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Been awhile since I've been on DanWeb. Anyway, I wont to move a music license from my computer to another. I have acquired the license from and I was wondering where the license is located on my drive. I would rather not use another license from this product, as I only have a few. Thanks in advance for any help or information given.

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Brief recap and practical next steps based on this thread: pointed toward using Windows Media Player's restore/backup facility, and reports success after locating the license store on his machine. For anyone else moving DRM-protected music, the following troubleshooting checklist and cautions cover the gaps left in the replies and reduce the chance of breaking playback.

  • Checklist when a restore fails: confirm you are restoring while signed into the same Windows user account and run the player with elevated rights if needed; verify system date/time and time zone (DRM certificates rely on correct clock); try the restore on a machine with the same major Windows Media Player version or let WMP update first; temporarily allow or disable firewall/antivirus that might block WMP outbound connections; try the restore on a simple home network instead of a corporate proxy.
  • Backup and safety steps: always export your library and make a System Restore point before touching the registry or copying system files. If an official restore fails, contact the content vendor — many sellers can reset activation counts or reissue downloads tied to your purchase.
  • Why copying files sometimes works, and why it is risky: manually copying license stores can succeed (as found) because the necessary license data can be present, but this is fragile. DRM ties licenses to machine/user identities and certificate chains; a copied store may stop working after updates or on machines with different cryptographic keys. Direct registry edits can also corrupt the player or OS if done incorrectly.

Longer-term note: DRM on downloadable music is increasingly phased out. Where possible, obtain DRM-free copies or vendor re-downloads and keep purchase records to simplify any future transfers.

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Member Avatar for jbennet

Is this a windows media player licence?

If so somewhere in its menus there is an option to backup your licences

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Thanks a lot. Now I was testing to see if I could restore the licenses via wmp. I got an error and this could be that I am ftesting from a computer that already has a copy of the licenses I am trying ot restore, or my firewall is blocking the windows server wma trys to connect to when restoring. I'll come back with an update if I get past it, but any help would be appreciated.

Member Avatar for jbennet

Are you trying to backup/restore between the same version or not?

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Ok I have found them in the registry and it works when I backup those files and place them in the registry of the second computer. Can now listen to the music freely without this license pest. Thanks for the help.

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