like to have a backup system for this application. Will we be able to use the same license for the backup computer? Your web site license agreement states that "you may install one copy of the SOFTWARE on up to two computers for you personal use" but after reading your discussion, I'm not sure. Are we okay to install a copy of the Internet Tool on a backup computer? Thanks. |
K M Drake From: Utica, NY USA Posts: 3406 Member Since: 07/14/00 |
posted June 29, 2001 3:03 PM It is not clear from your post what you are referring to. You mention both "an application that incorporates" our Tool, and the Tool itself. If you are talking about an application developed with the aid of our tools, you should contact the developer of the application for their policy. If you are talking about the Tool itself, you should contact our sales staff to be sure you are not violating the agreement. -ken |
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