A: Program ID is an identification number that you
assign to each of your applications, products, or software titles. Module ID is
an extension of Program ID that you can assign to different programs, modules,
or features within an application. Each Program ID can be extended up to 30
Module IDs.
A: Basically, you assign one Program ID to protect an
application. When you issue an upgrade or bug fix, you still use the same
Program ID. This makes the upgrade transparent without requiring a new license.
If you wish to release a new major version (e.g. from Windows 7 to 8), you
assign the new version with a different Program ID. So users who wish to
upgrade must register for a new license.
In addition, using Program ID together with Module ID allows you to
protect your applications in many different ways. The example below shows how
to apply Program ID / Module ID to a product with different editions.
|
Windows 7 |
Program ID 0 |
|
- Professional |
- Module ID 1 |
|
- Enterprise |
- Module ID 2 |
|
- Ultimate |
- Module ID 3 |
From the above, users who own Windows 7 Professional cannot use the features
available in the Enterprise or Ultimate editions. However, they can upgrade
editions later through Module ID 2 and 3.
The example below shows how to apply Program ID / Module ID to multiple
lines of products.
|
Office 2013 |
Program ID 0 |
|
Visual Studio 2013 |
Program ID 1 |
|
- Word |
- Module ID 1 |
|
- C# |
- Module ID 1 |
|
- Excel |
- Module ID 2 |
|
- VB.NET |
- Module ID 2 |
|
- PowerPoint |
- Module ID 3 |
|
- VC++.NET |
- Module ID 3 |
|
- Outlook |
- Module ID 4 |
|
|
|
|
- Access |
- Module ID 5 |
|
|
|
From the above, you can license your products based on customer needs.
For example, users who want Office with Word only can be licensed through
Module ID 1. They can upgrade license to include Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook,
and Access through Module ID 2, 3, 4, and 5 respectively.
A: Yes, you can upgrade your ElecKey
license at any time to purchase additional Program IDs. It is called 'Title
Upgrade', which is offered in 1-Title, 2-Title, 4-Title, and 10-Title License
Upgrade. Please see the License Upgrade
page for details.
A: You can upgrade your ElecKey
license later by purchasing the feature packs such as KeyCheck
API, Network Key, and Activation Server. Please see the License Upgrade
page for details. Note that your originally registered ElecKey
edition (e.g. Express) will stay unchanged after any feature upgrade; but
equivalently, the upgraded license will have the features as same as the higher
editions such as Internet, Enterprise, etc.
A: No. Each registered copy of ElecKey
is assigned with a unique Key ID, which cannot be changed afterward. The
assigned Key ID stays in all ElecKey utilities as
well as each copy of the protected application. You can only use the same ElecKey system (same Key ID) to issue and manage licenses
of the protected application. When other persons register ElecKey,
they will have a different system (with different Key ID) that cannot unlock
your protected application.
A: Yes, it is recommended that you download and try
out the ElecKey evaluation copy to ensure that it
meets your needs and expectations. However, please remember that you should not
distribute your application protected by the evaluation copy. Any ElecKey evaluation copy as well as the application
protected by the evaluation copy is assigned the same Key ID of 1111111111.
Therefore, the protected application can be easily unlocked by anyone using the
ElecKey evaluation copy.
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