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Perpetual Student License File

Throneos
3-Newcomer

Perpetual Student License File

I bought a perpetual student license for Mathcad Prime 5.0 but I am having trouble activating it on a new machine.
It seems that all old Prime versions got a free upgrade to 7.0 and I downloaded it but cannot activate my license (get a license file).

I have an old license file that doesn't work because of the host id but when I try to get a new file here https://support.ptc.com/support/mathcad_supportCenterSingleUser.htm
I get this message: "The trial program you are requesting is no longer available. Please visit the software product page on www.ptc.com to explore our latest versions."

When I enter the product code into the installed license assistant, it fails to activate with the message: "Program ID already expired".

I have sent tickets and emails in every way I cound find (months ago) and never got an answer.
3 REPLIES 3
LucMeekes
23-Emerald III
(To:Throneos)

An end of sale should not mean that I am unable to use a perpetual license.

This user apparently got a new license for Prime 4
Migrate Prime 4 and MathCAD 15 to new computer 

LucMeekes
23-Emerald III
(To:Throneos)

Have you read the FAQ too? https://www.mathcad.com/en/-/media/files/pdfs/mathcad/end-of-sale-mathcad-faq-en.pdf

There may be a difference between 'a perpetual license and active maintenance' <=> 'a perpetual license' (and no active maintenance).

But in any case, you should contact PTC support to find out if they can help you transfer the license to your new machine.

 

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Luc

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