Under the terms of iolo's Whole Home License®, you may install System Mechanic on every PC in a single-family household for personal, non-commercial use only.

Try double-checking the following: the letters O, l (lower-case L), I (capital i) and the numbers 0 (zero) and 1 (one).

Some characters in the Activation Key (such as the number 0 and the letter O) can look very similar.

Double-check the values you entered for the Activation Key, making sure that no spaces are entered and that all letters and numbers are entered exactly as shown.

Ensure that your computer is connected to the internet and that no firewall, security, or parental control programs are blocking outgoing access.

If you have any difficulties with the licensing or installation of System Mechanic: You may be prompted to restart your computer to complete the installation.

On the last screen of the installation wizard, click Finish.

(Any hyphens will be automatically entered.) Completely type all letters and numbers, exactly as shown.

During installation you will be asked to enter the Activation Key provided in your order fulfillment email.

When the installer wizard opens, follow the steps onscreen to complete the installation of System Mechanic.

If the User Account Control window appears, click Yes.

Open the installation file from either your browser download tray or the folder in which you saved it.

Choose a destination folder and click Save.

Ensure that your internet connection is on and that no firewall or security programs are blocking outgoing access.

At least 100 MB of available hard disk space.

To run System Mechanic, you will need a PC with: What are the System Mechanic System Requirements? Modified on: Wed, 3 Nov, 2021 at 10:42 AM

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