I got this message but I don't understand the motivation for it. It seems like an unnecessary complication.



Deactivation Error

A Database Deployment Toolkit license has already been deactivated via the web within the last 10 days.



Deactivation Notifications

The web deactivation process is only necessary when a network adapter has been destroyed or is no longer in a functional state. Only one web deactivation per license type is allowed every 10 days. Since the StrataFrame activation logic is tied to a MAC address of an ethernet adapter, after a computer is reformatted and the operating system reinstalled, you can reactivate without consuming another license as long as the same MAC address exists within the reformatted computer.