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MetaStock
Licence Activation
for MetaStock® End of Day and MetaStock® Professional
Version 10.0

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Contents
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 4
PRO-Tector License Manager.............................................................................................................. 4
How to license your PC ....................................................................................................................... 5
Fully Automated Web Activation ........................................................................................................ 6
Using our self-service web site ............................................................................................................ 8
Manual Licensing using email/phone ................................................................................................ 13
Skipping Activation ........................................................................................................................... 15
To Move A License from Computer to Computer............................................................................. 16
Moving your License using the Internet (De-activation)................................................................... 17
Moving your Licence using a removable drive.................................................................................. 19
To Remove a License with Proof that It was removed ...................................................................... 23
Introduction

Thank you for buying MetaStock. We protect MetaStock from piracy using an easy to use Copy
Protection System. This guide will explain how to ‘activate’ your copy of MetaStock, along with how
to easily move, remove and re-license MetaStock.

PRO-Tector License Manager

This suite of utilities allows you to manage licenses installed on your PC. The License Manager utility allows
you to control your license using both offline and activation methods.

With this utility you can:

Check the status of a license.
Activate via the Internet, via two methods to suit your setup.
Call or E-mail your license to get an Unlocking Code.
De-activate and Re-activate your PC via the Internet when moving PCs.
Manually move licenses to a new computer using removable storage such as floppies, USB Flash
drives, and so on.
Produce an Installation ID that allows for the changing and/or updating of the license.
Permanently remove a license and prove it.

To use this utility, you can either select Start> Equis International> License Manager, or open a file
manager and browse to the Equis\MetaStock program folder, then click on License Manager.exe.
Either way, a dialog similar to the one shown here will open:
How to license your PC

When you install MetaStock, at the end of the install you will be asked if you want to activate your license. If
you click Yes, the following screen appears. This allows you to quickly license your PC.

There are four options on this screen.

Internet Activate – this option launches the License Manager utility on the correct dialog, ready to
input your supplied License Code. On input the License Manager will interact with the server and
activate the product with one click.
Activate using the self service website - this option launches the
www.internetactivation.com self-service website provided as part of the hosted
activation service. This works with the License Manager utility and requires the simple input of 2
codes on the website and the use of the generated Unlocking Code within the License Manager
utility to unlock the application. You don’t need to be on your PC to get the required codes.
Unlock via the telephone/email - this option launches the License Manager utility on the correct
dialog, ready to input your supplied License Code. You will email/call the Supplier with your
Installation Code and you will receive an Unlocking Code.
Activate later – This closes the dialog and allows you to activate later.
Fully Automated Web Activation
Use the following steps to activate MetaStock on your system using the internet:

1. Run the MetaStock setup program.

2. If you agree to the license terms, click Next until you see Finish.
3. Click Finish.
4. You will then be asked if you want to activate your license.
If you click Yes, the Check Activation dialog appears. This allows you to quickly license your PC.
5. In the Check Activation dialog, choose the Internet Activate option.
If you wish, you may skip activation by choosing the Activate Later option.
However, you must activate MetaStock within 14 days of installing it.
6. Click Next.

7. Copy & paste the 15-digit license code from the order confirmation email into the box provided.
8. Click Activate. Once the License Number has been accepted, MetaStock is activated. You will see a
dialog similar to the one below.
Using our self-service web site
Use the following steps to manually activate MetaStock on your system using the internet:

If you can’t activate using our fully-automated process (commonly because a firewall is restricting your
access to the Internet), or you prefer not to license MetaStock through an automated process. In this case
we also provide a self-service website that allows you to obtain your Activation Key. The URL for this
process is www.internetactivation.com. Here is how you will use it:

1. In the Check Activation dialog, choose the Activate using the self service website option.

2. Click Next.
This opens www.internetactivation.com in your default web browser.
3. In order for you to activate MetaStock, you will need to provide both an Installation ID and a License
Number. You will get the Installation ID by running the License Manager Utility.
4. To use this utility, you can either select Start> Equis International> License Manager, or open a file
manager, and browse to the Equis\MetaStock program folder, then click on the License
Manager Utility. It will open a dialog box similar to the one shown here.

5. Copy the Installation ID by clicking the copy button to the right of the number.
6. Return to the self service website and paste in your Installation ID and the License Number sent to
you when you purchased MetaStock.
7. Once you have entered both the Installation ID and your License Number, click Continue to access
the final screen.

8. This shows the Unlocking Key you will need to enter in the License Manager.

9. Enter the Unlocking Key in the Dialog Box and click Install License.
Upon successful entry of the unlocking key, you will be able to use MetaStock.
10. Please note that the STATUS field has changed; it now shows MetaStock as Licensed.

If the license number has already been used, you will see the following screen:
Manual Licensing using email/phone
Use the following steps to activate MetaStock on your system using e-mail or telephone:

To activate your copy of MetaStock by telephone or e-mail:

1. In the Check Activation dialog, choose the Unlock via the telephone or e-mail option.

2. Click Next.
This launches the License Manager utility.

3. You can now call or email us with the following information:

 The License Number we sent with your order and;
The Installation ID from the utility.
Using this information we can generate an unlocking key for you to put into the Unlocking Key box.

