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| Your license key will be delivered as part of an email. | Your license key will be delivered as part of an email. | ||
| - | The license key installs into a running copy of Zerene Stacker, so be sure to __**[[:stacker:softwaredownloads|download]]**__ and install the software first if necessary. | + | The license key installs into a running copy of Zerene Stacker, so be sure to __**[[:stacker:softwaredownloads|download]]**__ and install the software first if necessary. |
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| + | If you're running an expired trial, that's still OK -- you don't need to update the software. Just installing your purchased license key will convert the expired trial back to fully functional operation. | ||
| To install the key into Zerene Stacker, proceed as follows: | To install the key into Zerene Stacker, proceed as follows: | ||
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| - Select (highlight) the entire license key, including the lines that say ==== BEGIN LICENSE KEY ==== and ==== END LICENSE KEY ==== . \\ \\ {{:stacker:docs:howtoinstallalicensekey:image001.jpg}} \\ \\ Be sure to include all four equal signs that appear at each end of ==== BEGIN LICENSE KEY ==== and ==== END LICENSE KEY ====. If you leave out even a single equal sign, you will not be able to enter the key.\\ \\ | - Select (highlight) the entire license key, including the lines that say ==== BEGIN LICENSE KEY ==== and ==== END LICENSE KEY ==== . \\ \\ {{:stacker:docs:howtoinstallalicensekey:image001.jpg}} \\ \\ Be sure to include all four equal signs that appear at each end of ==== BEGIN LICENSE KEY ==== and ==== END LICENSE KEY ====. If you leave out even a single equal sign, you will not be able to enter the key.\\ \\ | ||
| - Copy the license key to clipboard using control-C or command-C. \\ \\ | - Copy the license key to clipboard using control-C or command-C. \\ \\ | ||
| - | - Launch Zerene Stacker and go to Options > Registration... \\ \\ If you are running an expired trial, then a browser window may pop in front of Zerene Stacker so that it looks like Zerene Stacker is not running. In this case just minimize the browser window to expose the Zerene Stacker window, and proceed to Options > Registration... \\ \\ | + | - Launch Zerene Stacker, then get to the Registration window as follows: \\ \\ |
| + | - Case 1: If your trial has expired, click the "Install License Key" button, at the bottom of the "Welcome To Zerene Stacker" window. | ||
| + | - Case 2: If your trial has __not__ expired, go to Options > Registration... in the Zerene Stacker menus. \\ \\ | ||
| - Paste the license key into the Registration window using the “Paste from clipboard” button at the bottom of the Registration window. \\ \\ This should make the “Enter” button change from disabled (gray letters) to enabled (black letters).\\ \\ If the “Enter” button does not become enabled, then some problem has occurred in transferring the license. Be sure that the entire BEGIN and END lines are present, that you have included all the equal signs, and that any accented or non-English characters such as é or ö appear correctly. If such characters are scrambled, then try using the keyboard to make them look correct. If you still cannot make the “Enter” button become enabled, then contact support@zerenesystems.com. \\ \\ {{:stacker:docs:howtoinstallalicensekey:image002.jpg}} \\ \\ | - Paste the license key into the Registration window using the “Paste from clipboard” button at the bottom of the Registration window. \\ \\ This should make the “Enter” button change from disabled (gray letters) to enabled (black letters).\\ \\ If the “Enter” button does not become enabled, then some problem has occurred in transferring the license. Be sure that the entire BEGIN and END lines are present, that you have included all the equal signs, and that any accented or non-English characters such as é or ö appear correctly. If such characters are scrambled, then try using the keyboard to make them look correct. If you still cannot make the “Enter” button become enabled, then contact support@zerenesystems.com. \\ \\ {{:stacker:docs:howtoinstallalicensekey:image002.jpg}} \\ \\ | ||
| - When the “Enter” button becomes enabled, press it. This will record the license key and make the Registration window disappear. \\ \\ | - When the “Enter” button becomes enabled, press it. This will record the license key and make the Registration window disappear. \\ \\ | ||