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Checking license availability
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About license availability

The ArcGIS Desktop Administrator displays the license status of the license manager you are currently using. This information includes the software product type in use, the availability and expiration dates of the licenses, and the licenses available for use.
If the product feature is not listed in the ArcGIS Desktop Administrator, it is not included on the license manager you are referencing. Contact your license server administrator to obtain the use of the product license you need.
ArcView, ArcEditor (Single Use), and extensions do not require the use of a license manager. Instead, after ArcView, ArcEditor (Single Use), and extensions have been installed, you must register the software with ESRI to authorize and enable its use on your computer.
Learn more about registering ArcView, ArcEditor, and extensions


How to check license availability

Checking the availability of an ArcGIS (Floating) software product and extensions

  1. Close any ArcGIS applications you have opened.
  2. For Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003, click the Start menu, point to Programs, point to ArcGIS, and click Desktop Administrator. For Windows XP, click the Start menu, point to All Programs, point to ArcGIS, and click Desktop Administrator.
  3. Click the Availability folder in the table of contents.
  4. Click the Software Product drop-down arrow and click the floating software product whose availability you want to view.
    5. The installed features, license time-out dates, the total number of licenses, and the number of licenses available for the license manager you are currently using display.
  5. If you want to check the number of licenses available for another license manager, change the license manager using the ArcGIS Desktop Administrator and repeat steps 1 through 5.
    6. Learn more about viewing and changing the license manager
  6. If the extension you need is not installed, you will need to run the installation for that software product. For more information, see 'Adding extensions and optional installation components' in The ArcGIS Install Guide.


Checking the availability of ArcView or ArcEditor (Single Use) and extensions

  1. Close any ArcGIS applications you have opened.
  2. For Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003, click the Start menu, point to Programs, point to ArcGIS, and click Desktop Administrator. For Windows XP, click the Start menu, point to All Programs, point to ArcGIS, and click Desktop Administrator.
  3. Click the Availability folder in the table of contents.
  4. Click the Software Product drop-down arrow and click ArcView or ArcEditor (Single Use).
    5. The software, installation and registration status, and the time-out date for that software display.
  5. If the extension you need is not installed, run the installation for that software product. For more information, see 'Adding extensions and optional installation components' in The ArcView (Single Use) Install Guide and The ArcEditor (Single Use) Install Guide. If you are not registered for an extension, start the registration wizard from the Desktop Administrator.
    6. Learn more about registering ArcView, ArcEditor, and extensions

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