Yikes. When I activated, it says “License key already activated” and “This license key has been activated too many times. Please contact our support for further assistance or purchase an additional license.” This was my first attempt at entering the license key.
I had used the download from Ashampoo site. Whenever I used the one from SOS, it worked. It appears that the key may only work with the version included in the SOS download wrapper. Your mileage may vary.
Good luck, everyone. Thanks, Ashraf.