# license
**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/license/62119
**Category:** Xsi
**Tags:** general
**Created:** [July 11, 2002, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/license/62119 "2002-07-11T21:43:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@drspline](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/drspline)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2002, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/license/62119/1 "2002-07-11T21:43:14Z")
I just got xsi 2 and when i try to start i get the error
License check for feature 'xsiwindows' was denied.
Spm error: cant stay connected to spm license server.
Any ideas how to fix this?
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### Author:  [@ruliovega](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/ruliovega)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2002, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/license/62119/2 "2002-07-12T04:42:42Z")
Well try and call the guys at softimage to get the support that follows with the license!!!!!
Ezz
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### Author:  [@drspline](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/drspline)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2002, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/license/62119/3 "2002-07-12T04:45:44Z")
well there is no support for demos
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### Author:  [@iya](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/iya)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2002, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/license/62119/4 "2002-07-12T06:25:33Z")
was there another version of XSI on there prior?
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### Author:  [@marksch](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/marksch)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2002, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/license/62119/5 "2002-07-12T22:46:01Z")
The demo version of XSI 2.0 does not check for SPM, sounds to me like you have a legit version with no dongle/license. Verify you have the experience CD and not the shipping 2.0 CD.
mark schoennagel
softimage la studio