If
you reinstall your operating system on the computer where your Autodesk license
resides, the license might fail. You will not be able to use your
product.
To resolve a license
error in this case, you must reactivate your product. See
Activate Your Product.
To prevent a license error
when you reinstall an operating system
NoteIf using Norton Ghost™ or
another image utility, do not include the Master Boot Record.
- Locate one of the following folders and
make a backup copy:
- (Windows XP) C:\Documents And Settings\All
Users\Application Data\FLEXnet
- (Windows 7/Windows Vista) C:\ProgramData\FLEXnet
- Reinstall the operating system and reinstall
the Autodesk product.
- Paste the license folder to the same
location from which you originally copied the folder in step 1.
You can now run your
Autodesk product.