SOLVED
Cubase = up to date
Windows 10 = up to date
e-licenser = up to date (and maintenance done)
open cubase
no valid license, the program will quit now
click: start license activation
enter activation code
that is where the wheels fall off.
original activation code is for Cubase Elements 7, and I grabbed the free upgrade to 8.
can’t generate new e-licenser serial to get a fresh activation for 8.
now the control center is telling me to repair it, and i can’t.
ANY help would be greatly appreciated!
thanks in advance.
I had tried this, my problem starts when I have to:
‘Enter the new Soft-eLicenser number that has been created on your new system’
i don’t have a new number, it is still the same number at my end, so the reactivation halts.
on my PC, the eLicenser is totally ok. Cubase 8 license is ‘full’.
Jon_blak, UDAMAN! " run both e-licesnser and cubase as admin, problem solved". Saved me loads of time and frustration…I have no idea why that is a required step after upgrade, but so be it.
The following steps will help you to successfully start Cubase (this worked for me).
Make sure that:
You have installed the latest drivers (e.g. Steinberg Yamaha). Uninstall the old drivers first. After installing the latest drivers restart your computer.
You have installed the latest version of your eLicenser Software. Uninstall the old one first.
Run eLicenser as Administrator. Run a maintenance task.
Run Cubase as Administrator.
Now everything is fine. You do not have to re-activate anything.
ok , finally switched on to win 10 , at the cost of losing some hardware due to no win 10 drivers . , and cubase 9.5 finally loads , but all Racks Absolute 3 including stock Vsti , except groove agent , time out now after 1 minute of playing … still plays though but at very very low volume …
I just updated to eLicenser Control Center 6.12.6.1281. Immediately I started having problems with my plugged in dongle being not recognized. App (Cubase 10.5, even though I was upgraded to Cubase 11 for free, but without asking me) starts giving me “no valid license found,” finally get the dongle to recognize after two warm boots and a cold reboot, now its saying “Application Cubase / Cubase Artist” has caused the following error: Process with the ID Not found," and I have to kill some “Protection server” object just to run my app I paid $600 for. Reminds me why I quit doing this 5 years ago, has me rethinking whether I want to bother with this hobby.
I know im a bit late to the party but i just has the same thing happen to me this morning out of the blue. I changed nothing and this morning i fired up my computer and it told me i had no valid license. I removed my license key and put it in a different USB slot and everything worked again…weird.
Just wanted to post as came across the thread whilst slowly panicking that all my licences had disappeared off my eLicenser and fraintically googling to find a solution - this post appears at the top of the searches.
I did all of the above as suggested and still had nothing and still no licences showing even after system restarts etc. Major panic as am on a deadline.
Then I did the one simple thing [edit: as I’ve just seen was reported by @AdamMassacre] I unplugged the dongle and plugged it back in.
Voila - all licences then back and available.
Simples.