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== Summary ==
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== Licensing Process ==
Install JRiver Media Center first, then restore your license.  Version and OS must match the license.  Details follow.
 
  
== Details ==
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A '''Registration Code''' is a permanent license.  You receive it via email from buy-button at jriver when you purchase Media Center. 
'''A Registration Code''' is a permanent license, and is mailed to you when you purchase JRiver Media Center.   
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* You can '''retrieve your Registration Code''' anytime by using option #2 on the [https://rover.jriver.com/cgi-bin/restore.cgi Restore Page].  You will receive mail from buy-button at jriver. 
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* You can also change your e-mail address or password on that page.
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* The Registration Code can be used to do a ''Restore'', which installs the license and generates an ''Install Key''.  The Install Key is portable and can be used to license additional copies of Media Center, but it expires in 14 days, after which you must restore by using your Registration CodeThe Registration Code is permanent.
 
   
 
   
'''Version is important'''. Your license must match the installed version of MC and OS. Windows, Linux, and Mac licenses are separate.  So are major versions (MC22 and MC23, for example).  [[Old Versions|Old versions]] are available.
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'''Version is important'''.
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* Your license must match the installed version of MC and the platform.  
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* Windows, Linux, and Mac licenses are separate, as are major versions (MC25 and MC26, for example).   
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* [[Old Versions|Old versions]] are available to download.
  
'''Download and install''' from the [http://www.jriver.com/download.html Download Page] at jriver.com or from [http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php our forum]. Other sites may not be safe.
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'''Download and install''' from the [http://www.jriver.com/download.html Download Page] at jriver.com or from [http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php our Interact Forum].  
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* Other sites may not be trustworthy.
  
'''Restore''' your license by using your Registration Code on the [https://rover.jriver.com/cgi-bin/restore.cgi Restore Page].  This can also be done from within the program, under <span style="color:#8B4513">Help > Install License</span>, or within the startup dialog. You must have the correct version of MC installed.
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== More Details ==
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'''Restore''' a license by using your Registration Code on the [https://rover.jriver.com/cgi-bin/restore.cgi Restore Page].   
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* This can be done from within the program, under <span style="color:#8B4513">Help > Install License</span>, or within the startup dialog shown by the trial.
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* You must install and run the version of MC that corresponds to your license first.
 
   
 
   
'''An Install Key''' is a temporary (14 days) portable license file (.mjr file), generated when you restore.
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The '''Install Key''' is a temporary, portable license file (.mjr file type), generated whenever you restore.
* When you Restore, the Install Key is automatically applied to any copy of MC on the computer used to perform the Restore. It is also emailed to you upon purchase, and whenever you Restore. Look for mail from buy-button at jriver.  
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* The Install Key can be used to apply your license to a particular copy of MC.
* The Install Key can be used to license MC on your other computers, within reason. To do so, install the version of MC that matches your license, then execute the Install Key by double clicking on it from Windows Explorer or the Finder.  Mac or Linux licenses won't work on Windows, and Windows licenses won't work on Mac or Linux.
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* When you Restore, the Install Key is automatically applied to any copy of MC on the computer used to perform the Restore.
 
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* It is emailed to you upon successful registration, and whenever you Restore. Look for mail from buy-button at jriver.  
The '''Install Key''' (mjr file) is '''good for 14 days'''After that, you must [https://rover.jriver.com/cgi-bin/restore.cgi Restore] again.  Using the Install Key does not use a restore.
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* The Install Key file can be used to license MC on your other PCs (within reason). To do so, execute the Install Key by double clicking on it from Windows Explorer or the Finder.   
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* Mac and Linux licenses won't work on Windows, and Windows licenses won't work on Mac or Linux.
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* You must have the correct version of MC installed firstYour license must be for the correct OS type (Windows, Mac or Linux).
  
You can Restore your license, and generate another ''Install Key'' up to ten times per yearIf you use all your restores, please post on the forumWe can reset the count, but this is done only when you have run out.
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Each '''Install Key''' (mjr file) is '''good for 14 days'''.   
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* After that, you must [https://rover.jriver.com/cgi-bin/restore.cgi Restore] again.   
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* Using the Install Key does not use a restore.
  
* If you lost your license, you can retrieve it by using option #2 on the [https://rover.jriver.com/cgi-bin/restore.cgi Restore Page]You will receive mail from buy-button at jriver.   
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You can Restore your license, and generate another ''Install Key'' up to ten times per rolling calendar year. 
* You can also change your e-mail address on that page.
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* If you use all your restores, please post on the forumWe can reset the count, but this is only done if you have run out.
  
