website to trade your physical media key for a digital download key. Activation Issues

LaserSoft Imaging enforces a strict, hardware-bound licensing model. Your SilverFast 8 serial number is unique to a specific scanner brand and model line. Hardware Licensing Restrictions

Your scanner does not support infrared scanning, but you still want dust and scratch removal. Solution: Make sure you are using SilverFast 8.8 or later and enable SRDx instead of iSRD. SRDx works without infrared and is included in all editions of version 8.8.

If you actually need a valid serial number for the software: