[Manifold-l] Re-install 7.x

[adamw at manifold.net]

> > I upgraded my portable a while back, but not the 6.5 version
> > on the desktop.
> 
> Do you mean you upgraded your portable to 7x?
> 
> > I assumed that as I still have activation keys available that 
> > I will be able to re-install.
> 
> Do you mean re-install 6.50 on the desktop?  If so and if you used that
> same 6.50 serial number to upgrade to 7x you will have two problems:
> 
> 1. The moment you traded in your 6.50 serial number for a 7x serial
> number you revoked that 6.50 serial number.  It can no longer be used
> to fetch activation keys, so you cannot use it to activate any 6.50
> installations anymore.
> 
> 2. If you continued to run 6.50 on your desktop while running a
> derivative 7x license on the portable you are taking the risk of cancelling
> your 7x license as well should the two ever run at the same time.  Once
> you trade in that 6.50 serial number that license is dead and should no
> longer be used (this is discussed in the FAQ).  Run it at the same time
> as the 7x number and you risk auto-revocation.

On the other hand, if you have never traded the 6.50 serial number used by the desktop to a 7x serial number, you should be able to continue using that serial number (and reinstall, provided you have at least one unused activation key) just fine.

--
Adam Wachowski
Manifold Development Team