4. To activate MetaStock you must enter the key into the box and then click Install License.
If you chose to activate by email, just copy and paste the digits from the email into the Unlocking
Key box and then click Install License.
If you chose to activate by telephone, you may enter in the number as one long string of digits,
or separate the Key into 3 groups of 4 digits each, separated by either a space or a hyphen.
Then click Install License.

NOTE: You will be notified if you enter an invalid Unlocking Key. If you do so, the Installation ID will
immediately change afterwards.

5. Once the Unlocking Key is accepted, the “STATUS” field will change to show that MetaStock is
Licensed.
Skipping Activation
If you do not wish to activate MetaStock when you install it, you do not have to do so.

To skip activation, choose the Activate later option in the Check Activation dialog and click Next .

If you choose this option, you have 14 days to activate your copy of MetaStock.

If you do not activate your copy in this period, MetaStock will not run until you activate it.
To Move A License from Computer to Computer
If you are upgrading or wish to use the software on another PC you will need to move or temporarily
deactivate your installed license, then install MetaStock on the new PC and transfer your license to that PC.
Once you do this, the original PC will no longer be licensed, and so MetaStock will not run on it. All this
takes a minute using the License Manager Utility.

There are two ways you can accomplish this.

Deactivate/reactivate the license using the internet.
"Store" your license on a removable drive, and then copy the stored license on the new computer.
Moving your License using the Internet (De-activation)
Use the following steps to transfer your MetaStock license using the Internet.
To access this function you will need to run the “Internet De-Activate” Utility. If you are upgrading or wish to
use the software on another PC you will need to deactivate your existing license, then install MetaStock on
the new PC and the re-activate your license on that PC. Once you do this, the original PC will no longer be
licensed, and so MetaStock will not run on it.

On your Old PC (the one you are transferring MetaStock from)

1. Make sure that the computer is connected to the Internet.
2. Run License Manager.
(Either select Start> Equis International> License Manager, or open a file manager and browse to
the Equis\MetaStock program folder, then click on License Manager.exe.) This opens the main
License Manager dialog.
3. Click Internet De-activate in the top row of icons.

4. Click the De-Activate button at the bottom of the dialog.

5. Re-enter your License Number in the Dialog Box and click Return license.
MetaStock is now deactivated on this computer.

6. You can now re-use the same number in a new installation.

When you want to reactivate MetaStock, you will simply install it on a new computer and follow the
normal activation procedures.
NOTE: Your “license number” is also saved locally and will automatically appear in the license
number box should you re-activate MetaStock on this PC.
7. Click Exit in the top menu bar to close the License Manager.
Moving your Licence using a removable drive
Use the following steps to transfer your MetaStock license using a removable drive.

If you are upgrading or wish to use the software on another PC you will need to move your license from the
installed PC to a removable drive (such as a USB Thumb drive, floppy disk, Portable hard drive, or Zip-type
drive), then install MetaStock on the new PC and transfer your stored license to that PC. Once you do this,
the original PC will no longer be licensed, and so MetaStock will not run on it. All this takes a minute using
the License Manager Utility.

On the New PC (the one you are transferring MetaStock to)

1. Install MetaStock on your new PC; this will also install the License Manager.
2. Insert (or connect) the drive you stored your license on and note the drive letter.
3. Run License Manager on your new computer.
(Either select Start> Equis International> License Manager, or open a file manager and browse to
the Equis\MetaStock program folder, then click on License Manager.exe.) This opens the main
License Manager dialog.
4. Click the Browse button under Select media on NEW PC, Initialize it:.
The prompt box displays your available drives.

5. Select the drive that you want to store your license on, and click OK.
 6. Click Initialize Media.
This prepares the location for your license to be transferred to.
It does not affect anything else on that drive.

7. Leave License Manager running.

On your Old PC (the one you are transferring MetaStock from)

1. Move the drive that you prepared above to this computer.
2. Run License Manager.
3. Click the Browse button under Select media on ORIGINAL PC, move to it:.
A prompt box displays your available drives.
4. Select the drive letter of your initialized media.
5. Click Move To Media.
6. Click Exit in the top menu bar to close the License Manager.
On your New PC
1. Move the drive that you copied the license back to this computer and connect it.
2. Click the Browse button under Select media on NEW PC, Move from it:.
A prompt box displays your available drives.
3. Select the drive letter of your initialized media.
4. Click on Move from Media.

You are finished. MetaStock will now run on your new computer.
5. Click Exit to close the License Manager.

An alternative way to move your MetaStock License from PC to PC is to restore it to the Web Activation
Server and then re-use it later. Click here for information on using this process.
To Remove a License with Proof that It was removed
Use the following steps to transfer your MetaStock license using a removable drive.

To permanently remove a license, you will need to run the “Remove License” Utility.

1. Run License Manager.

(Either select Start> Equis International> License Manager, or open a file manager and browse to
the Equis\MetaStock program folder, then click on License Manager.exe.) This opens the
main License Manager dialog.
2. Click Remove License in the top row of icons.
3. Click Remove License at the bottom of the dialog. (A)
4. When asked if you are sure, click Yes.
5. Contact Equis at (01) 1 801-265-9998 with the Installation ID (B) and the Proof of Removal Code
(C).
6. Equis will verify and confirm that your License has been successfully removed.