Rockwell Automation 9399 A.I. SERIES INSTALLATION GUIDE - Manual (Page 31)

Installation Guide
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Using a Floppy Disk as a Key Disk
Rockwell Software products require either an activation file (installed by the Rockwell
Software setup program) or a Rockwell Software Master disk to operate. In certain
circumstances you may want to use a floppy disk to operate your software.
Damaged Activation File
The first circumstance is when you have lost the copy protection because the activation
file is damaged (hard drive crash, file corruption on the hard drive, etc.). In this case,
contact Rockwell Software Technical Support at (414) 321-4266. In an emergency, you
can still run the A.I. Series software using the Master disk as a key disk. Follow the
instructions for resetting activation files on page 2-19 for a more permanent solution.
Use on More Than One Computer
Perhaps you have a desktop computer for your office and a portable computer for field
work, and you need to use an A.I. Series package on both computers.
To install the software on more than one computer, perform a full install on the
primary system. Then use the Setup program's Update option to transfer the executable
files to the secondary system. You then have three options for running the software on
these two systems:
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Move the activation files from one system to the other as needed.
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Move the activation files to a blank, formatted floppy disk and use that disk as a
key disk for both systems.
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Use the Master disk as a key disk to run the software. (You do not need to move
the activation file back to the Master disk.) This is the least favorable solution,
however, as your Master disk could be damaged!
See Moving Activation Files on page 2-9 for directions on moving activation files.