Not moving from one pc to the other. Just cloning to a larger drive.  3dsMax 2010 says lic no good, how do I get Max going on this new drive?
thanks

3ds Max 2010
Processor: 2 x Quad Core 5410 Xeons (8 Cores)
Mainboard: SuperMicro X7DAE+
Memory: ECC FB 5200/6700 8gig
GPU: FireGL 8650
Soundcard: built in
PSU: 850 Antec

That will not work.
You need to export the license from the original drive, to the new system drive.

Some time back when setting up the student lab with a new OS/system configuration and 3ds Max, I would use Norton Ghost to clone one drive to another, and repeat the process until all the clones were created. Then, and only then, would I register and authorize each one. If I registered and authorized the original, all the clones would come up with broken licenses.

I’m not sure about the 2010 license scheme, but if it were a simple matter to clone a licensed version and get another license version, everyone would be working with a clone of someone else’s clone.

Tim Wilbers [FA]

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Visual Arts
University of Dayton
http://www.udayton.edu/
3ds Max: 7.5, 8, 9, 2008, 2009, 2010

ic its nice to have a backup harddrive, but guess thats not in the cards.

3ds Max 2010
Processor: 2 x Quad Core 5410 Xeons (8 Cores)
Mainboard: SuperMicro X7DAE+
Memory: ECC FB 5200/6700 8gig
GPU: FireGL 8650
Soundcard: built in
PSU: 850 Antec

Reauthorizing over the internet should be easy.

Max 2009-2010
Vista 64