i had been using PROE Student Edition4 since 7/2010 with no problems on a Lenovo T400.
In 2014 i installed a trial version of Creo Elements which apparently expired recently. I
tried to use it and it displayed a expired license notice.
when i tried to use my PROE 4 a warning display showed:
License request failed for feature PROE Student Edition4: -9
Invalid host
Displaying status for license file: C:\Program Files(x86)\ProEngineer Student Edition\text\licensing\license.dat
License server: none
License in use Free Version
Expire Date SCN
PROE Student Edition4 Uncounted 29.0 None Student Edition4 Locked to: 00-1E-65-AA-7F-B6
i tried to reactivate with the CD1, but was denied as maximum number of activations had occurred.
i uninstalled, but kept the license.dat file), reinstalled from CDs with reference to the original license.dat file,
but get the same warning.
i notice the physical address with the install displays: 00-24-7E-DA-23-A4 which differs from PTC Host_ID.
my original install notation indicated the same addresses, but i have no info what happened to expedite the install.
did the expired trial version kill my original PROE4 license?
am i now SOL uninstalling with no good license file & unable to get activation?
or is there some host server that is lost?
lenny