I seem to be stuck in an Activation Loop. Using Visual Studio 2010 (Windows 7 32 bit). Installed InstallSheild, and received my Activation Code. However, when I key it in, and get to the Activation screen, it says Activating, but never completes. If I press enter after a few minutes when the dialog is on screen, it says it has successfully activated, but next time I relaunch Visual Studio I'm prompted to activate again. And any setup files I create say they are using the EVALUATION version. Any ideas?
OK - Uninstalled completely, removed as many registry keys as I could find that relate to InstallShield Limited Edition. Rebooted / Reinstalled. No good.
Uninstalled again, removed registry keys, rebooted and reinstalled in a different install location. Worked perfectly.
Sometimes when stuck in an activation loop, activating the software through the command line might help.
Activation Online Steps 1. Open a Command Prompt 2. Navigate to the following location: a. For 32 bit OS: C:\Program Files\InstallShield\(***VERSION***)\System b. For 64 bit OS: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield\(***VERSION***)\System 3. Execute the following command: a. Tsconfig /activate 4. If online fails is not an option please see the offline steps below Offline Steps 1. Open a command Prompt 2. Navigate to the following location: a. For 32 bit OS: C:\Program Files\InstallShield\(***VERSION***)\System b. For 64 bit OS: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield\(***VERSION***)\System 3. Execute the following command: a. Tsconfig /activate /no_internet 4. Email the xml code generated to our activation server and wait for an automatic reply. a. OActivations@flexerasoftware.com 5. Wait for a response email to be automatically generated with a new response xml code. 6. Execute the same command in step 3 a. Tsconfig /activate /no_internet 7. A dialog should appear stating a successful Activation took place.
