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ABBYY FineReader Engine 9.0 System Administrator’s Guide
they obtain a quality product without any changes or alterations introduced by a third party. Illegal products are never
safe.
For ABBYY FineReader Engine 9.0, a special protection technology is used to protect ABBYY products from illegal
copying and distribution. This technology effectively excludes unauthorized use of ABBYY products by persons who
have not signed a License Agreement with the software copyright owner.
If your License Agreement allows you to install your copy of the software only on one PC, any additional installations of
the same copy on other PCs will constitute a breach of the License Agreement as well as of the copyright law of the
Russian Federation. The activation technology controls the number of copies and prevents installing one licensed copy
on an unlimited number of workstations. At the same time, the number of installations and activations on one and the
same PC is not limited in any way whatsoever. The program will not operate unless you activate it.
How is activation carried out?
Activation takes very little time and is carried out with the help of an Activation Wizard. This wizard is built into the
Local License Manager utility. The Activation Wizard has a friendly interface and is used for sending the necessary
activation information to ABBYY. The same wizard is used for entering Activation File (*.frelf file) you receive from
ABBYY during activation.
Activation information is sent as a code (Installation ID) which is generated on the basis of information about the
computer on which the program is being installed. No personal information about the user or computer is used for
generating this code and this code cannot be used for identifying the user.
Activation methods:
• Via the Internet
Activation is carried out automatically and takes only a few seconds. An Internet connection is required for this type
of activation.
• By email
The user needs to send an email message generated by the program and containing information required for
activation. To ensure a quick reply from the mail robot, do not alter the information in the message body or
Subject field.
In the case of activation via the Internet, the whole process is carried out automatically.
In the case of activation by email, the user needs to enter the Activation File received from ABBYY in the corresponding
fields of the Activation Wizard.
Once the activation is complete, the program can be used on the current computer without any restrictions.
Reactivation
ABBYY FineReader Engine 9.0 can be reinstalled on one and the same computer an unlimited number of times without
reactivation. However, if you make major upgrades, format your hard drive, or reinstall the operating system, an
additional activation may be required.
Deactivation
ABBYY FineReader Engine 9.0 license can be deactivated. The deactivated license can be then activated on another
computer. The number of allowed deactivations can be restricted by your license.
Deactivation takes very little time and is carried out with the help of a Deactivation Wizard. This wizard is built into the
Local License Manager utility. During the deactivation the Activation File (*.frelf file) which you receive from ABBYY
during activation is deleted. Any copy of this file cannot be used for activation again.
The deactivation can be performed only via the Internet. Deactivation is carried out automatically and takes only a few
seconds. An Internet connection is required. Once the deactivation is complete, the license can be activated on another
computer.
License update
If you have purchased additional modules or an additional amount of pages for ABBYY FineReader Engine 9.0 and your
license does not allow you to use them, you need to update the license. The license update process is similar to the
activation process. The update process is carried out with the help of the Update Wizard and can be performed via the
Internet or by email. Once the update is complete, the newest functionality of the program can be used.
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