My old PC was crashed I want to activate the same licence in my new PC, plz advice

[data_acqusition]

My old PC having Labview Licenced version and it got crashed (Motherboard and HDD Damaged),

I want to installed it to my new PC; I can't de activate the licence in my old PC since it was no more.

Kindly advice me for installing it to my new PC

Thanks in advance 

Sakthi Venkatesh 

[GerdW]

Hi data,

install LabVIEW on your new PC and activate it with your serial number.

That's ok for NI in most cases.

When there are problems: discuss any licensing issues with your local NI sales rep!

[billko]

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@GerdW wrote:

Hi data,

install LabVIEW on your new PC and activate it with your serial number.

That's ok for NI in most cases.

•  For the most common LV license type, this takes away one of your three computers it can be used for because the SN will still be associated with the dead PC.

When there are problems: discuss any licensing issues with your local NI sales rep!

• That's the best way to do it.
  

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[arteitle]

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@billko wrote:

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@GerdW

•  For the most common LV license type, this takes away one of your three computers it can be used for because the SN will still be associated with the dead PC.

Is this association actually maintained anywhere (i.e. in NI's records) or enforced? I've gotten the impression the three computer limit was basically on the honor system, because I'm sure that I've installed LabVIEW more than three times over the years due to computer replacements and wipes/Windows reinstalls, and I've never encountered any problems or questions from NI about it.

[GerdW]

Hi arteitle,

that's my impression too. (Because of that I wrote "That's ok for NI in most cases.")

Surely NI will recognize when your SN will be used to activate LabVIEW more often than just 3 times in a short period of time and they will act, when they recognize such behaviour.

But in (German big company) business usage it's normal to get a new PC every 3 years (in my company its just 2 years 10 month due to leasing&tax regulations) - and I have two computers on my desk, each with a valid LabVIEW installation…