# Can't activate V8 on my new Mac Mini

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cant-activate-v8-on-my-new-mac-mini/46826>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [March 22, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cant-activate-v8-on-my-new-mac-mini/46826 "2025-03-22T13:45:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![dcandage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dcandage](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dcandage)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cant-activate-v8-on-my-new-mac-mini/46826/1 "2025-03-22T13:45:37Z")

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Old Machine: Late 2012 iMac running Mojave. New Machine: Mac Mini M4 Pro/ Internet connection: AT&T Turbo Hotspot 2.

I’ve downloaded RW 8 and installed it. When I try activating it by inputting in my email address and license key, I immediately get " Unable to Activate. Please ensure your email address and license code are correct, then try again." There’s almost no time from hitting the button to getting “nope. Can’t do that”. I thought it might be my hotspot not letting that connection happen, because I was having an issue with not being able to check email when going through the hotspot. I fixed that yesterday. Changed a security setting. Who shuts off email as a default setting?!. Anyway, I made sure that most all connections (even telnet) were allowed. Still can’t activate it. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Will RW8 work on Sequoia?

Dave

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cant-activate-v8-on-my-new-mac-mini/46826/2 "2025-03-22T18:40:36Z")

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Sounds like your licence number might be incorrect… I’ve just dropped you an email with a new licence 🙂

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**Author:** ![dcandage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dcandage](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dcandage)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cant-activate-v8-on-my-new-mac-mini/46826/3 "2025-03-22T19:06:21Z")

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That did the trick. How’d that get messed up? It’s the same one I originally had (at least, I think it is)