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    FAQ ON STAAD LICENSE - USL versus STANDARD

       
      Applies To 
       
      Product(s): STAAD.Pro
      Version(s): V8i SS4 (20.07.09.xx) and earlier
      Environment:  N/A
      Area:  Licensing - Technical
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      Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
       


    Description

    When I start STAAD.Pro I get a message ‘Valid Trial License was not found or trial license expired, entering limited mode...' STAAD then simply fails to display and appears to close.

    With the Bentley License Management Tool I am able to see STAAD.Pro licenses, check out one onto the local computer, but still get the same message when I start STAAD.Pro.

    Solution

    Exit STAAD.Pro

    1. Go into the Registry Editor (Start > Run - type in "regedit")
    2. Go to one of the following locations, based on whether the operating system is 32-bit or 64-bit:
    32-bit OS: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE> Software > Bentley > STAADPro > License
    64-bit OS: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE> Software > WoW6432Node > Bentley > STAADPro > License

    Look at the data for the field called "Type". If you find that it is "USL", please change it to "STANDARD". See the figure below.

     

    STANDARD versus USL

    The Universal Structural License (USL) option is no longer used in STAAD.Pro V8i. The STANDARD option is the only supported configuration now.

    If the registry key does not exist in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, please try one of the following locations instead depending on whether the computer is running a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system.

    32-bit OS
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Bentley\STAADPro\License

    64-bit OS
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bentley\STAADPro\
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    • NIHESH.N Created by NIHESH.N
    • When: Tue, Jan 20 2009 8:48 AM
    • Steve Crabtree Last revision by Steve Crabtree
    • When: Fri, Jun 24 2016 5:07 PM
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