 
== Problems? ==
 
== Problems? ==
  
* Use Copy and Paste to enter your Registration Code, to avoid mistakes.  The letter O and the number 0 look alike.  So do the letter l and the number 1.
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* Use Copy and Paste to enter your Registration Code, to avoid mistakes.  The letter O and number 0 look alike.  So do the letters l and I, and the number 1.  Make sure there are no leading or trailing spaces in the Registration Code.
 
* Browsers can sometimes cause problems.  For example, when you download the Install Key, Opera renames the .mjr extension to .exe and this will not work. Try another browser if you have trouble with the mjr file. IE and Chrome are reliable.
 
* Browsers can sometimes cause problems.  For example, when you download the Install Key, Opera renames the .mjr extension to .exe and this will not work. Try another browser if you have trouble with the mjr file. IE and Chrome are reliable.
* When you copy and paste, make sure there are no leading or trailing spaces in the Registration Code.
 
 
* You can view the license status under <span style="color:#8B4513">Help > Registration Info</span>.
 
* You can view the license status under <span style="color:#8B4513">Help > Registration Info</span>.
* Make sure that the version and OS of the license and the version of the installed program match.
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* Make sure that the version and OS of the license and the version of the installed program match.  You cannot use an MC25 license with MC26, for example, nor a Windows license on a Mac.
 
* Verify that your system date is set correctly.
 
* Verify that your system date is set correctly.
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* Install and run the version that matches your license, then restore or click on the Install Key
  
 
== More ==
 
== More ==
* Please consider an [[Upgrade]] to the latest version.
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* [https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Upgrade Upgrade Help]
 
* [[Getting Started]]
 
* [[Getting Started]]
* [[Old Versions]]
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* [[Old Versions]] are available for download.
* [[https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,115494.0.html Questions about MC24]]
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* [https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,116042.0.html Extended Linux Instructions]
  
 
More information can be found on the [http://www.jriver.com/purchase.html Purchase Page].
 
More information can be found on the [http://www.jriver.com/purchase.html Purchase Page].

Revision as of 16:50, 6 September 2020

Licensing Process

A Registration Code is a permanent license. You receive it via email from buy-button at jriver when you purchase Media Center.

  • You can retrieve your Registration Code anytime by using option #2 on the Restore Page. You will receive mail from buy-button at jriver.
  • You can also change your e-mail address or password on that page.
  • The Registration Code can be used to do a Restore, which installs the license and generates an Install Key. The Install Key is portable and can be used to license additional copies of Media Center, but it expires in 14 days, after which you must restore by using your Registration Code. The Registration Code is permanent.

Version is important.

  • Your license must match the installed version of MC and the platform.
  • Windows, Linux, and Mac licenses are separate, as are major versions (MC25 and MC26, for example).
  • Old versions are available to download.

Download and install from the Download Page at jriver.com or from our Interact Forum.

  • Other sites may not be trustworthy.

More Details

Restore a license by using your Registration Code on the Restore Page.

  • This can be done from within the program, under Help > Install License, or within the startup dialog shown by the trial.
  • You must install and run the version of MC that corresponds to your license first.

The Install Key is a temporary, portable license file (.mjr file type), generated whenever you restore.

  • The Install Key can be used to apply your license to a particular copy of MC.
  • When you Restore, the Install Key is automatically applied to any copy of MC on the computer used to perform the Restore.
  • It is emailed to you upon successful registration, and whenever you Restore. Look for mail from buy-button at jriver.
  • The Install Key file can be used to license MC on your other PCs (within reason). To do so, execute the Install Key by double clicking on it from Windows Explorer or the Finder.
  • Mac and Linux licenses won't work on Windows, and Windows licenses won't work on Mac or Linux.
  • You must have the correct version of MC installed first. Your license must be for the correct OS type (Windows, Mac or Linux).

Each Install Key (mjr file) is good for 14 days.

  • After that, you must Restore again.
  • Using the Install Key does not use a restore.

You can Restore your license, and generate another Install Key up to ten times per rolling calendar year.

  • If you use all your restores, please post on the forum. We can reset the count, but this is only done if you have run out.

Problems?

  • Use Copy and Paste to enter your Registration Code, to avoid mistakes. The letter O and number 0 look alike. So do the letters l and I, and the number 1. Make sure there are no leading or trailing spaces in the Registration Code.
  • Browsers can sometimes cause problems. For example, when you download the Install Key, Opera renames the .mjr extension to .exe and this will not work. Try another browser if you have trouble with the mjr file. IE and Chrome are reliable.
  • You can view the license status under Help > Registration Info.
  • Make sure that the version and OS of the license and the version of the installed program match. You cannot use an MC25 license with MC26, for example, nor a Windows license on a Mac.
  • Verify that your system date is set correctly.
  • Install and run the version that matches your license, then restore or click on the Install Key

More

More information can be found on the Purchase Page.