Solution Properties
Solution ID:
222924450019010
Last Modified Date:
Mon Jun 01 17:17:54 UTC 2026
Taxonomy Path:
Category//Setup and configuration//Users//Preferences
Author:
sageadmin
Error: "No valid activation found!" when accessing or starting up Sage 100 ERP
Description
Cause

Invalid Registration keys entered in Product Registration

Serial Number or Unlock / User Key combination are invalid

Resolution
[BCB:1:Backup warning:ECB]

 

[BCB:3:Network warning:ECB]

 

Contact Sales, Product Registration to validate or issue updated registration keys

Perform either of the following procedures:

  • Restore Activate.pvx from backup
  • Modify $ACTPVX.BAT with valid Serial Number and Unlock / User key info

 

▼Restore ACTIVATE.PVX and re-activate the system with the correct Serial Number
  1. Rename Activate.pvx located in ..\MAS90\Home\Lib\Keys folder
  2. Restore Activate.pvx from backup
  3. Access Sage ERP
  4. Open File, Register. Select Registration, click Edit
  5. Enter Registration Information, click Activate. click OK to Activation was successful windows
  6. Exit Sage ERP.  Re-open Sage 100 to check for the error

 

 ▼Activate the System from Windows Explorer.

  1. Browse to ..\Mas90\Home\$ACTPVX.BAT. Right-click and choose Edit
  2. Enter the correct System Activation Serial Number. Verify that only one space exists before and after the Serial Number
    Note: The serial number will be the block of characters following "-S" (for example, "-S 0123456 -K")
  3. Verify the Unlocking / User Key is also correct. It will only be the first 18 digits beginning with a "P" (for example, -K P123456789012345678)
  4. Save and close the file
  5. Double-click the $Actpvx.bat to execute. A command prompt window opens with Echo off displaying on the screen with no additional messages. The system is now activated
    Note: Once activated, restart Sage 100 ERP and enter the correct serial number in Product Registration
  6. Open File, Register. Select Registration, click Edit
  7. Enter Registration Information, click Activate. click OK to Activation was successful windows
  8. Exit Sage 100 ERP and re-enter to check for the error 

 

 

NOTE:

If the above steps don’t resolve the issue and the system was previously working, restore the following folders from a backup:

  • ..\MAS90\Home
  • ..\MAS90\Launcher
  • ..\MAS90\MAS_System
  • ..\MAS90\SOA
  • ..\MAS90\SY

 

TIP:

Migration renames the activation file (Activate.PVX) to prevent users from accessing the source during migration
When the migration fails, the system doesn't automatically restore the file.

 

 

[BCB:155:Chat 100 US:ECB]
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