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Ron L wrote:

> 
> i think the trick is to install it on the new machine and then once that 
> license.dat file is generated replace it with the one from your other 
> machine.
> 
> One other person I know of had the same problem.
> 
> If trashing it, doing an install, selecting register later, closing CW 
> and replacing the license.dat file does not solve this write directly to 
> me.
> 
> 
> 
>>The old activation code 
>>won't work, so preumably I have to contact MetroWerks and explain the 
>>situation and get a new activation code. This in itself is moderately 
>>frustrating but what /really/ worries me is that with MetroWerks' future 
>>being somewhat uncertain (and the obvious fact that their support for 
>>Mac will end completely in the not too distant future) there's a very 
>>real possbility that people such as me with legacy CW projects will be 
>>hosed if/when we need to move to a new machine and can no longer get a 
>>new activation code ?
> 
> 
> This is not tied to any machine so it should not require a second 
> license but even if Metrowerks goes away, Freescale will remain as will 
> the licensing department. 
> 
> I hope that alleviates your concerns.
> 

I'm not sure what's changed between 9.x and 10.0, but what I noticed 
today was that while 9.x copied over to the new machine OK along with 
its license.dat and everything was hunky dory, 10.0 complained and 
needed to be re-activated.  I can only guess that someone at MW made the 
decision to beef up the activation mechanism on 10.0 so that it's tied 
to a particualr machine ? Fortunately the nice people at 
license@metrowerks.com sent me a new activation code in a timely fashion 
but I can envision a time in the not too distant where there won't be 
anyone to bail me out in a similar situation.

Regards,

Paul