Activating Wind River Workbench on an Imaged Classmate

Due to timing constraints the copy of Wind River Workbench included on Classmate Images was activated using the 2013 license. This license will expire on January 31st, 2014. This article details how to activate the software using the 2014 license from the disc provided in your Kit of Parts.

Locating the 2014 License file

Locating the 2014 License file

Insert Wind River Workbench DVD 1 (v3.0.1) into a computer with a DVD drive. If the installer launches automatically, close it. Browse to the drive and locate the file FRC_2014_WB30_WB33_install.txt (Note: the image shows the 2012 file).

Copy and Rename

Copy and Rename

Copy the file to a flash drive and rename it to zwrsLicense.lic. Click Yes at the prompt to confirm changing the file extension. If prompted to provide administrator permission, click Continue.

Note: If you do not see the .txt file extension, you will have to enable viewing file extensions in order to avoid renaming the file zwrsLicense.lic.txt. To do this, click Start>>Control Panel>>Appearance and Personalization>>Folder Options. Then click on the View tab and find the box for Hide extensions for known file types and uncheck it, then click OK.

Copy to Classmate

Copy to Classmate

Plug the flash drive into the Classmate, then copy the zwrsLicense.lic file to C:\Windriver\license. When prompted, select to Copy and Replace. Wind River should now be licensed through January of 2015.