{"sections":[{"heading":"Check the release before applying old advice","paragraphs":["A historical 7.0.52 case worked when an explicit -L licence-file path was supplied. This did not establish why the default lookup failed.","Another moved installation lacked installer-created environment settings. Running the supported installer and checking the actual execution account were relevant checks. The same licence still needed to match the machine."]},{"heading":"Use this as a diagnostic","steps":["Record the exact legacy version and its matching command-line help.","If that version documents -L, test the absolute licence-file path with the normal intended account. Quote paths containing spaces as required by your shell.","If the machine or identity changed, generate the version-appropriate identifier and contact support about reissue rather than editing the key.","For InductEx 8, use the current daemon and licence-path instructions linked below."]}],"canonical_url":"https://www.sun-magnetics.com/knowledge-base/inductex-legacy-license-path","url":"/knowledge-base/inductex-legacy-license-path","known_issues":[],"search_record":{"execution":false,"relatedProducts":[],"version_tags":["InductEx 7 historical"],"text":"A legacy InductEx 7 licence is not found after moving or upgrading Windows First establish whether the licence is valid for the current host. Historical path lookup and installation settings differ from InductEx 8. InductEx 7.0.52 historical only Troubleshooting Check the release before applying old advice A historical 7.0.52 case worked when an explicit -L licence-file path was supplied. This did not establish why the default lookup failed. Another moved installation lacked installer-created environment settings. Running the supported installer and checking the actual execution account were relevant checks. The same licence still needed to match the machine.  Use this as a diagnostic Record the exact legacy version and its matching command-line help. If that version documents -L, test the absolute licence-file path with the normal intended account. Quote paths containing spaces as required by your shell. If the machine or identity changed, generate the version-appropriate identifier and contact support about reissue rather than editing the key. For InductEx 8, use the current daemon and licence-path instructions linked below. ","id":"inductex-legacy-license-path","keywords":"","kind":"Troubleshooting","title":"A legacy InductEx 7 licence is not found after moving or upgrading Windows","product":"InductEx"},"version":"7.0.52 historical only","id":"inductex-legacy-license-path","related":["/knowledge-base/shared-custom-licence-paths","/knowledge-base/shared-generate-system-id"],"downloads":[],"publication_status":"published","numerical_output":null,"provenance":{"execution_checks":[],"figure_evidence":[],"review_notes":["Historical workaround only. Reproduce on the exact legacy release before treating this as an executable recovery recipe.","Support history informed this draft. Current-source guidance has been checked; a fresh walkthrough on the intended distributed release and product-owner review remain pending."],"scope":"Recorded inputs/builds only. Complete walkthrough and final-package acceptance remain separate.","verification_requirements":{"gui_method":"not-required-for-this-answer","status":"review-incomplete","illustrations":"not-required-for-this-answer","required":["technical-review","release-applicability","recovery"],"legacy_walkthrough_field":"pending retained; not evidence of a complete scenario"},"sources":[{"id":"support:SUP-011","section":"Generalised editorial finding; outcome qualification retained"},{"id":"support:SUP-002","section":"Generalised editorial finding; outcome qualification retained"}]},"title":"A legacy InductEx® 7 licence is not found after moving or upgrading Windows","type":"Troubleshooting","markdown_url":"/_functions/kbResource?path=markdown%2Finductex-legacy-license-path.md","summary":"First establish whether the licence is valid for the current host. Historical path lookup and installation settings differ from InductEx® 8.","product":"InductEx"}