# Yes, I've been busy registering... **URL:** \ **Category:** Scrivener for Windows\ **Tags:** support\ **Created:** [May 6, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/yes-ive-been-busy-registering/17910 "2012-05-06T23:01:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mt\_si\_dad](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/mt_si_dad/32/18515_2.png) [@mt\_si\_dad](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/mt_si_dad)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/yes-ive-been-busy-registering/17910/1 "2012-05-06T23:01:54Z")
Just wanted someone to know that it’s legit that it looks like I’m registering multiple copies… I have a PC Desktop with Scrivener. Yesterday I bought a new PC laptop and installed Scrivener prior to giving my PC Desktop to my wife. (Since she doesn’t use it, I uninstalled it from that PC.) I discovered the new laptop had a hardware error, so I returned it this a.m. I’m busy re-installing Scriverner on this new, NEW laptop. I’m not installing it everywhere - believe me. Just this one instance. ---
**Author:** ![garpu](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/garpu/32/15968_2.png) [@garpu](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/garpu)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/yes-ive-been-busy-registering/17910/2 "2012-05-06T23:21:56Z")
I can only imagine what they must think. I use it on my desktop and laptop. My fiance (who lives with me, of 11 years) uses it. And to make matters worse, I was having issues with corruption in a WINE prefix, so I had to install it 3 times in one day. You’ll probably be OK. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rdale](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/rdale/32/15925_2.png) [@Rdale](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Rdale)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/yes-ive-been-busy-registering/17910/3 "2012-05-07T14:41:13Z")
This is fine. They won’t get mad at you. I think the limit is 5 registered computers, and the registration process goes something like this… If you register a 6th computer, then the oldest registration is deleted on their servers. If you run Scrivener on that machine at some point, it will prompt you to register on it; doing so will un-register the next-oldest registration. So it could be a pain if you are trying to run on 6 different computers (at which point, you should be buying another license), but if you had a dead computer registered, it’s registration will eventually be recycled when you bump up against that limit. I think it’s a pretty elegant solution; the typical “oldest registration” will be on the most obsolete computer, or one that has already been tossed on the scrap-heap, so you will rarely get into a situation where this inconveniences you. (Note, this is just what I remember from explanations by Keith; I could have completely jumbled the facts.) ---
**Author:** ![AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/amberv/32/13021_2.png) [@AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/AmberV)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/yes-ive-been-busy-registering/17910/4 "2012-05-07T15:34:03Z")
Here are [the details](https://scrivener.tenderapp.com/help/kb/purchasing-and-installation/can-i-use-my-license-on-more-than-one-computer), and here is the link to the full [licence](http://www.literatureandlatte.com/licence.php). ---
**Author:** ![garpu](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/garpu/32/15968_2.png) [@garpu](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/garpu)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/yes-ive-been-busy-registering/17910/5 "2012-05-07T15:47:26Z")
Oh good. They changed it so we’re not breaking the EULA by running it under Windows. 🙂