Re: [External] [External] Transferring a license to a new computer

I would expect that if it's a work computer that will be re-issued, then it
would be wiped and re-loaded by your company's IT department.

I've never bothered to uninstall anything on my old laptops.

Charles

On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM Ron Bedard via WDSCI-L <
[email protected]> wrote:

> That’s actual good news.  So technically I don’t need to uninstall it from
> the other computer..if it wont be used on that computer.
>
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> new computer
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> Daniel is correct. I asked this question years ago to IBM and was told,
> install as many times as you like (for just yourself) but sign on only one
> at a time and you do not violate the license. It is a single use license,
> not a single install license.  I shall assume it is still the same these
> days.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WDSCI-L <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Daniel
> Gross
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2025 09:24
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> This definitely sounds like you are using an activation kit - so can
> technically simply install on the new machine.
>
> AFAIK you are not allowed to run both installations at the same time.
>
> HTH
> Daniel
>
>
> > Am 24.03.2025 um 14:48 schrieb Ron Bedard via WDSCI-L <
> [email protected]>:
> >
> > I'm not sure what type of license it is.  All I know is we install it
> on our laptop.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: WDSCI-L <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Vern
> > Hamberg via WDSCI-L
> > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2025 9:41 AM
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> > Cc: Vern Hamberg <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: [External] [WDSCI-L] Transferring a license to a new
> > computer
> >
> > Hi Ron
> >
> > It probably depends on the type of license - if it's an authorized user
> license, you only need to connect using it on just one laptop at a time.
> > The license is, seems to me, on the server, not the PC.
> >
> > I don't know how the floating licenses work, that might be different.
> >
> > *Regards*
> >
> > *Vern Hamberg*
> >
> > IBM Champion 2025 <cid:[email protected]> CAAC
> > (COMMON Americas Advisory Council) IBM Influencer 2023
> >
> >> On 3/24/2025 7:24 AM, Ron Bedard via WDSCI-L wrote:
> >> If I just uninstall IBM RDI from a laptop, will that release the
> license and allow me to re-install on another laptop or is there something
> else I need to do to transfer the license?
> >>
> >>
> >>
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