We've just recently moved our SmartCam license from a Win98 computer to a computer with WinXP Professional, for Advanced Mill and Production Turning on SmartCam version 9. I sent in for the new license key but the licensing program wouldn't accept the new licenses, either the temporary or the permanent, and the folks at EDS couldn't help. I tried re-installing etc. but nothing would work.
Then I remembered that WinXP has a compatibility mode, effectively letting a program run as if it were in Win95, Win98, etc. I tried this, setting the compatibility mode to Win98, and VOILA, the licenses could now be accepted!! I only had to use the compatibility mode trick on the licensing program (licadm.exe), not the programs themselves (amill.exe or pturn.exe).
Everything seems to be working great. Simply find the licadm.exe file (mine was under C:\SM9\System\licadm.exe) using Windows Explorer; right click on the icon, click properties, click the Compatibility tab at the top, check the box
for "Run this program in compatibility mode for" and click in the drop down menu for the mode you want, then click OK. That's it.
Of course we bought a new computer, which is why this was necessary. I don't know if the same issues would arise if you were to upgrade the operating system on an existing computer.
Good luck,
David Scarborough
Systems Administrator
Banister Tool, Inc.
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www.banistertool.com
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At 09:06 AM 07/01/2003, Jeremy Noland wrote:
Group,
I see everyone is going to WIN2000, but does SmartCAM work with WIN XP Home or Professional?
Thank You to all who responded on CAD/CAM packages it was very helpful to hear from other people in the same field.
Thank you
Jeremy
Jeremy Noland
Mountain Manufacturing & Distribution.
CNC Programming / Prototype Dept.
20522 Builders St.
Bend, Or. 97701
(541)330-2149
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