AutoCAD serial number still displayed as "000-00000000"

Solution

Before you attempt to edit the registry, you should first try launching the product again to see if the problem has been resolved. If the issue persists, you should use the procedure below.

To replace the blank serial number with your valid, purchased serial number

1. Close all applications and log in as an administrator.
2. On the Start menu (Windows), click Run.
3. In the Run dialog box, enter regedit. Click OK to open the Windows Registry Editor.
4. In the Registry Editor, on the File menu, click Export to create a backup copy of your registry.
5. Navigate to, and select, the corresponding path for the product in question. Refer to the .html file attached to this solution for the correct path.
6. Locate and select the SerialNumber key from the Name column.
7. Right-click the SerialNumber key. Click Modify.
8. In the Edit String dialog box, replace the 000-00000000 entry in the Value Data field with the valid product serial number. Click OK.
9. Repeat steps 4-7 for each product. In the case of Inventor Series and Inventor Professional products, repeat steps 4-7 for each SerialNumber key.
10. Close the Windows Registry Editor.

The next time you launch the corresponding Autodesk product(s), the serial number(s) will be updated.

Note: Because Autodesk® Raster Design 2007 is bound to a specific product, the "5xxx" value is dependent upon that product. For example, if Raster Design 2007 was installed with AutoCAD® 2007, the value will read "5001"; if it was installed with Architectural Desktop 2007, the value will read "5004."

The next time you launch the corresponding Autodesk product(s), the serial number(s) will be updated.

Warning! Problems caused by improperly editing the Windows® registry could render your computer operating system unusable. Microsoft has provided a wealth of critical information you need to know about the registry in the Microsoft Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com/support.

Use the Microsoft® Registry Editor only at your own risk and only after backing up the registry as well as the system.dat and user.dat files as outlined in ARTICLE-ID: Q132332 "How to Back Up the Registry" in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Additional information about the registry is also contained in the Help topics in the Microsoft Registry Editor.

To install the Autodesk Binding Hotfix utility

1. Close all applications and log in as Administrator.
2. Download the AdskBindHotfix.exe file to a location on your local computer.
3. On your local computer, find and double-click the AdskBindHotfix.exe file that you downloaded.

   A message will indicate when your product(s) have been successfully updated.

To install the Autodesk Binding Hotfix utility

1. Close all applications and log in as Administrator.
2. Download the AdskBindHotfix.exe file to a location on your local computer.
3. On your local computer, find and double-click the AdskBindHotfix.exe file that you downloaded.

   A message will indicate when your product(s) have been successfully updated.