"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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I just did a fresh install of High Sierra on my Mac vs an upgrade. I signed out of Parallels prior to rebuilding and now I'm getting an error that I have no more entitlements on my installation / reached my activation limit. Can you resolve this for me please.
 
Hi my laptop was stolen recently and so i was unable to uninstall the parallels program. When trying to install parallels on my new laptop with my activation key it says "You have reached the maximum number of activations available for your activation key." I need to use parallels regularly for my job. How can i reactivate it as soon as possible on my new laptop?
 
Hi my laptop was stolen recently and so i was unable to uninstall the parallels program. When trying to install parallels on my new laptop with my activation key it says "You have reached the maximum number of activations available for your activation key." I need to use parallels regularly for my job. How can i reactivate it as soon as possible on my new laptop?
Hi @KevinN2, we've sent you a private message and please reply with the possible email address and we can help!
 
Hi there, my laptop has recently been in for repair and now I can't access Parallels, despite having a permanent licence. Error reads: "You have reached the maximum number of activations available for your activation key"
Tried this on Mac console "prlsrvctl activate-license-online" but got the same error message.
Hope someone can help, please?
 
Hello @HelenB1 , we have made changes to the activation key . Please quit Parallels Desktop . Then, open Terminal (Finder > Go > Utilities > Terminal.app). Inside the Terminal window, enter the command 'prlsrvctl activate-license-online' (without the quotes) and hit 'Return'. Wait till the operation completes. Then, close Terminal and re-attempt the activation. Thanks
 
Hello @HelenB1 , we have made changes to the activation key . Please quit Parallels Desktop . Then, open Terminal (Finder > Go > Utilities > Terminal.app). Inside the Terminal window, enter the command 'prlsrvctl activate-license-online' (without the quotes) and hit 'Return'. Wait till the operation completes. Then, close Terminal and re-attempt the activation. Thanks
I'm in. Thanks for your help.
 
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