If you’ve changed some Hardware on your PC: This will show you the serial number in use on that machine.

If you are unsure where your license is currently activated, you can check any machine use by going to Help > About SOLIDWORKS. To do this go to Help > Deactivate License. Log onto the machine where you think the license is and deactivate the software. If you suspect your license is in use elsewhere:

The transfer didn’t complete properly the last time you attempted it.

You’ve recently changed hardware or Operating System on your PC.

SOLIDWORKS is still activated on another PC.

If you’re seeing the ‘Activation Transaction Failed: Activation Count Exceeded’ error message, your SOLIDWORKS license is already activated elsewhere and could have been caused by any of the following: The license transfer and activation process is pretty straightforward, but there are the odd occasions where it fails and SOLIDWORKS displays the following error message: SOLIDWORKS Activation Transaction Failed: Activation Count Exceeded

Email: Press Save to create a request file, then email the file to When you receive the email containing the response file, extract the file from email and then click Open to load it.Many SOLIDWORKS users transfer their license between computers to allow them to work from home or another location in onsite etc.

Internet: Activation occurs automatically.

Specify automatic activation over the internet or manual activation using email.

Click the Product listing to specify the product whose license you want to activate.

If the SOLIDWORKS Product Activation window does not appear automatically, start activation by clicking Help > Activate Licenses.

If you have not yet activated the license for this computer, the SOLIDWORKS Product Activation window appears automatically when you start SOLIDWORKS.

Start SOLIDWORKS Product Activation using one of these methods:.

For details, see Administrative Image Option Editor.

However, if you run previous versions of SOLIDWORKS products that do not use activation, you need to retain the dongle.įor system administrators who have multiple serial numbers to manage, you can use the Administrative Image Option Editor. Can be performed immediately (recommended) or within 30 days of installation.Allows you to move licensing rights from one computer to another.Activates all software licenses across the SOLIDWORKS product line.

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