Error message
Deactivation failed. Please make sure you have an active Internet connection.
or
Deactivation failed（ERR207）.
Cause and Solution
Failed to deactivate license from existing machine due to the activation code information could not be obtained for deactivation. To solve this problem, please do the following:
1: Close the opened Foxit PDF Editor application, then choose to deactivate Foxit PDF Editor with administrator right by right clicking on "Foxit PDF Editor" application on your desktop, choose "run as administrator" option in pop-up context menu to open it. Click on "Help “tab in the newly opened Foxit PDF Editor> hit "Deactivation" to deactivate it.
2: If the above first step doesn't help, please choose to delete your local license key file, activate your product again then deactivate it by doing the steps below:
A) Navigate to the main installation folder of your Foxit PDF Editor, somewhere like:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Editor"
please find the local key file "fpmkey.txt" there and delete it manually.
B) Right click on the "Activation.exe" file there and choose "run as administrator" option in the pop-up context menu to open Foxit PDF Editor Activation dialog box, please copy your registration code and then in the Activation Window please paste the activation code into the text window, click on "Activate" button to activate Foxit PDF Editor again.
If you forget your activation code, please click here to know where you could find your activation code within Foxit PDF Editor application itself.
If you failed to find the activation code from within Foxit PDF Editor application, then please refer one of the following optional methods retrieve your activation code:
The first method: search through your e-mail message to see if there is an order email from Foxit Software Incorporated no-reply@email.foxitsoftware.com or orders@foxitone.com,then find your activation code in order email.
The second method: Find your activation code under your Foxit account on Foxit website. Click here to know how to do that.
C) Please click on “Help”tab in Foxit PDF Editor>hit” Deactivation” button to deactivate Foxit PDF Editor.
