How to license ActiveReports 6

Licensing in ActiveReports 6 is different from how it is currently done in previous versions of ActiveReports for .Net.  Instead of using license executable, licensing steps are now part of the ActiveReports 6 installer. 

When you run the installer, one of the last screen will present you with a form to enter your "User Name", "Email" and "Serial" in order to get ActiveReports 6 licensed on your machine.  Enter the information that you received in email or mail after purchase of ActiveReports 6. 

Note: If you are installing ActiveReports 6 on Windows Vista, Windows 2003 or 2008 server, then please make sure that you right click on the installer and select ‘Run as Admin’ to run the installer.  Being an admin on the machine is not sufficient.

• If everything worked fine, a message box with text  ‘License was installed successfully’ is displayed.  It is as simple as that. 
• If a message box with ‘Invalid User Data’ pops up;
• Make sure there are no trailing backspaces in any of the three fields.
  
• Make sure input data matches with the data provided in the ActiveReports6 purchase confirmation email.
  
• If above steps doesn't help, contact GrapeCity support team.
•  Email: powersupport@grapecity.com
• Phone: 425-880-2601/425-947-1548
  
  

Few relevant things to keep in mind while going through this process:

• If you leave these fields blank, product is still installed, however you will see a red evaluation banner on all the reports that you create.
  
• Remember that once you have used this information and have successfully licensed your machine, you will need the same information again to re-license the same machine in case you somehow un-license the machine or reformatted the hard drive or etcs.
• Uninstalling the product will remove the licensing information from your machine and will render your machine un-licensed.
• It is always advised that you upgrade to the latest build instead of going through uninstall/install.  Running the latest build on top of current one will not remove the licensing information.
• If you are still unable to get your copy of ActiveReports 6 to license your machine, email powersupport@grapecity.com or call 425-880-2601/425-947-1548 with your name, email and serial number.  Please do not post any of this information on forum.  
• Please read ActiveReports 6 License Agreement on the usage and distribution of ActiveReports assemblies and files.