Confusion on Product activation??

[tsunami]

It has been some time since I have done this so consequently I don't recall all of the procedures.  I recently did a reformatting of my hard drives so I have to reinstall all of my software.  I have multiple LABVIEW licenses & consequently do not remember which license had what products.  I just reinstalled LABVIEW on 1 computer via DVD drive & went through the ACTIVATION process.  However, what the license manager shows I have activated is far less than what the NI website states I am eligible for.

So what is the best procedure to get all of the products that I am entitled to?  Should I acquire them from the website or go through all of my past DVD's?

Thanks for any input

[Daniel_Fulop]

Hello,

if a product is not installed, its activation won't show up in the license manager unless it's activated manually with a license file. If you manually install a license file, it will appear in the license manager even if the corresponding product is not installed.

You will be able to install all your products from your DVDs probably faster but if you can't find some of them you can download all the LabVIEW versions, modules, toolkits, etc. on the following links:

Latest versions (2011):

http://www.ni.com/downloads/products/

Earlier versions (2010 and earlier):

http://digital.ni.com/src.nsf/display?ReadForm&view=suproduct&node=node=203014_us

Best regards,

Daniel

[tsunami]

Thank you Daniel.  It turns out I found a 3rd license.  Can I apply all 3 licenses on every one of my workstations so that every computer has access to all of the toolkits?  That way I do not have to shuffle from 1 workstation to another for a different task capability or demand?

If so how do I go about this?  I presume I would not have to reinstall LABVIEW on 3 separate occasions for each of the 3 licenses.  Can I simply use the LICENSE MANAGER & apply the different serial numbers to the various toolkits to obtain the authentication codes?  Can the LICENSE MANAGER accept multiple serial #'s on each workstation?

REGARDS, Jeff

[NIthan]

Hello Jeff,

It depends on what you are licensed for, but typically, you can use a single license on up to three machines. For each machine that you install LabVIEW on you will only need to install labVIEW once. Do you know what each one of the three licenses are for (ie - which toolkits or what development system of labview)? If so, just install LabVIEW and your licensed toolkits on the separate machines, and license manager will be able to activate them for you (License manager can accept multiple serial numbers for various products). As pointed out by Daniel, if you don't have a DVD for the toolkits you are licensed for you can download them from the links he provided. 

-Nathan H

[M_Silva]

Hello Jeff,

i am a bit confused with labview products too, recently o got back working on a project that i've worked before..i used labview 2009 version but then i formated my pc and two days ago i have installed labview 2011, but i think i mess up with the installation.

I think i have installed too much product that i don't need, and then my pc became very slow... the main idea is that i need to control a DC-DC converter, for that i have NI cRIO-9012, NI Chassis-9111, the modules NI-9474 for pulse generation and NI-9201 for voltage and current measurement.

i 've attached two txt file with the products that i've installed, i wish you can tell a way to reduce the number of installed products, ensuring the functionality of my hardware.

Thanks in advance

Mário Silva

Edit: Attachments Removed

[Dennis_Knutson]

You realize that you just shared your serial number with the entire world.

[M_Silva]

My mistake...big one 😞

is there any way to hide the files? or to erase this post??

Thaks in advance

Mário Silva

[Dennis_Knutson]

Click on Report to Moderator.

[Alisha_P]

Mario,

You definitely have a lot of toolkits installed that you don't seem to be using. I'm not sure how much it will speed up your system to uninstall them but you can always try it. Make sure you always uninstall NI products by going through Control Panel > Programs and Features> National Instruments Software>Remove.

As far as which toolkits to uninstall, I would start by installing all the ones you know you don't use. For example, unless you're designing filters you can probably get rid of the Digital Filter Design toolkit and unless you're testing your VI's for memory leaks or something you can get rid of Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit. Most toolkits, you should know whether you're using them or not.