I am happy to buy a copy of 2006 or 2007 (Full) if with 2 codes I can load offline and definitely acquire a useable product. Activating AutoCAD license on-the-fly.: As you approach to the point when the trial (unactivated) AutoCAD license expires (30 days between the installation and activation of your license), it may be neccessary to activate your license 'on the fly', inside a running AutoCAD session (not on the AutoCAD launch). I simply want to judge which copies are a simple load and use and which may be at risk of being valueless to me. That then places you in the hands of Autodesk and if they don't like second hand software sales then I suspect you might not get the code.Ĭan anyone help with the dates/facts. I have heard that since then you need the second code to be generated by Autodesk and that if you try and install on a second machine when you upgrade your PC etc you need a new code. I also read that up until 2007 (I don't know whether that includes 2007?) you just needed these 2 number and installation was all 'offline'. The seller seems to have two numbers for each software copy. From an old thread I can see that in 2004 the serial no was on the DVD and the other code on the packaging of the DVD.
My current understanding is that AutoCAD requires a serial number and authorisation code. I am going to view this lot and want to know what I need to look for.
The company when bankrupt and the manuals, boxes, software DVDs etc were acquired in a liquidation sale. I have been offered a whole set of Autocad discs from 2005 through to 2010 including both LT and the full version. I have researched the Internet and see from the Timothy Vernor case (2008)that this is legal but Autodesk don't like it. I have been seeking a copy of AutoCAD and want a legal second hand copy.