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Update an expired licence

This applies only if you are an Access Capture customer with the Readsoft-INVOICES software solution and not using the online Access Capture (readsoftonline) solution. You should have received a renewal from Access along with a copy of the file **license.dat** — this needs to replace the existing license.dat on the server running the FlexLM Readsoft service. You may need your IT team to help you access your internal servers. Follow the steps below to replace and update your license.dat.

  1. Download a copy of the new license file you received from Access and rename this to license.dat.

  2. Open the file in Notepad.

  3. If the **SERVER** line shows **Change_This**, type the name of the server that the Readsoft services run on.

  4. Else, make sure that the ServerName is correct per the Server which the Readsoft services runs on.

  5. Connect to the server with the FlexLM license manager service running, 'Readsoft'.

  6. Open File Explorer and browse to C:\FlexLM, where you should see an existing license.dat file.

  7. Rename this file to back it up (rename to: such as license.dat_(insertdatehere)).

  8. Copy the new license.dat file to this location.

  9. Locate the global path .

    • This is found: C:\Users\Public\Readsoft\Invoices\GlobalPath\

  10. Rename the existing licence.dat file as per Step 7.

  11. Copy the new licence.dat file to this location.

  12. Restart the Readsoft, Interpret and Transfer services.

  13. Check the FlexLM folder for the debug.log file.

  14. Open this in Notepad and ensure there are entries at the last line(s), there the New Licence is running.

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