Understood, but the software isn't seeing it as the same device. Facts from what you posted:
- Your attached
mgd1fsc.license is bound to HWID=A0534DC661284585C11EEF233C3D5875 (the ID from your first post), valid until 2026-10-27T16:31:52Z.
- The application is now reporting
339826987B9132CA095FFF6FBF76E790.
Those are two different IDs, so the licensing check correctly says "license is for another computer", and the counter treats the second one as a new distinct HWID. That part isn't a judgement about your hardware, it's just string comparison.
Next step
Put
MGD1FSC.exe back in the exact folder it was in when it produced
A0534DC661284585C11EEF233C3D5875, run it the same way as before (same Windows user, same elevated / non-elevated state), and read the HWID again. If it returns to
A0534..., your existing license file is still valid and nothing new needs to be issued. Keep the license file in the same location relative to the exe as before.
Likely cause (inference, not verified)
If the move crossed to a different drive or partition, e.g.
C: to
D:, an external/USB disk or a network path, an HWID that includes the volume serial will change. A move inside the same volume normally would not. Other things that shift an HWID without you touching the hardware: a docking station or new virtual network adapter appearing, switching Wi-Fi/Ethernet, a Windows reinstall, or running the exe inside a VM or sandbox.
What I need to go further
- Old path and new path, including drive letters
- The HWID shown after moving the exe back to the original location
- Whether it's bare metal or a VM
If the original path genuinely can't be restored, a reissue for
A0534DC661284585C11EEF233C3D5875 is free at any time, but a license for
339826987B9132CA095FFF6FBF76E790 needs a free slot you don't currently have. I can't change the account allowance from here, so a Stage 2 / Stage 3 upgrade goes through Bin/admin.