My Rockwell activation key has gone belly up and does anyone know if there is a way to repair it?

Thanks

Is it the Key Disk that went bad or the activation on your hard drive?

If it is the activation on the hard drive then you can just reset the Key Disk over the internet at www.rockwellsoftware.com or even just use the disk itself to activate the computer.

To use the Key Disk itself to activate the computer you can just go find the file rocksoft.ini and add (or change) the line keydisk=true. That way when you start the RSLogix software it will first look to the hard drive for the activation and then if it doesn't find one, it will look to the floppy drive for the master (Key) disk. If it finds the master disk then it lets the software load.

If it is the Key Disk itself I don't know that you can repair the disk without altering the special format of the disk. Can you just call Rockwell Tech Support and have them send you a new disk?

OG

If you can access the activation help file, it also details another (very similar) method of activating the computer by using a command called 'checkdrives' - One of our pc's gives an error message if we try to move activation onto it's hard drive, but the software (rslogix5) runs ok with the master disk in the 'a' drive!

You can reset your activation file from the Rockwell Software Web Site or calling Tech Support. having your disk and serial number available.

If you have your key disk, it is easy to 'RESET' the key disk from the internet. However, you can only do this once a year.

If you don't have your key disk, you can call Rockwell and they will send you a replacement disk free of charge, provided you are currently under a support contract.

If you aren't under a support contract, they will gladly reinstate your support agreement for a complete year for a fee.

Good luck.
Pat