"Your Product Activation Key Reached Its Activation Limit..."

Gamesurgeon

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Hello,

I am facing an issue activating Parallels 9 on a newly purchased Macbook Air. I'm a software engineer, and I change computers every few months depending on the job at task. I've never been able to "deactivate" my parallels activation on any of these previous computers since there is no option to do so; however, I re-format these computers before selling them (if they're mine), or the company to which the laptop belongs does so (note: I uninstall my programs on these computers before handing them back). This way, my software licenses are used only by me.

Long story short: I switch computers a lot because my job requires it, and now Parallels is yelling at me because I activated my license too many times. I have yet another new computer for work, and I cannot activate Parallels on this machine.

I've been using Parallels for a number of years, and buying another license is not an option. I will undoubtedly continue to have to switch computers at least once a year. If that means contacting customer support once a year, I'm fine with that. However, I can't find a phone number or email address to contact, so any help from a representative would be much appreciated...

I cannot request a trial license either, since it keeps showing an exclamation mark next to my email address. I'm effectively unable to use the software I paid for.

Thanks,
 
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Hello,
I just got a new MacBook Pro, replacing an 2011 MacBook Pro. I am having problems with activation limit when attempting to install Parallels 10 on new machine. I get the message "Your Product Activation Key Reached Its Activation Limit...".
(I have an upgrade license from Parallels 8)

What is the correct procedure for setting up the new machine with an existing license?
 
Hi Parallels team,
I just got a new iMac, which replaces my 2012 MacBook Pro. The machine had to be exchanged twice after purchase because there were issues with the main logic board. I am having problems with activation limit when attempting to install Parallels 10 on the last machine I got from Apple. Parallels shows the message "Your Product Activation Key Reached Its Activation Limit...". I was using Parallels 9 before and never had an issue like that.

Is there any way to deactivate the license on the MacBook Pro, which I still own? I read instructions in Parallels knowledge base that an uninstallation of an activated copy of Parallels should enable the activation on a new system. I already tried this without any success. Parallels still states the message above.
Is there any way to reset my activation limit?
 
Hi ManojD!
I have the same problem here. Why did you ask Deflator and Bjorn_Nielsen to check their private messages? Isn't there an easy or general solution to be applied? I will very much like to "deactivate" my account prior to formatting my hard drive. Thanks in advance for your help.
 
Hi ManojD!
I have the same problem here. Why did you ask Deflator and Bjorn_Nielsen to check their private messages? Isn't there an easy or general solution to be applied? I will very much like to "deactivate" my account prior to formatting my hard drive. Thanks in advance for your help.
Hi Fernando,
We need to get some information like your activation key to check in records in order to assist you.
Please check your private message.
 
Hello,

Like many, many others, I also just replaced my Mac and migrated to a new machine. Now that I have done this, I am being told that I have reached my Activation Limit. I have submitted a support ticket but have not heard back.

Looking for a solution to this frustrating problem.

-rich
 
Same problem: Migrate programs and settings from old to new Mac including Parallels Desktop 10.
After Starting on new Mac there is following error: "activation limit reached".
Can't activate Parallels Desktop 10 on new Mac.
I deinstalled on the old Mac (deleting App, cleaning Recycle Bin, starting old Mac), or deleting with PDremove.

Please help.

Matthias
 
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