Product Activation and Deactivation

Activation

CodeSmith must be activated on each computer where you will use it. Activation issues a unique license code to the computer to permanently unlock CodeSmith's functionality. The activation technology that CodeSmith uses is designed to be as painless as possible, and to never lock you out from your legitimate use of the product. By default, you can activate CodeSmith on three different computers, but you can obtain additional activations simply by sending an e-mail to support@codesmithtools.com. When you install a new copy of CodeSmith, you have a 30-day trial period to register the product, and then another 30-day grace period to complete the product activation process.

When you first launch CodeSmith Explorer, CodeSmith Studio or Visual Studio. CodeSmith will display the Enter Registration Information dialog box:

If you are using a Trial version of CodeSmith you need to enter in your trial key and click the Try button. If you already own a license you must click the register button.

Please enter your name, organization information, email address, and the serial number that you received at the time of purchase. Click the Register button to continue.

If you proceed in trial mode, CodeSmith will display the Trial Mode dialog box:

From this dialog box, you may:

• Click Register to return to the Enter Registration Information dialog box.
• Click Buy Now to learn more about purchasing CodeSmith.
• Click Try to proceed with your CodeSmith session.
• Click Cancel to abort your CodeSmith session.

When you enter registration information with a valid serial number, CodeSmith will display the following Activation Required dialog box if CodeSmith cannot connect to the internet:

At this point, you have three choices. You may:

• Select Activate online now if your computer is connected to the Internet. This will attempt to automatically contact the CodeSmith licensing servers to activate this installation without further intervention on your part. If your computer accesses the Internet through a proxy server, click the Proxy Info link to enter your proxy server address, user name, and password.
• Select Activate manually to manually enter activation information. This option will allow you to activate by phone or Email.
• Select Activate Later to continue without activation. This will postpone activation to a later time.

Click on one of the three options to proceed.

If you choose the option to activate by Email or phone, CodeSmith will display your serial number and machine key. Please note that the machine key is randomly generated by CodeSmith.

Click the Copy to Clipboard to copy the information from this dialog to paste in an email. Please send an e-mail message with the above information to support@codesmithtools.com.

You can also click the Copy to Email to send us an Email pre-populated with the above information.

You will receive your unlock code by return e-mail. Type the unlock code into this dialog box and click Continue to finish the activation process.

Deactivation

To deactivate your license you need to open the About CodeSmith dialog.

Next, click on the Deactivate button to start the deactivation process.

To finish the deactivation process click on the Deactivate button.