1.  First Create a directory on the c: drive (even if you install maya on different drive) called FLEXLM
2.  Copy the aw.dat and awkeygen.exe file to this directory.
3.  Install Maya
4.  Goto start-->all programs-->Autodesk-->common utilities-->FlexLM license utilities
5.  Under system settings copy Ethernet address
6.  Open the file (from the directory FLEXLM) aw.dat with Wordpad and replace the words "your host"
    with the copied Ethernet address. Save and close wordpad
7.  Using the run utility and type: awkeygen.exe aw.dat
8.  Goto start-->all programs-->Autodesk-->Maya 8.5-->Install license
    select "I would like to install license from a file"
9.  Browse to the path of the file aw.dat
10. Click install
11. Restart computer


NB: For those who still want to access the "old cloth" renamed to Classic Cloth, 
    use our awcloth.dat file and regenerate your license file
LINUX:
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Start at Step 3.
Your license (default) dir is /var/flexlm
so copy the generated aw.dat (you did that on a windows machine in dos)
into that directory.
OSX:
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Your license (default) dir is /var/flexlm
so copy the generated aw.dat (you did that on a windows machine in dos)
into that directory.
