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APSDS 5.0 – How to uninstall an expired Site Licence Key

Uninstalling the Temporary APSDS Licence Now that you have the hardware lock, you should remove the Temporary Licence. Make sure APSDS is not running. Go to Windows Settings and search for apps. If you see an entry for APSDS 5.0 Site Licence 5.0 Site Licence, click it and click Uninstall:…

Enhanced Licence Activation Key format

We are now using an enhanced Licence Activation Key format. The old V1 keys only had 1 digit to represent the year, e.g. V1-CIR5-27019-REN-00227-COMI-991B represented 2020. The new V2 keys use 2 digits to represent the year, e.g. V2-CIR5-27019-REN-200227-COMI-1E78 represents 2020. If you use an old V1 Activation Key in the latest software (with a version date of 20 February 2019 or later), you will get this error message: Sorry, the Licence Activation Key is not the correct length. It should look something like this: V2-CIR6-27019-REN-200205-PROF-B769 Please contact Mincad Systems to get a replacement Licence Activation Key. If you use a new V2 Activation Key in any older software (with a version date prior to 20 February 2019): e.g. V2-CIR5-27019-REN-200105-COMI-1E78 Sorry,…

Using APSDS 5.0 over a network

APSDS 5.0 can be run over a network, in the sense that the data files can stored and shared on a remote server or workstation. For APSDS 5.0 to be able to access data over a network, you must Map the Network drive to a drive letter, for example M: For the following procedure to work, it is assumed that the APSDS 5.0 data files are already installed on the server – (the core data files are *.sds and *.mdb). To set up a client/workstation, follow these steps on the client: 1. Open Windows Explorer. (To open Windows Explorer, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.) 2. In Windows Explorer, open “My Network Places”…

What APSDS 5.0 files do I need to backup?

To find out what data folder is currently being used: Click . The data folder will be shown in the “Data Path” field. By default this will be “C:\Users\Public\Documents\Mincad Systems\APSDS5\data”. To backup your data: At the very minimum you only need to back-up all the *.sds files and the database files LAYERS.MDB and LOADS.MDB. There is only one possible catch. APSDS is designed to use the latest (and only the latest) versions of the relevant data from the databases when you run an analysis. If you change ANY of the data that was used by previously run jobs, if you run those jobs again they will use the latest data, not the historical data. This is by design. To ensure…

Error Number: 9201 – Hardware Lock has not been activated to run APSDS 5.0

If you have purchased an upgrade to APSDS 5.0 to use on an existing hardware lock: You must key in a special activation code to set the Hardware Lock to run APSDS 5.0. Make sure you have your activation code handy before proceeding. Before doing this you must have installed the Sentinel System Driver (click here for instructions) ANDAPSDS 5.0 for the first time. The Licence Activation Key provided by Mincad Systems will be of the form: V1-APS5-26719-REN-70611-COMI-7146 Copy the key to the Windows clipboard (by highlighting it and then Control+C). Make sure your Hardware Lock is plugged in. Start APSDS 5.0 from the Windows Start menu (APSDS 5.0/APSDS 5.0). Click on the menu item “Help”, then “Licence Activation Key”. You will then see this form: Paste (Control+V) your Licence Activation Key into the box,…