IDM Installation & Fix Guide
- Install Internet Download Manager (IDM)
Install to the default directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Download Manager
- Exit IDM Completely
- Right-click the IDM icon in the system tray and choose "Exit"
- Open Task Manager and make sure no IDM process (e.g., IDMan.exe
) is running
- Apply the Fix
- Open the Fix
folder
- Copy ALL files into: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Download Manager
- Overwrite when prompted
- Apply Registry Data
- Double-click Regdata.reg
in the Fix folder
- Confirm to add it to the Windows Registry
- Start IDM
Launch IDM normally. It should now be activated.
Note:
If you still see a "Fake Serial Number" error, run:
IDM Protection Key Cleaner
(in the Fix folder)