If you installed a demo of TinyTERM, then added a license later, it’s still possible to get a message that the evaluation is about to expire. If you then enter the license in License Manager again, it says, “This serial number and activation key have already been used.” If you just click OK on the error message, TinyTERM starts.

This can happen if you installed the demo for one TinyTERM product, such as TinyTERM Plus, but bought a different product. To fix it, right-click on the shortcut you’re using to start TinyTERM. Select Properties from the menu.

In the shortcut properties, go to the Shortcut tab. The Target line will read something like this:

“C:\Program Files\Century\TinyTERM\tt.exe” -P52 default

The -P52 option is the first three letters of the evaluation serial number. Change it to the first three letters of your serial number. For example:

“C:\Program Files\Century\TinyTERM\tt.exe” -E52 default

OK the changes, and you should not see the error any more. But if it does come back, you may need to edit the registry.

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