How to apply renewal code on registration?     A- Annual subscription   An annual subscription is valid for 1 year (12 months). The license files associated to an annual subscription will expire the end date defined to the registration. To continue to use it you need to purchase an annual renewal code and apply it to the registration. This will change the end date to current date (today) + 12 months. Then you need to re-generate the license file.   For single seat (Nodelocked or 1 floating), please have a look to:                 http://www.nxp.com/products/software-and-tools/software-development-tools/codewarrior-development-tools/licensing-and-registration/licensing-and-registration-faq:CW_LICENSE_FAQ#12   For multi-seat, please have a look to:                 http://www.nxp.com/products/software-and-tools/software-development-tools/codewarrior-development-tools/licensing-and-registration/licensing-and-registration-faq:CW_LICENSE_FAQ#29   Attached you will find a video showing you to apply a renewal code to annual subscription and how to get the new license file.     B- Permanent subscription   A permanent subscription as an end date too (1 year). The end date is just to determine the tool versions you can use, have access to. The license file associated to the permanent registration will not expire. It’s permanent one. If a new version of tool is released the July 1 st and your registration expired the May 1 st , you will not have access to this new version. In this case you need a valid registration and so need to purchase and apply a renewal code which is not the same than annual subscription.   For single seat (Nodelocked or 1 floating), please have a look to:                 http://www.nxp.com/products/software-and-tools/software-development-tools/codewarrior-development-tools/licensing-and-registration/licensing-and-registration-faq:CW_LICENSE_FAQ#11   For multi-seat, please have a look to:                 http://www.nxp.com/products/software-and-tools/software-development-tools/codewarrior-development-tools/licensing-and-registration/licensing-and-registration-faq:CW_LICENSE_FAQ#28   Here you can refer to the video attached. The process is the same