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Depending on whether a [license|kb:lservrc - license file] is [standalone|kb:standalone license] or [network|kb:network license], the time it takes a CSI program to locate the license and then launch the software may be reduced as described on this page.

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h1. Standalone licenses

h2. Option 1 - using level.txt

Create a [level.txt|kb:level.txt] file which lists only the program level on the first line, then save this file to the folder in which the software is installed. This file, included when a new license is sent, will speed the time it takes the software to locate the license. Please refer to the [level.txt|kb:level.txt] article for additional information.

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h2. Option 2 - using command line option

As an alternative to using the level.txt file, the program level can be specified as a command-line option. To do so, create a shortcut that points to the SAP2000.exe file in the installation folder by running the Windows Run command, then by adding "/L \[Program Level\]" (in which \[Program Level\] is one of the options listed in the previous section) to the command line after "SAP2000.exe" such that the entry reads: "SAP2000.exe/L \[Program Level\]". Specification of program level on the command line will supersede that in the level.txt file.
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h1. Network license

Create a text file named [lmhost.ini|kb:lmhost.ini] as described in the [Network license lookup|kb:Network license lookup#LMHOST.INI file] article, then save this file to the folder in which the software is installed.


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h1. See also

* [Run a lower software version using a current version license]

* [kb:License FAQ]