HowTo: Manually enter ArcView Single Use registration information

Article ID:	22883
Software:	ArcGIS - ArcView 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
Platforms:	Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP

Summary

Instructions provided describe how to manually enter the ArcView Single Use registration information into the Desktop Administrator using the fax option.

Procedure

Go to Start > Programs > ArcGIS > Desktop Administrator > Register ArcView and Extensions > Register Now.
Select 'I have received an authorization file from ESRI and am now ready to finish the registration process' and click Next.
Select 'I received the authorization file by fax, phone, or mail' and click Next.

On the left, pull down (Product) and fill in the information with the authorization file received, which looks similar to this:

For 8.x:

FEATURE ProductFX       ESRI 8.1   01-jan-00 uncounted

AA9A9999A99A999AA99A 

        VENDOR_STRING=UNK123456789 HOSTID=AV_UNKEY=123456789

        vendor_info="BBB11BBBBB111BBB1111" ck=999

For 9.x;

FEATURE ProductFX       ESRI 9.0   01-jan-00 uncounted

AA9A9999A99A999AA99A 

        VENDOR_STRING=UNK123456789 HOSTID=AV_UNKEY=123456789

        vendor_info="BBB11BBBBB111BBB1111" ck=999

With the fax option in the Desktop Administrator, enter the registration information using the authorization file:

ArcView Registration Number:
UNK123456789
Time-out date:
01-jan-00
Version:
8.1
Authorization code 1:
AA9A9999A99A999AA99A
Authorization code 2:
BBB11BBBBB111BBB1111
Validation code:
999
Click Next and Finish.

Created: 7/18/2002
Last Modified: 1/6/2009