| Problem Today | Solution with Feature | |---------------|------------------------| | Manual, error-prone XML editing | Fully automated file exchange | | Unclear error messages | Clear, step-by-step guidance | | Requires Redgate account on offline machine | No account needed for activation step | | No way to recover from typos | Validation before applying license |


Cause: You generated a request from v10 but tried to activate with a response meant for v9.
Solution: Ensure both offline and online machines reference the same major version. Update SQL Prompt on the offline machine if needed (using offline installer downloaded separately).


Plug the USB into the offline machine.

On that page:

Click “Generate activation file”.