Topic: Uninstalling the Network License Manager

Problem:

How do I uninstall SmartCAM Network License Manager (NLM) and return to normal node-locked licensing?

NOTE: This information is intended for system administrators who wish to move SmartCAM NLM from one server to another or remove it from a server completely. If you are not familiar with your network configuration, file management tools, and editting Windows registry information you should not proceed. This procedure is NOT meant to provide a means for people to switch back and forth from network to node-locked licensing just for convenience sake. Doing so is both confusing to the user and to the SDRC/CAMAX licensing staff.

NLM does not come with its own uninstall utility. You must manually remove files from the server and your clients computers to return to normal node-locked licensing.

NOTE: If you wish only to return to normal node-locked licensing and DO NOT wish to remove all Elan license manager files from your computer, follow steps 1,2,7,8,9 and 10 ONLY. If are currently running NLM you will have to contact your reseller to obtain normal node-locked keys again.

Step 1: Log on to your License Manager Server as Administrator or equivalent.

Step 2: Shutdown the Elan Network License Manager service on your license server. This can be done with the SmartCAM ElanLM utility found in your Window's Control Panel. Hit the "Stop" button in this utility to shutdown the service.

Step 3: Remove the Cmtpath.ini file from your Windows directory.

Step 4: Remove the Cmt_elmd.cpl and Cmt_elmd.exe files from your Windows\system32 directory.

Step 5: Remove the lmv2.dll file from your sm9\system directory.

Step 6: Using your Windows Registry Editor (commonly Regedit.exe or Regedit32.exe) remove the following references from your Windows Registry:

The "SmartCAM_ElanLM" key found in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SYSTEM
ControlSet001
Services

Step 7: On your Clients, remove the Netelm.flg file from the \keydir directory usually found in the c:\SM9 directory.

Step 8: Remove the elmid32.dll and elmid16.dll files from your Windows\system directory.

Step 9: Restart your computer and reinstall one of your applications (Freeform, Production Turning, etc) to reinstall the node-locked Elan License Manager. You should choose "Typical" or "Custom Install". This will only take a short time as only a few files will need to be updated during the install.

Step 10: Relicense your products with the License Administrator utility with normal node-locked license strings or temporary strings.

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