what do I do withe error 8 in trying to activate Matlab 2016a

Matlab was running well on my XPS 15 9550 Windows 10 Pro 64-bit platform untill the SSD died. I now have an Asus Zenbook S UX291A running Windows 10 Pro 64-bit version 1809 build 17763.194.

Matlab installs properly but will not activate with my license_standalone.lic file. I have attached a screen capture of the error screen.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

• error -8: corrupt license file, or license server hostid not same as license file https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/100496-why-do-i-receive-license-manager-error-8; or flexnet bug for redundant servers https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/103212-why-am-i-getting-a-license-manager-error-8-when-running-redundant-servers; or bug that affected locale Turkey https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/357580-why-do-i-see-license-manager-error-8-when-launching-matlab-on-linux-when-my-locale-is-set-to-turkey