Create a placeholder license file

Summary

Instructions provided describe how to create a placeholder or license file.

Note:
This article pertains to ArcGIS versions 8.x and 9.x. Later versions of ArcGIS may contain different functionality, as well as different names and locations for menus, commands and geoprocessing tools.

Procedure

1. Start the license manager installation.
2. On the Import License File dialog box, select I received the license file by fax and click Create.
3. If installing the ArcGIS License Manager for 9.x, click Edit on the License File Summary dialog box.
   If installing the ESRI License Manager for 8.x, click Create on the License File dialog box.
4. In the License File window, enter xxx hostname and click OK.
   The following error message is displayed:

Error:
There are no valid FEATURE or UPGRADE lines in the file you selected. This may be caused from importing an old license file. This version of the software requires new keycodes. Click OK, then click Edit to repair the errors.

This error message is normal; click OK to return to the License File window and the click Next to continue.

5. Finish the installation procedure and reboot the computer.