In Windows, users can activate licenses using License Activator. You can access License Activator at any time by double-clicking on it. This tool gives you the choice to:
- Activate a license over the internet by entering an activation key
- Browse for and use an existing license file that has already been activated
License Activator will also let you export the current computer's HostIDs to a file.
Customizing License Activator
, as described in Activating your license using License Activator.
Vendors may choose to integrate License Activator within their installer. License Activator includes the following command line options to let vendors you customize the tool for their your own installer:
LicenseActivator.exe -output output_directory_and/or_file -title custom_text_for_title_bar -trial
Command usage
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Command | Description |
|---|---|
| -output | By default, License Activator writes a license file named license.lic to the current working directory. This option lets you specify a different path and/or file name for the license file. |
-title | Custom text for the License Activator title bar. |
-trial | Enables the additional radio button "Run as 30-day trial" on the first screen of License Activator to allow users to run the software as a trial without activating a license. |
Example
To output a license in C:\Program Files (x86)\MyApplication\License directory with "Activate MyApplication" titlebar, run:
LicenseActivator.exe -output "C:\Program Files (x86)\MyApplication\License" -title "Activate MyApplication"
Download
You can download License Activator by clicking on the file below.
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Release History
Version | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2012-12-01 | Initial release. |
| 1.1 | 2013-01-24 | Improvements in case VS2010 CRT redistributable was not installed. |
| 1.2 | 2013-04-09 | Minor bugs and stability improvements. |
| 1.3 | 2013-10-29 | Require administrative rights for running. |
| 1.4 | 2014-08-28 | Fixed permission problem with saving license. |
| 1.5 | 2018-10-09 | Libraries upgraded. |
| 1.6 | 2018-12-07 | Libraries upgraded to require only Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable. |
| 1.7 | 2019-01-09 | Libraries and copyright upgraded. |
| 1.8 | 2019-08-05 | Additional validation of cloud hostids. |
| 1.9 | 2019-08-22 | Removed dependency to external Visual C++ Redistributable installations. |
| 1.10 | 2019-10-30 | LM-X was updated to version 4.9.16. |
| 1.11 | 2020-06-19 | Improved error handling. |