Hello
How do I migrate a SolidWorks 2016 license from one PC to another without the License Manager tool?
I thought I had done the manipulation correctly but it was obviously not the case and I uninstalled SolidWorks on the old machine.
I guess a procedure must exist, in case of a hard drive crash or this kind of disappointment.
Thank you for your help.
Hello
You have to go through your dealer.
2 possibilities:
- Have you formatted the machine where SW was installed? if not, reinstall SW and do the transfer.
- if the machine is formatted, Rim-b solution: contact your reseller (if it's Axemble, it's via the Lynkoa website, which you have to open a ticket). In general, you will be helped out within half a day.
Thank you for your quick answers!
Why formatted!!
All you have to do is transfer a license with the SW utility.
The transfer of the licence is probably the best solution, I grant you.
1/ When the disk has been formatted or is HS (whatever the reason), it's impossible.
After having the reseller on the phone, I confirm that you have to go through them to make a request to SolidWorks in this case.
2/ Otherwise, the best (and fastest) solution is to reinstall SolidWorks (in minimum version) and then perform the license transfer with the utility provided, which is fine.
It would have been more correct to note Steffeno's answer as the best answer! It was the one that best answered your question...