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Licensing / Trials

Can projects built with LMD controls distributed royalty free? (link to license)

Yes, license covers royalty free use in binary form. You can distribute executable files containing linked versions of the components. For more info check the [LMD License Agreement|LMD License agreement].

Full version installer reports: 'License information not found'

Up to LMD-Tools Version 4:
When you purchased your copy online (e.g. via Netsales or Compuserve SWREG) you received with registration information a license file (e.g. LMDTool3.lic). When you purchased a disk version this file is installed automatically. All update installer from the protected download areas check this file, so please make sure that license file is placed in your system directory (or rather System32 directory on Windows NT systems). When the update installer reports message above this file was not found and you have to reinstall this license file (please check description you received with your online order or reinstall any part of the disk version). If you lost your license file email us (providing your full address, serial# and dealer from whom you purchased your copy).

From LMD-Tools Version 4 and LMD ElPack 5 on:
All update installer from the protected download areas check valid license file on target system, so please make sure that correct license file is located in your system directory (or rather System32 directory on Windows NT systems, license files are called lmdtool4.lic, lmdtool5std.lic and so on). If update installer reports message above, correct file was not found. If installed, the registration utility (LMD*.exe, can be found either in \bin directory below your LMD-Tools installation directory (before LMD-Tools 6)/system(32) directory or start it from the start menu, group LMD-Tools) reports information about available license files. If valid license files are missing, simply reinstall the registration utility. If you lost your registration utility email us (providing your full address, serial# and dealer from whom you purchased your copy).

Where to download free updates? What is the 'Registration Utility'?

Up to LMD-Tools Version 4:
If you purchased your copy online (e.g. via Netsales or Compuserve SWREG) you received with license file information where to download the installer. This download area is called 'protected download area' and you find there last version which is available for the package you registered (so it's important to place the download information at a save place). Besides purchasers from Zac Online find these informations in the info directory, file REGISTER.TXT. When you purchased a disk version the required information can be found on a separate piece of paper called "Registration Information". If you lost your registration information please email providing your full address, serial# and dealer from whom you purchased your copy.

Up to LMD Elpack 4:
You received with your registration license key and access data to customer areas. If you lost your registration information please email providing your full postal and eMail address to which version was registered to.

From LMD-Tools Version 4/LMD ElPack 5 on:
If you ordered your copy online, you received with your order a so called registration utility. After you installed the small setup.exe the file can be either started from the start menu (group "LMD-Tools") or it can be found in the \bin directory below the installation folder (before LMD-Tools 6) or in the \system32 directory (search for lmd*.exe). Start this utility - it leads you to the download areas and provides required UserID and passwords. If you purchased a CD-Version this utility is automatically installed. If you ordered directly from us, the registration utility is also included on a separate disk.

I still get trial messages in my apps! How to get rid of them?

Problem
You have tested a LMD-Tools Trialversion and uninstalled it. Though you are sure you removed all unit references and all LMD-Tools components from the forms of your project, you can't execute your app receiving the message that you're using a Trialversion of LMD-Tools.

Reason
Though you removed all references not all DCU's were updated (Delphi/CBuilder updates DCU's of a project only when original PAS files were changed).

Solution
At first make sure that you really uninstalled trialversion completely to avoid version mix up (check especially runtime package files. In worst case follow detailed instructions in topic Uninstall LMD-Tools of the installation guide). If this is assured, simply recompile all files of the project to create new DCU's of all projects' files (if you fail do it the hard way: simply remove all *.dcu files from the projects' directory and restart the project).

I purchased a full or use free SE version, but still get trial messages?!

1. Make sure that you downloaded really a full version from customer area. Trial releases in public download area can never be used as full versions.
2. If this is assured: Full versions do NOT contain any trialcode. Make sure you REBUILD (not compile) your project- If you still get trialmessages, then there are still trial parts on your system. In this case uninstall everything again and make sure, that no old runtime BPLs reside on your system. A useful search pattern is *lmd*.bpl. The Installation document in <source>\info</source> folder provides instructions how to ensure that all files are removed from your system.

I own free LMD-Tools or LMD ElPack SE (e.g. from Companion CD). How to upgrade to a full version?

There is no direct upgrade path from SE versions to full releases, hence no upgrade prices are available.