Windows licensing

Obtaining trial licenses

A trial license gives you full use of an Easysoft product for a limited period (usually 14 days).

How you obtain a trial license depends on whether the computer on which you intend to use the software is online or offline.

Obtaining trial licenses (online method)

If the machine on which you intend to use the software has a connection to the Internet (is online), work through these steps to obtain a trial license:

  1. Download and install the software if you have not already done so.

    The License Manager starts automatically at the end of the installation.

  2. If the License Manager is not already open, run it from the Easysoft group in the Windows Start menu.

  3. Fill in the Name, E-Mail Address, Company, and Telephone fields in the Contact Information section.

  4. Choose Request License.

  5. Choose Trial, and then choose Next.

  6. Choose the product you want to license, and then choose Next.

  7. Choose Online Request.

    After a few moments, a message is displayed telling you the number of licenses that have been added.

The product is now licensed and you can begin using it.

Obtaining trial licenses (offline method)

If the computer on which you intend to use the software doesn’t have a connection to the Internet (is offline), work through these steps to obtain a trial license:

  1. Download and install the software if you have not already done so.

    The License Manager starts automatically at the end of the installation.

  2. If the License Manager is not already open, run it from the Easysoft group in the Windows Start menu.

  3. Fill in the Name, E-Mail Address, Company, and Telephone fields in the Contact Information section.

  4. Choose Request License.

  5. Choose Trial, and then choose Next.

  6. Choose the product you want to license, and then choose Next.

  7. Choose View Request.

    A separate window opens displaying a string in the form: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX.

    This is the machine number that you need to supply to Easysoft.

  8. Choose File > Save To File, and then enter a filename. Choose Save. Email this file to license@easysoft.com and your license key will be emailed to you shortly.

    If necessary, you can close the License Manager and reopen it when you receive your license keys.

  9. When you receive your license key, either:

    • Double-click the attachment in the email to apply the license key automatically.

      -Or-

    • Run the License Manager, choose Enter License and then copy and paste the license key from the email into the dialog box. Choose Apply. After a few moments, a message displays that tells you the number of licenses that have been added.

The product is now licensed and you can begin using it.

If you cannot use email, choose Print Request, and then contact the Licensing team (license@easysoft.com)

Obtaining purchased licenses

Purchased licenses are available for either a fixed or unlimited number of concurrent database connections and give you permanent use of an Easysoft product.

How you obtain a purchased license depends on whether the machine on which you intend to use the software is online or offline.

Obtaining purchased licenses (online method)

If the computer on which you intend to use the software has a connection to the Internet (is online), work through these steps to obtain a purchased license:

  1. Download the software if you have not already done so.

  2. Obtain your authorization code by purchasing the software either from the Easysoft web site (https://www.easysoft.com) or by contacting the Sales team (sales@easysoft.com).

    Your authorization code will be emailed to you.

  3. When you receive your authorization code, install the software if you have not already done so.

    The License Manager starts automatically at the end of the install procedure.

  4. If the License Manager is not already open, choose Start > Programs > Easysoft > Easysoft Licensing > License Manager.

  5. Fill in the Name, E-Mail Address, Company, and Telephone fields in the Contact Information.

  6. Choose Request License.

  7. Choose Full License, then choose Next.

  8. Enter your authorization code, then choose Next.

  9. Choose Online Request.

    After a few moments, a message displays that tells you the number of licenses that have been added.

The product is now licensed and you can begin using it.

Obtaining purchased licenses (offline method)

If the machine on which you intend to use the software does not have a connection to the Internet (is offline), work through these steps to obtain a purchased license:

  1. Download the software if you have not already done so.

  2. Obtain your authorization code by purchasing the software from Easysoft (sales@easysoft.com).

    Your authorization code will be emailed to you.

  3. When you receive your authorization code, install the software if you have not already done so.

    The License Manager starts automatically at the end of the install procedure.

  4. If the License Manager is not already open, choose Start > Programs > Easysoft > Easysoft Licensing > License Manager.

  5. Fill in the Name, E-Mail Address, Company, and Telephone fields in the Contact Information.

  6. Choose Request License.

  7. Choose Full License, then choose Next.

  8. Enter your authorization code, then choose Next.

  9. Choose View Request.

    A separate window opens displaying a string in the form XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX.

    This is the machine number that you need to supply to Easysoft.

  10. In the window displaying the machine number, choose File > Save To File, and then enter a filename. Choose Save. Email this file to license@easysoft.com and your license key will be emailed to you shortly.

    If necessary, you can close the License Manager and reopen it when you receive your license keys.

  11. When you receive your license key, either:

    • Double-click the attachment in the email to apply the license key automatically.

      -Or-

    • Run the License Manager, choose Enter License and then copy and paste the license key from the email into the dialog box. Choose Apply. After a few moments, a message is displayed telling you the number of licenses that have been added.

The product is now licensed and you can begin using it.

If you cannot use email, choose Print Request, and then contact the Licensing team (license@easysoft.com)

Removing a license

Occasionally, you might want to remove a license (if the license has expired, for example).

To remove a license:

  1. Run the License Manager from the Easysoft group in the Windows Start menu,

  2. Choose Remove License.

    A dialog box appears, listing the licenses on this machine.

  3. Click on each license that you want to delete.

  4. Choose Next.

    A dialog box is displayed, asking you to confirm that you want to delete each selected license.

  5. Choose Delete or Do Not Delete for each license as appropriate.

Preserving licenses when upgrading software

When a license is added to an Easysoft product running under Windows, the licenses are added into the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Easysoft\Licences

Licenses are not removed with the software when an Easysoft product is uninstalled.

Similarly, licenses are not over-written if an Easysoft product is upgraded and will still be used by the upgraded software.

However, any hardware change or re-installation of an operating system can result in removal or nullification of the license.

To work around this, take a backup copy of the registry key and store the file on a different computer. You can then restore the license at a later date.