Troubleshooting "Hardware Information Does Not Match" in Autodata 3.45
If you recently changed hardware and have the old component (e.g., the original hard drive), the simplest fix is to revert: Autodata 3.45 The Hardware Information Does Not Match With
In the mid-to-late 2000s and early 2010s, Autodata employed a hardware-locking mechanism. Unlike modern cloud-based subscription services that verify your license via the internet, Autodata 3.45 relied on a HASP (Hardware Against Software Piracy) dongle—a small USB key that contained a unique digital signature. Autodata 3
C:\Autodata or C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodata).regedit.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodata\3.45.HWID, HardwareID, or MachineID.