Merv,
I can't think of a way to "transfer" the license between two different
configurations of the same hardware. Yes, when the boot drive changes, the
PLU's machine ID will change, too. Don't forget to change this on any other
PCs where you export the license!
If you are now booting from a new installation of XP, you've got to
reinstall your software anyway (because of all the registry updates). If
you leave your old boot drive (PATA) disconnected, you should automatically
get your 30 day trial period, which will get you running until next year
(!).
If the old boot drive is still in the system after the reinstall, there's a
chance that it will detect the old license and put you into a repair
situation.
--Cy--
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Running XP SP2 and Acad 2002 standalone in Australia.
I have Acad2002 installed on PATA drive near 3 years old. Since installing
Acad02 I've added 2x SATA drives in RAID 1. All data resides in extended
partition on SATA.
First BSOD ever on this system last Thursday. CHKDSK fixed errors on C: &
system ran OK until Christmas morning when "Unknown Hard Error" locked the
system.
This morning I disconnected the PATA drive & installed XP on the primary
SATA partition. I then reconnected the PATA drive, had to CHKDSK again but
this time it found errors on all 3 partitions on that drive. I suspect it's
failing so want to transfer everything onto the SATA drives asap.
What's the simplest way to get the license across?
Because the "new" system will boot from SATA, will PLU generate a different
Machine ID?( I've also upgraded the video card since installing Acad2002)
Should have had 2 jobs finished before Christmas. I'm not game to work on
them in case the drive fails completely. Now I'm wondering if I have to
reauthorise, will Singapore not be on duty until after New Year! Just hoping
there's a simpler way.
Merv
