by Patrick Miller - Written by a real painter!!!

How to Install your License.

Installing your license.

After you successfully activated your license you should have received a new email that contains your pass phrase and you physical license file. Or if you are extending your trial. This email should look something like the images below.


If you do not receive this email: Then please contact customer support right away at: support@thepaintestimator.com

Sample of your paid permanent license email

Sample if you are extending your trial license


Installing your license through the web.

This is for the users who's program has not expired yet, you are still in the trial period


Step 1: Go ahead and start the program. On the Home page, please click on the "Install New License" button as seen in the below image.

Step 2: Which will ask you to close down the program so we can start the license installer. When the license installer form appears, go ahead and copy your Pass Phrase from the permanent license email you just received and paste it in the Pass Phrase box as seen in the below image

Step 3: Go ahead in click on the Install License button. If successful, you will see an image like the one below.

The next time you start the program, it should be fully licensed and ready to go.

If you are receiving errors or not having any luck,: Then please contact customer support right away at: support@thepaintestimator.com


Instructions for manually installing your license "Full Time License".

This is for the users who's program has not expired yet, you are still in the trial period


It will be assumed that you have successfully activated your license and you received an email that contains your permanent license file. A file will be attached to the permanent license email called "license.license"

Your full time license will be attached to the email you received for your Permanent License. Please download this file to your computer and remember where you downloaded it to. DO NOT TRY AND OPEN IT BY DOULBE CLICKING IT. NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.


Step 1: Go ahead and start the program. When the form shows. click where it says "About" "See Image Below" Which will bring you to the about page.

Step 2: Click on the Registration Button as seen in the below image

Another way to get to the Registration Page is to click on the help button at the top of the form, then click on the registration button.

Step 3: On the Registration page, please click the "Manual Install License" button

Step 4: A file browser form will show that will be pointed to your downloads directory. This is the typical directory where you download files from the email and the Internet. Look for a file called license.license and select it. Press OK, and that's it. The program will restart and if all went well, your license is in effect.


Installing your license through the web "Trail has ended".

This is for the users who's program has expired, your 5 day trial has ended.


Step 1: Go ahead and start the program and wait for the registration page to show. It will look something like the below image.

Step 2: Go ahead and click the blue button as seen in the above image "I Received My Permanent License Email" Which will take you to the following screen.

Step 3: Click on the button that says "Web Install" as seen in the above image which will ask you to close down the program so we can start the license installer. When the license installer form appears, go ahead and copy your Pass Phrase from the permanent license email you just received and paste it in the Pass Phrase box as seen in the below image

Step 4: Go ahead in click on the Install License button. If successful, you will see an image like the one below.

The next time you start the program, it should be fully licensed and ready to go.

If you are receiving errors or not having any luck,: Then please contact customer support right away at: support@thepaintestimator.com


Instructions for manually installing your license "5 days Trial has ended".

This is for the users who's program has already expired, your 5 days trial has ended


It will be assumed that you have successfully activated your license and you received an email that contains your permanent license file. A file will be attached to the permanent license email called "license.license"

Your full time license will be attached to the email you received for your Permanent License. Please download this file to your computer and remember where you downloaded it to. DO NOT TRY AND OPEN IT BY DOULBE CLICKING IT. NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.


Step 1: Start the program and when the registration form appears, Please click on the "I Received My Permanent License Email" button as seen below.

Which will bring you to this page.

Step 2: Go ahead and click on the Manual Install Button as seen in the above image.

A file browser form will show that will be pointed to your downloads directory. This is the typical directory where you download files from the email and the internet. Look for a file called license.license and select it. Press OK, and that's it. The program will restart and if all went well, your license is in effect.

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