Best way to Authorize Software

[coreyparks]

     What is the best way to authorize the software.  I prviously installed the factory suite as a trial from a download.  I just recieved my serial numbers and such today for the purchase and want to activate everything.  I got Inventor and apparently Autocad Architecture to work but navisworks will not let me.  It says "The product key entered is not valid. Verify and re-enter it.  Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[jeff.pek]

Hi Corey -

Which product key are you using?

Jeff

[coreyparks]

I was using codes supplied by our IT department from the software boxes, 760C1.  However I was thinking earlier tonight that I may not have installed Navisworks on my machine with the factory install package.  Over the summer we have been downloading and trying out many different software packages and I know I downloaded navisworks by itself just not sure if I ever installed it.  I know I never ran it until we had Factory installed.  Could that be the problem?

[jeff.pek]

Yes, definitely. The Navisworks product that installs as part of the Factory Suite is different from the standalone version, as it includes extra Factory-specific functionality, and is licensed differently.

Jeff

[coreyparks]

I guess I will try some uninstalling and reinstalling of software then and let you know.

[coreyparks · Accepted solution]

Uninstalling and reinstalling all of the software from the factory suite worked.  Thanks.