Yes, you need to reauthorize after reformatting. The server only keeps track of your authorization information, and how many times you can authorize the product. The yes or no as to whether or not the product is authorized lies on your computer in the form of your serial number, authorization key, and locking code. Those 3, when submitted to the ILM service, are exchanged for a 100-digit license number which is saved on your computer, and referenced each time JFW starts. What did you mean by do you lose your count? James, List Admin At 02:11 AM 3/11/2005, you wrote: >What does a person do about reformatting, is it necessary to, after >reinstalling, reauthorize and do you lose your count? >----- Original Message ----- >From: "James" <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 3:28 PM >Subject: Re: CD for authorization purposes > > >Firstly, you only get 3. Secondly, you can determine how many are left by >visiting www.fsactivate.com and entering your serial number. > >James, >List Admin > >At 10:14 AM 3/10/2005, you wrote: > >Since FS has now gone to a CD for SMA's, how do we handle authorization > >keys, because some new computers are being shipped without floppy drives. > >how do I know how many keys I have from my original 5? > >I have two computers that I use,How do I keep track of my keys? > >Thanks, Ken > >-- > >To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > >jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > >Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > > >If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > >the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather > >contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >-- >To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to >jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. >Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > >If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the >way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the >list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 3/9/2005 > > > > > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 3/9/2005 > >-- >To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to >jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. >Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > >If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or >the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather >contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx