Legacy - Purchasing FAQ

• Licensing
• Activation Keys
• Software Maintenance
• Purchasing

Licensing

1. How do I know what type of license I have?
   If the About dialog of Visual Assist or first line of your activation key contains "Non-renewable license", you have a Personal or Academic License. Otherwise, you have a Standard License. Contact us if you aren't sure.

Activation Keys

1. What is an activation key?

   A two-line value that identifies a licensee, license count if applicable, term of software maintenance, and hashcode to activate a genuine copy of Visual Assist.

   

2. How many activation keys will I get if I purchase more than one license?
   One per purchase.
    
3. Can I distribute an activation key via a registry script?
   Yes, as explained in the documentation for automated installation.
    
4. How do I tell what product an activation key is for?
   If the first line of your activation key contains:
   "N-user", your activation key is for a Standard License or its renewal of maintenance. (You cannot differentiate a renewal from the original by sight.)
   "Non-renewable Personal", your activation key is for a Personal license.
   "Non-renewable Academic", your activation key is for an Academic license.
   "Non-renewable" only, your activation key is for a Personal or Academic license. (You cannot differentiate the two by sight.)
   Contact us if you want to know more.
    
5. What do I do with a two-line activation key that arrived as one long line?
   Tell Microsoft Outlook to restore line breaks; restore the line break manually; or copy the long line into the enter-key dialog of Visual Assist.
   
   

Software Maintenance

1. Can I renew maintenance with an email address that differs from the one I used with my last purchase or that is embedded in my activation key?
   Yes, provide your previous email address when you request a quote.

Purchasing

1. What should I do if my company's name or domain has changed since the last time I purchased?
   If you want us to keep a history of your purchases, contact us with the new information.