Environment variable question please

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Hi, I just renewed my Indie license; I get this error message on startup, regarding the environment variable; since i am not tech savvy at all, can someone please direct me as to how/where I can do the correct thing to maintain usage of Houdini,?, please see attached, this message pops up upon opening, thank you in advance, Craig

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SideFX licensing is quite annoying in the fact that you can't "extend" an existing license. You have to manually install the new one again. Even though you've paid, you're still running the old license which is about to expire.

Run the license manager to claim your new licenses.
Using Houdini Indie 20.0
Windows 11 64GB Ryzen 16 core.
nVidia 3050RTX 8BG RAM.
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Thank you for this!!-one more thing, please ? do I wait until my renewed subscription kicks in? or is it advised to do this now,? I appreciate your quick response, Craig
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You can do this now since it doesn't make a difference. The expiration date on the new license is what matters. Old versions of Houdini will always run on newer licenses.
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