Backup / Restore a License to an Existing PC or a Cloned Hard Drive

Backup / Restore a License to an Existing PC or a Cloned Hard Drive

Important! Please be sure to Back up the existing software before removing the license for reformatting or cloning.
In all cases, you must have a 2nd PC with CMM-Manager installed as a temporary intermediate place to store the license.  It cannot be the cloned drive until instructed to do so.  You cannot export the license to a file and import it directly back to the same PC.  The same PC cannot be both the source and destination on its own.

As instructed below, you must export the license to a 2nd PC before cloning the drive.

Notes:

  1. It is strongly recommended that you create a Help Desk File before beginning this process.
  2. This procedure cannot be used to backup / restore a license between Nikon branded versions of CMM-Manager (3.10 and earlier) and QxSoft QxSoft branded versions of CMM-Manager (2020 and later).
  3. If you are going to backup / restore a Soft Lock between Nikon branded versions of CMM-Manager (3.10 or earlier), replace the name ‘QxSoft’ in paths with ‘Nikon Metrology.’  The RUS utility is named ‘License Remote Update System’ for Nikon and ‘QxSoft License RUS’ for QxSoft in the Windows start menu.
  4. The transfer process will not work with all previous versions of CMM-Manager.  Some Nikon version licenses were not "re-hostable".  The only way to know is to try.
  5. Windows start menu locations will appear differently based on your Windows version.

"Cliff's Notes" version of the instructions:
Pay very close attention to the terms "temporary" and "old".
  1. Generate a computer identifier code on the temporary computer
  2. Transfer this file from the temporary computer to the old computer and import that into the license transfer utility on the old computer
  3. Update the license on the old computer to use the temporary computer identifier code
  4. Transfer this license file from the old computer to the temporary computer and apply
  1. This sequence begins on the temporary computer, moves the the old computer, and finishes back on the temporary computer.
At this point, you can then reformat / reload windows on the original PC, or clone the drive and move it to the new computer.  To move the license back to the final destination computer,  the transfer is run in reverse.  Pay very close attention to the terms "temporary" and "final".
  1. Generate a computer identifier code on the final computer
  2. Transfer this file from the final computer to the temporary computer and import that into the license transfer utility on the temporary computer
  3. Update the license on the temporary computer to use the final computer identifier code
  4. Transfer this license file from the temporary computer to the final computer and apply
  1. This sequence begins on the final computer, moves the the temporary computer, and finishes back on the final computer.

Detailed instructions:

CMM-Manager must first be installed on the temporary host computer before proceeding.
Remove the license from the old computer

On the temporary computer (the computer you are transferring the license to):
  1. Launch the QxSoft License Remote Update System (RUS) from the Windows Start Menu -> All apps-> QxSoft -> QxSoft License RUS.
  2. Switch to the “Transfer License” tab.
  3. Click the browse […] button and browse to/enter a path where you want the information to be saved.
  4. Click the [Collect and Save Information] button.  You will need to access this information later, so make sure you save it in a location that will be easy to find.
  5. Click “OK” on the next screen.
  6. You will need to transfer the recipient information file you just created to the computer, which currently has the soft lock installed.  You can do this by flash drive, e-mail, or whatever method is easiest for you.

On the old computer (the computer you are temporarily transferring the license from):

  1. Launch the QxSoft License Remote Update System (RUS) from the Windows Start Menu -> All apps-> QxSoft -> QxSoft License RUS.
  2. Switch to the “Transfer License” tab.
  3. Click the browse […] button for ‘Read the recipient information file from:’ and browse to the file you saved from the temporary computer.
  4. Select the Soft Lock you want to transfer/remove by highlighting it in the list.
  5. Click the browse […] button for ‘Generate the license transfer file to:’ and browse to/enter a path where you want the transfer file to be saved.  You will need to access this information later, so make sure you save it in a location that will be easy to find.
  6. Click the [Generate License Transfer File] button.
  7. Click “Yes” on the next dialog.
  8. Click “OK” on the next dialog.
  9. The Soft Lock has now been removed from the original computer and placed in the transfer file you created.  You will now transfer this file to the temporary computer (by whatever means you prefer).

On the temporary computer (the computer you are temporarily transferring the license to):

  1. Launch the QxSoft License Remote Update System (RUS) from the Windows Start Menu -> All apps-> QxSoft -> QxSoft License RUS.
  2. Switch to the “Apply License File” tab.
  3. Select the transfer file you created from the old PC.
  4. Click the [Apply Update] button.
  5. You should receive a message saying, “Update written successfully.” 
The temporary Soft Lock transfer is complete.

Prepare the new drive / computer

On the old computer 
Reformat, or reload Windows on the old computer, or clone the old computer drive

If you are using a new computer with the cloned drive
install the cloned drive from the old computer

Move the license back to the final destination computer

On the final computer (the computer you are transferring the license to):
  1. Launch the QxSoft License Remote Update System (RUS) from the Windows Start Menu -> All apps-> QxSoft -> QxSoft License RUS.
  2. Switch to the “Transfer License” tab.
  3. Click the browse […] button and browse to/enter a path where you want the information to be saved.
  4. Click the [Collect and Save Information] button.  You will need to access this information later, so make sure you save it in a location that will be easy to find.
  5. Click “OK” on the next screen.
  6. You will need to transfer the recipient information file you just created to the computer, which currently has the soft lock installed.  You can do this by flash drive, e-mail, or whatever method is easiest for you.

On the temporary computer (the computer you are transferring the license from):

  1. Launch the QxSoft License Remote Update System (RUS) from the Windows Start Menu -> All apps-> QxSoft -> QxSoft License RUS.
  2. Switch to the “Transfer License” tab.
  3. Click the browse […] button for ‘Read the recipient information file from:’ and browse to the file you saved from the final computer.
  4. Select the Soft Lock you want to transfer/remove by highlighting it in the list.
  5. Click the browse […] button for ‘Generate the license transfer file to:’ and browse to/enter a path where you want the transfer file to be saved.  You will need to access this information later, so make sure you save it in a location that will be easy to find.
  6. Click the [Generate License Transfer File] button.
  7. Click “Yes” on the next dialog.
  8. Click “OK” on the next dialog.
  9. The Soft Lock has now been removed from the temporary computer and placed in the transfer file you created.  You will now transfer this file to the final computer (by whatever means you prefer).

On the final computer (the computer you are transferring the license to):

  1. Launch the QxSoft License Remote Update System (RUS) from the Windows Start Menu -> All apps-> QxSoft -> QxSoft License RUS.
  2. Switch to the “Apply License File” tab.
  3. Select the transfer file you created from the temporary PC.
  4. Click the [Apply Update] button.
  5. You should receive a message saying, “Update written successfully.” 
The final Soft Lock transfer is complete.

Restore the configuration backed up from the old PC to the new PC.  See Backup and Restore / Swap PC

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