To get access to all product functions and components, activate the license. License activation via the Installation wizard is available using a key file or a serial number. Windows XP users can activate the license using the key file only.
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If you have already been a user of Dr.Web, you are eligible for extension of your new license for another 150 days. To enable the bonus, enter your serial number or specify the path to the key file used for the previous registration in the open window. |
Activation using a serial number
If you have a serial number, you can
•activate the license during the product installation via the Registration wizard;
Details
1.Run product installation. At step 5 of the installation, select Receive license during installation. Click Install.
Figure 4. Installation. Registration wizard 2.Product installation starts. At the end of Obtaining license, the Installation wizard opens. Enter your serial number and click Activate. In case you have not registered your serial number yet, a window opens where you can enter your registration data.
Figure 5. Registration wizard. License activation 3.Continue product installation following the instructions of Installation wizard. If license activation failed, an error message displays. Check Internet connection parameters or click Retry to correct invalid data. |
•activate the license in any moment after the installation via the Registration wizard included in the License manager;Details
1.In the Dr.Web menu
Figure 6. License Manager 2.The Installation wizard window opens. Enter your serial number and click Activate. In case you have not registered your serial number yet, a window opens where you can enter your registration data.
Figure 7. License activation If license activation failed, an error message displays. Check Internet connection parameters or click Retry to correct invalid data. |
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•register your serial number on the Doctor Web website and get a key file for license activation.
If you have a key file, you can activate your license:
•during the installation via the Installation wizard;Details
1.Start the product installation. At step 5 of the installation, select Specify path to an available valid key file. Click Install.
Figure 8. Installation. Registration wizard 2.Continue product installation following the instructions of Installation wizard. |
•in any moment after the installation via the Registration wizard included in the License manager Details
1.In the Dr.Web menu
Figure 9. License Manager 2.The License manager window opens. Click the or specify key file link. In the open window, specify the path to the key file.
Figure 10. License activation |
License activation on Windows XP
Users of Windows XP can activate license using the key file only. If there is only serial number without the key file, it is necessary to activate it on the Doctor Web website. After the registration is over, the link for downloading the key file is available. Use this key file for license activation.
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A demo period cannot be activated and used on Windows XP. |
Reactivating license
You may need to reactivate a license or a demo period if the key file is lost.
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When reactivating a license or a demo period, you receive the same key file as during the previous registration providing that the validity period is not expired. |
When you reinstall the product or install it on several computers, if the license allows for that, you will be able to use the previously registered key file. Reactivation of the key file is not required.
The number of requests for a key file receipt is limited. One serial number can be registered not more than 25 times. If more requests are sent, the key file will not be delivered. In this case, to receive a lost key file, contact technical support describing your problem in detail, stating your personal data input during the registration and the serial number. The key file will be sent by the technical support to your email address or delivered in a different way.
Possible questions
How to transfer a license to another computer?
You are entitled to transfer your license for commercial use using the key file or serial number. If you want to transfer a license to a computer run by Windows XP, you can only do it using the key file. To transfer a license to another computer •using the serial number: 1.Remove Dr.Web from the computer of license origin or activate another license on this computer. 2.Activate the current license on target computer. To do this, use Registration wizard during the product installation or after the installation (see Activation using serial number). •using the key file: 1.Copy the key file from the computer of origin. By default, the key file is stored in Dr.Web installation folder and has .key extension. 2.Remove Dr.Web from the computer of license origin or activate another license on this computer. 3.Activate the current license on target computer. To do this, use the registration wizard during the product installation or after the product is installed (Activation using the key file).
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