License Deactivation Assistant provides the ability to deactivate a license on the local computer and to notify the vendor about Deactivation results. Previously Activated license could be deactivated if the user would like to either move the license to another computer or stop using the protected application. Deactivation procedure could be initiated via License Deactivation Assistant Wizard.
If an attempt to deactivate the license which has not been activated previously is made then the License Deactivation Wizard would present user with the following error message box:
When the wizard is launched user would be presented with the following dialog.
This page would deactivate the license for use on the user's computer system.
Clicking on the check box "I would like to deactivate my license" and clicking the "Next" button would deactivate the license for use on the user's computer system. After successful deactivation the license could be moved to another computer system where the license must be re-activated for further use of the protected application Note: the Deactivation operation cannot be undone!
This page allows choosing the way to notify vendors about results of deactivation process.
Deactivation could be performed both online via Direct or Proxy Internet connection or offline by contacting the software publisher and providing the Deactivation Key.
This page allows specifying connection attributes required to complete the operation. It is possible to choose "Direct" or "Proxy" Internet connection.
If "Proxy" Internet connection is chosen the "Proxy Host" and "Proxy Port" attributes should be specified. The "Login" and "Password" fields allow for specifying login credentials if proxy server requires authentication.
This page shows the visual feedback about the progress of operation being executed.
This page shows information that should be provided to the vendor offline (via e-mail, fax or phone) to confirm that the customer has actually deactivated the license.
When using an off-line deactivation method the user is presented with the set of activation and deactivation keys. Both of these keys need to be provided back to the developer/publisher in order to complete deactivation process. The following information must be provided - Product; Activation Key; Deactivation Key; License Number. For example:
Product: Demo Calculator
Activation Key: 8AXNK-ELHVE-863J9-U3HYT-F5XT9
Deactivation Key: 87LGV-EARKU-GWQBU-CYTAH-KUGRX
License Number: 1234
When the developer/publisher receives these key pairs he/she can validate deactivation of the user's protected application via Protection! Control Center. To validate deactivation key the developer/publisher should select Products screen and choose the "Edit | Validate Deactivation Key" menu item. This would launch the Validate Deactivation Key dialog. The developer/publisher could either paste the received information from the user by clicking the "Paste" button or can type the received information manually and choose for which product the deactivation key was received by choosing the appropriate product from the Product dropdown box. When the deactivation key is verified by the Protection! Control Center the Deactivation Status would change from "N/A" to "Completed". When the deactivation status is set to "Completed" this is an indication to the developer/publisher that the user has successfully deactivated protected application on his/her computer system
When using online deactivation mode all of the above is performed automatically via Protection! Backend.