LICENSE: Validating an E-Prime 3.0 Upgrade License [29808]

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This article applies to:
E-Prime 3.0

E-Prime 2.0

Detail
This article is for users who have purchased an upgrade from E-Prime 2.0 (Standard or Professional) to E-Prime 3.0.

In order to complete the upgrade, users need to complete a one-time validation in which both hardware keys need to be connected to the machine. After the validation, both keys will continue to work with their respective products.

In this article, the "old" key is the E-Prime 2.0 (Standard or Professional) key. The "new" key is the E-Prime 3.0 Upgrade key. The steps to validate the key are outlined below:

1) Install E-Prime 3.0. During installation, be sure to use the Upgrade serial number that was shipped with the new hardware key (see GETTING STARTED: Installation, Registration, Validation, and Updates [22670]).

2) Plug in both the old and new hardware keys. Make sure that both keys are recognized by Windows.

3) Open E-Studio (E-Prime 3.0). A prompt appears to accept the validation terms.

4) Check the "I have read the information..." box and select the "Start Upgrade Validation" button to start the validation process. The validation status window appears.

5) Remove all keys from the system when instructed to. The wizard will search for a qualifying upgrade.

6) Attach the old hardware key. The search status will proceed through a number of updates. At this time, the key will be marked so that it cannot be used in another upgrade. Once the upgrade is qualified, the "Qualifying Upgrade" progress will change to "Completed".