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    How hard is it to move an AutoCAD license from one laptop to a new laptop?

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    05-31-2010 01:21 PM
    I just purchased AutoCAD 2011 and plan to start using in on my existing laptop. However AutoCAD 2011 claims the video card lacks enough memory so ALL video hardware acceleration is disabled (but the video card hardware acceleration worked under AutoCAD 2002....)

    So.... I plan to buy a new Windows 7 64 bit laptop sometime soon. How hard is it (what are the steps) to transfer my AutoCAD license from the old machine to the new machine (once it arrives)? Is it bad enough that I should just wait until I get the new laptop to do the 2011 install?

    Thank You.
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    *Matt Kolberg

    Re: How hard is it to move an AutoCAD license from one laptop to a new laptop?

    05-31-2010 01:44 PM in reply to: gregphil
    When you install AutoCAD, you get a "License Transfer Utility" which is in
    the Windows Start menu. You must be connected to the internet.

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    Matt Kolberg
    Global CADD Systems - A division of Cansel

    "gregphil" wrote in message news:6400370@discussion.autodesk.com...
    > I just purchased AutoCAD 2011 and plan to start using in on my existing
    > laptop. However AutoCAD 2011 claims the video card lacks enough memory so
    > ALL video hardware acceleration is disabled (but the video card hardware
    > acceleration worked under AutoCAD 2002....)
    >
    > So.... I plan to buy a new Windows 7 64 bit laptop sometime soon. How
    > hard is it (what are the steps) to transfer my AutoCAD license from the
    > old machine to the new machine (once it arrives)? Is it bad enough that I
    > should just wait until I get the new laptop to do the 2011 install?
    >
    > Thank You.
    Please use plain text.
    *R.K. McSwain

    Re: How hard is it to move an AutoCAD license from one laptop to a new laptop?

    05-31-2010 03:13 PM in reply to: gregphil
    gregphil wrote:

    > So.... I plan to buy a new Windows 7 64 bit laptop sometime soon.
    > How hard is it (what are the steps) to transfer my AutoCAD license
    > from the old machine to the new machine (once it arrives)?

    As Matt says, just use the LTU.
    If for some reason you can't or it fails, etc. then don't worry about
    it, just install on the second machine, and get a new activation code
    from Autodesk or your reseller.

    --
    R.K. McSwain
    http://cadpanacea.com
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    *Matt Kolberg

    Re: How hard is it to move an AutoCAD license from one laptop to a new laptop?

    05-31-2010 04:13 PM in reply to: gregphil
    Good point.

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    Matt Kolberg
    Global CADD Systems - A division of Cansel

    "R.K. McSwain" wrote in message
    news:6400388@discussion.autodesk.com...
    > gregphil wrote:
    >
    >> So.... I plan to buy a new Windows 7 64 bit laptop sometime soon.
    >> How hard is it (what are the steps) to transfer my AutoCAD license
    >> from the old machine to the new machine (once it arrives)?
    >
    > As Matt says, just use the LTU.
    > If for some reason you can't or it fails, etc. then don't worry about
    > it, just install on the second machine, and get a new activation code
    > from Autodesk or your reseller.
    >
    > --
    > R.K. McSwain
    > http://cadpanacea.com
    Please use plain text.