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Move license

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1. License Management Tool

If you want to move your software license to another computer, you first need to unregister the license from the old computer. It is good to know that if you have add-ons linked to IRONCAD, these will also be exported. This guide is valid from IRONCAD 2018 onwards.

Go to the Windows Start menu and click on License Management Tool in the folder IRONCAD 20** (Current version).

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2. Remove Licenses

Here you select Remove Licenses Then click Next>

Click Yes to the question if you really want to remove the licenses.

Click here if you get an error message during the process

If you get an error message after the installation process is complete, it may be because you have a space in your Windows username. Try unpacking the installation file manually by following the steps below. We have written how to do this in both Windows 11 and Windows 10.

This is for Windows 11
If the path to the folder that handles "My Documents" and "Downloaded Files" etc. contains a space in your username (\Firstname_space_Password\) you need to manually unpack the installation file, otherwise an error message will appear during installation. To unzip, you can for example use WinRAR/WinZIP or preferably the easy to use and compact 7-zip: https://www.7-zip.org/
Then you can right-click on the file you downloaded and choose Show more options

Then select 7-zip followed by Unzip to "IronCAD_DCS2023SP1_SWE\

Then run the installation file itself in the new folder by right-clicking on the *.exe file and selecting Run as administrator:

This applies to Windows 10
If the path to the folder that handles "My Documents" and "Retrieved Files" etc. contains a space in your username (\Firstname_Space_Password\) you need to manually unzip the installation file, otherwise an error message will appear during installation. To unzip, you can use WinRAR/WinZIP or the easy to use and compact 7-zip: https://www.7-zip.org/

Then you can right-click on the file you downloaded and choose to unzip it into a new folder which will be created automatically.

Then run the installation file itself in the new folder by right-clicking on the *.exe file and selecting Run as administrator:

3. Save Export File

Save Export File, save the file to the Desktop. (Once you have activated the license on the new computer, you can delete this file)

4. Send to IronCAD

Answer Yes to the question whether the export code should be sent to IRONCAD.

5. Finish

IronCAD now allows the license to be reactivated.

6. Clear

Now you can activate the software license on another computer.

Follow these instructions for activation