How to remove and add the C-Dilla licensing software

Issue

Solution

A Note about the C-Dilla software:
The C-Dilla software by Macrovision is used by 3ds max and other applications for license management. When 3ds max is launched by the user, a query is sent to the C-Dilla software to determine if there is a license file present, and if so, if it is valid. The C-Dilla software looks for and interprets the license file, which is a data file.

This data file does not uninstall with the software. This allows the user to remove the C-Dilla software in 'Add/Remove Programs', then reinstall it, without jeopardizing the license.

Downloading the C-Dilla software:

Here is the latest version of the C-Dilla Standalone License Manager software and associated ReadMe file:
C-Dilla3.27.zip  C-Dilla3_27.htm

Remove the C-Dilla software:

1. Make sure there is no running application running in the background
   
2. Go to 'Add/Remove Programs' from the Start > Settings > Control Panel (see figure 2)
   
3. Select the C-Dilla License Management System application list and select 'Change/Remove' to uninstall the C-Dilla License Management (see figure 1)

   
   Figure 1 - The Windows Add/Remove Programs dialog

4. Save the zip file to a temporary folder (example: C:\temp): make a note of this location
   
5. After you click the 'Change/Remove' option, the 'CDUNIN16' window will appear (see figure 2)

   
   Figure 2 - The 'Uninstall' dialog

6. Click "Next" to begin the removal process
7. Select all the products listed

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   NOTE: We will only be removing the software that reads if the license is present, not the license file itself (see figure 3)

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   Figure 3 - List of software using C-Dilla

8. Select "Next" - a confirmation window for the product selected will appear
   
9. Select "Finish" (see figure 4)

   
   Figure 4 - Dialog to verify C-Dilla software removal

10. A final confirmation window will appear prompting you to remove all of the C-Dilla drivers
    
11. Select "Yes" (see figure 5)
    

    
    Figure 5 - Confirmation dialog for removing the drivers

12. If other applications are using C-Dilla license management system, click "Yes" at this point, and remember to reinstall the C-Dilla software later
    
13. Once the application is removed, refer to the previously downloaded software for the installation
    

Install the C-Dilla software:

1. Browse to the temporary folder where you downloaded the C-Dilla software, and extract the file. Again, choose a temporary folder (example: C:\temp)
2. Confirm the extraction created a new folder called "RTS" (example: C:\temp\RTS) and navigate to that folder
3. Run CdSetup.exe from the extracted files (see figure 6)
   

   
   Figure 6 - CdSetup in the RTS folder

4. An install window should appear
   
5. Select "Install" (see figure 7)
   

   
   Figure 7 - Dialog to Install the C-Dilla software

6. The installation completes itself automatically
   
7. Once the installation is complete, select "Exit" (see figure 8)
   

   
   Figure 8 - Setup completed successfully

8. Restart the computer
   

C-Dilla3.27.zip (htm - 2Kb)