I have entred my avtivation code for free edition, but it shows "invalid activation code", why?
The code was send to my email. A few days ago, I copied it to the activate window and it was ok.
Today I reinstall windows7 and LPCXpresso IDE, after typing in the same code, it shows "invalid activation code".
Why?
The serial number is based on a checksum of your hardware (and a bunch of other things), and so if your hardware changes it is possible that the serial number will no longer be valid. It is also quite possible that an OS reinstall will also trigger the requirement to go through the activation process again.
Thus I suspect that going through the activation process again will solve your problem : -Activating LPCXpresso Free Edition
The other option here would be to investigate using MCUXpresso IDE, which has superseded the older LPCXpresso IDE product. MCUXpresso IDE Free Edition does not require activation in the way that LPCXpresso IDE does. For more details of MCUXpresso IDE, visit http://www.nxp.com/mcuxpresso/ide
Regards,
LPCXpresso Support
Thanks for your answer. I gone through the activation process again, and was given a new serial number and then a new activation code.
It is activated successfully. Thank you.