Licensing Q & A

Questions and Answers

1. Whose name should I enter as User Name when I register?

   Please specify your own full name. If you are registering the license then you should be the only individual developing projects with the control.

   Each license is registered for development use by one individual - the individual developer's name should be specified.

   Do not specify a company name, the person who purchased the control, or a project name.

2. Do end users of a compiled application created with a Bennet-Tec control require a License from Bennet-Tec?

   Are there any Royalties?

   No, End-users of a compiled EXE or web page built with a Bennet-Tec control do not require a license and there is NO Royalty .

   Users of other applications running in a run-time only mode ( for instance run-time only Access databases also do not require a license)

   User of environments such as MS Word which do not offer run-time only support do require licenses.

3. How many individuals can use a single license?

   Each license is valid for just one individual developer.

   A developer is any individual loading a Bennet-Tec control, or loading a form or other component control built around the Bennet-Tec control, within a software design environment such as Visual Basic, Visual C, Delphi, Access ( with design mode enabled), FrontPage, APL, MS Word, etc.

4. Can licenses be shared?

   No, a separate license should be purchased for each individual working on a project. Licenses must be purchased for anyone opening a form, Dialog, or Class, or component control built around a Bennet-Tec control, whether to write code, for testing, or simply to review code.

5. Can licenses be transferred?

   Licenses can be transferred, but only with written approval from Bennet-Tec, and only within a company.

6. Can I incorporate a Bennet-Tec control in my own component control?

   Yes - BUT - Each individual developer using an component control built around a Bennet-Tec control must still purchase a license from Bennet-Tec.

7. Do I really need a separate license for project members working on other areas of the application, if I am the only one working with code based on the Bennet-Tec control?

   YES - every individual opening your project in the software development or web design environment must have a license.

   This includes individuals working on other areas of code in the project, reviewing the code within the design environment, or testing within the design environment.

   No license is required for testers running a compiled EXE, or for reviewing code in an ASCII text editor.

8. Are Site Licenses available?

   Yes - contact our sales department for further information.

9. How many computers may I install the license on?

   You may install your license on up to 3 computers at one time, So it is possible to install on your office computer, a computer at home, and a laptop. Or to install on a Win 95 machine, Win 98, and Win NT * BUT * these computers must all be used by the same individual. Remember each license is valid for just one individual.

10. How can I remove a license from my computer?

    For MetaDraw 3, MetaDraw for .Net, TList 5, TList 6, TList 7 & TList for .Net users click the UnRegister button on the License Registration Tab. This will UnRegister the conctrol. You must e-mail the User Name, Serial Number & Machine Key to us at Support_License@Bennet-Tec.Com or by fax to 1-516-997-5597 so we can remove that machine from our data base which allows you to install on another Machine.
    
    

    For all other products - This will allow you to download a WinZip File that contains a License Removal Application. Un-Zip the file and run the BTLicRemoval.exe, Select the appropriate product Icon on the left and click the remove license button. This will unregister your Bennet-Tec control and create a file called License Removal Notice.txt. Print out the file and fill in the requested info and fax it to the phone number supplied in the document. After we receive this document we will delete the registration information from our data base, which will allow other machines to be registered.

    
    

11. Why do I see a license warning even after I registered my license?

    There are several possibilities:

    If an individual without a license opened your project files, possibly to review the code or to work on another part of the project, then his / her unlicensed status would have been stored in the project when that individual closed the project. Remember each individual working in development mode requires a separate license.

    If you last opened the project while working in demonstration mode, the demonstration mode status may have been saved as part of the project. Open and resave each form using the control.

    If you have installed a new operating system or a new hard drive partition the Machine ID may have changed, in this case you need to re-register your license.

12. Can I use the same Registration code on Multiple Machines?

    No. The registration code is uniquely determined by the combination of User Name, Serial Number and Machine ID Code.

13. How do I register my license if my computer is not connected to the Internet?

    You can use the Off-Line tab of the license registration system. You will be asked here for a Registration code. You can get the registration code using any other computer to access our web registration page:
    

    License Registration (for off-line users after purchase)

14. Where can I get more information?

    To write to us

    
    Please include your serial number or let us know if you are still working with the control in demonstration mode prior to purchase of a license.

	License Registration (for off-line users after purchase)
	Terms of License