Preserving a License When Hardware Changes

If you replace or reconfigure hardware on the computer where your Autodesk product license resides, the stand-alone license might fail, with the result that you will not be able to use your product.

To prevent damage to your product license, use the License Transfer Utility to export your license file before changing the hardware. After the hardware change, you can import the license file back onto the computer. For information about using the License Transfer Utility, see About the License Transfer Utility.

Note: If you get a license error when you change your hardware, you may have to reactivate your license. See Activation.