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Thread poster: Anne-Elisabeth Schweitzer
Anne-Elisabeth Schweitzer
Anne-Elisabeth Schweitzer  Identity Verified
Greece
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May 20, 2015

Dear all


I have a hacked version of SDL trados 2014 installed on this laptop I was given. I bought the SDL trados 2014 but cannot activate it as I cannot deactivate previous hacked version, even when choosing online deactivation and inserting the initial activation code. A message saying "deactivation failed - Invalid digital signature - The licensing component could not be authentificated. POssible causes: the licensing component has been modified. The root certificate autho... See more
Dear all


I have a hacked version of SDL trados 2014 installed on this laptop I was given. I bought the SDL trados 2014 but cannot activate it as I cannot deactivate previous hacked version, even when choosing online deactivation and inserting the initial activation code. A message saying "deactivation failed - Invalid digital signature - The licensing component could not be authentificated. POssible causes: the licensing component has been modified. The root certificate authorities store is out of date. This can be updated through Windows update".
What can be done to deactivate this version and install legal version?

Thank you very much

Anne ▲ Collapse
 
Ümit Karahan
Ümit Karahan  Identity Verified
Türkiye
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remove the hacked one from laptop May 20, 2015

Hi,

I think you should remove the hacked program from your laptop, and then install the legal copy from the download link you were given or the CD you have bought.
 
RWS Community
RWS Community
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:57
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Removing it won't help... May 20, 2015

... as the hacked version adds more than stuff a simple uninstall will remove.

The only solution is to contact the support team via the solution finder in the knowledgebase, http://kb.sdl.com , and log a support case. This KB article will explain more:
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... as the hacked version adds more than stuff a simple uninstall will remove.

The only solution is to contact the support team via the solution finder in the knowledgebase, http://kb.sdl.com , and log a support case. This KB article will explain more:

http://kb.sdl.com/#tab:homeTab:crumb:7:artId:6123

Regards

Paul
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Gordana Sujdovic
Gordana Sujdovic  Identity Verified
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I had similar issue May 21, 2015

My programmer copied all the contents from laptop to external disk, and then reinstalled complete system and installed all programmes I work in, and activated Studio. It took him a day or so.

In the meantime, I worked on other comp. Only login data for different platforms and TAs were lost. It was annoying to find them and remember again.
 
SDL_Steve
SDL_Steve  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:57
English to Arabic
Deactivation problem May 21, 2015

Hi Anne,

If you could provide the 6 digit order number for the purchase I can track the account/license and ensure you receive support as soon as possible.
Our support team do need a valid account in order to be able to locate your contact details etc.

Kind regards

Steve
 
Anne-Elisabeth Schweitzer
Anne-Elisabeth Schweitzer  Identity Verified
Greece
Local time: 02:57
Member (2013)
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TOPIC STARTER
Issue fixed. May 21, 2015

Dear all

the issue was fixed within a few hours thanks to SDL support team after I submitted a log support at SDL.

THANK YOU SDL!

And thank you all for your advice and assistance!
 


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