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(Re)Activation of 2007 after installing 2008 (?)

Question asked by 1-5C1-31 on Dec 9, 2007
Latest reply on Dec 14, 2007 by Dustin Osburn

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I installed SW 2008 SP1.0 as an additional installation in parallel to SW 2007.I activated 2008 over the net as recommended. All went well. Then I started up the 'old' 2007, and got the message that I need to activate IT in 30 days!? I thought that was a bunch of nonsense so I just re-'activated' 2007 by clicking a bunch of 'next's. I got a stern message that I am running illegal copies - or something to that effect. (I ignored it, and both versions run fine)

Anyone else seen this? Thank you in advance for your help.

Miro

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Brian Cayer Dec 9, 2007 4:56 PM
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No, this did not happen to me. No warnings or anything. My 07 & 08 are perfectly happy together.

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Rich Osterreicher Dec 10, 2007 12:46 PM
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Miro,
Same thing happened to a station here..

it's got to do with the Sp level of your '07..
If your '07 install is/was Pre-SP 3 i think.. It'll do that..

All stations here that were '07 SP4 had no trouble..
Stations with '07 Sp2 did that..

So, i think it's got to do witgh the Activation thingy that came in '07 SP3 or 4 (can't recall which)

Hope that helps a little.
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- 1-5C1-31 @ Rich Osterreicher on Dec 10, 2007 2:27 PM
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  Thank you Rich, it helps a lot!
  
  And you are right Rich, I am running 2007 SP2. A little late to try to upgrade the 07. I am starting to get comfortable with 08, which to my astonishment appears to be very stable.
  
  I hope SW people read these forums, and do not prosecute us for having 'illegal copies'.
  
  Miro
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  - Dustin Osburn @ 1-5C1-31 on Dec 14, 2007 12:24 PM
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    I finally got 3 licenses of SolidWorks approved after 4 months of meetings, cost analysis, ROI spreadsheets, and time studies. I'm exhausted.
    
    Anyhow, my 2008 software shipment was delayed almost a week because of the ice storms in the Midwest US, but I received the licenses in my email so I used mine to reactivate the evaluation install of 2007 SP4.0 I'd had on my machine to tide me over until the new version arrived.
    
    When I installed 2008 this morning I got the warning about this license already being activated. My question is, I intend to take advantage of the Home Use License and from my limited understanding you can only activate a license twice. Will having both 2007 and 2008 activated on my work machine cause me to be unable to use 2008 at home? (Being a new user I'm not ingrained in the old interface, but I'd like to keep 2007 active on my work machine until I get a little more comfortable in 2008, and I have to admit the 2008 horror stories I've read have spooked me just a little)
    
    Thanks for any input,
    - Dustin
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