activate my serial number for a different computer/what to enter for organization

[sheeze]

hi i have two questions, the first is what do i enter in the field of organization when setting up to install, and the second being how do i go about to resetting the computer id that my initial installation was pinned to on my other laptop

[_Bryan]

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@sheeze wrote:

hi i have two questions, the first is what do i enter in the field of organization when setting up to install, and the second being how do i go about to resetting the computer id that my initial installation was pinned to on my other laptop

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You can enter anything you want.  I normally just put my company name in that field.

I do not believe you can reset your computer ID.  As far as I know that is generated during installation based on hardware in your computer so NI can track software registration.

[sheeze]

so how do i got about installing the entire mydaq package with the same serial number on my different laptop

[Joseph_Loo]

If you have access to your older laptop, deactivate the license on the laptop. You will need to use the license manager. Once that is completed, just install the program and it will allow you to reactivate the software with your new computer with the new computer id.

[crossrulz]

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@_Bryan wrote:

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I do not believe you can reset your computer ID.  As far as I know that is generated during installation based on hardware in your computer so NI can track software registration.

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The computer ID is based on your MAC Address or hard drive serial number.  By default, the MAC Address is used.

[Joseph_Loo]

The computer ID is not completely based on the Mac Id and hard drive sn. I had a computer on win xp that was converted to Windows 7 then back to windows xp. Computer Id completely different. Use same hardware and driver. Perhaps the disk id which Windows create each time when it is newly insalled?

[_Bryan]

I do know it has something to do with the motherboard.  I just had a dell motherboard go bad and after it was replaced LabVIEW went into a 7 day demo mode. 

[RavensFan]

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@_Bryan wrote:

I do know it has something to do with the motherboard.  I just had a dell motherboard go bad and after it was replaced LabVIEW went into a 7 day demo mode. 

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Was the ethernet port integral to the motherboard, or was it a separate add-on card.  If it was integral, then the change in MAC address might have been what drove the demo mode.

[_Bryan]

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@RavensFan wrote:

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@_Bryan wrote:

I do know it has something to do with the motherboard.  I just had a dell motherboard go bad and after it was replaced LabVIEW went into a 7 day demo mode. 

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Was the ethernet port integral to the motherboard, or was it a separate add-on card.  If it was integral, then the change in MAC address might have been what drove the demo mode.

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It was built into the motherboard.  I am just happy I did not have to do a full reinstall of LabVIEW and the program, registering was way easier and took less time.