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1. Start Acronis True Image Home 2012.
2. On the main program screen, click Activate now on the information bar.
If the computer where you install Acronis True Image Home 2012 does not have Internet connection
or if the program cannot connect to Acronis Activation Server, you may select one of the following
actions:
Try again - select this option to try to connect to the Acronis Activation Server again;
Retry automatically later - Acronis True Image Home 2012 will try to connect to the Acronis
Activation Server every hour without the user interaction;
Activate from another computer - you can activate the program manually from another
machine that is connected to the Internet (see below).
Activation from another computer
If your computer is not connected to the Internet, you may activate Acronis True Image Home 2012
by using another computer which has connection to the Internet.
To activate the product from another computer:
1. Install and start Acronis True Image Home 2012.
2. On the main program screen, click Activate now on the information bar.
3. In the opened window, select Activate from another computer.
4. In the Acronis True Image Home 2012 Activation window, perform 3 simple steps:
1. Save your installation code to a file by clicking the Save to file button, and specify a
removable media as the file location (for example, a USB flash drive). You may also simply
write down this code on a piece of paper.
2. On another computer which has the Internet connection, go to
http://www.acronis.com/activation/. The instructions on the screen will help you to get your
activation code by using the installation code. Save the obtained activation code to a file on a
removable media, or write it down on paper.
3. On your computer, click the Load from file button and specify a path to the file with the
activation code; or, simply type it into the box from the piece of paper.
5. Click Activate.
Moving license between computers
One serial number allows you to install Acronis True Image Home 2012 on a limited number of
computers. The Standard edition of the product can be activated on 1 computer only. For the Family
Pack edition the limit is 3 computers. If during activation Acronis True Image Home 2012 detects that
the limit is exceeded, it displays an appropriate error message. In such a case you can either buy a
new serial number or move the license to your new computer from another one on which the
product is already activated. If you want to move the license, perform the following steps.
To move the license from another computer:
1. In the window with the error message, click Move license from another computer.
2. On the opened Web page follow the instructions on the screen.
To perform this step, you need to have Acronis account. If you do not have an account yet, then
create it first. You also have to register your serial number, if you have not done it. Then you
need to choose from the list a computer from which you want to move the license. Note that on
the chosen computer the product will be deactivated.