This error may occur when user is launching SOLIDWOKS application, or trying to activate of reactivate SOLIDWORKS license. License activation for SOLIDWORKS software is control by FLEXlm, a license management program that was developed by Flexera Software and OpenLM.
SOLIDWORKS will initiate license check upon opening with FLEXlm. If FLEXnet Licensing Service is not running, it will prompt error message:
“Could not initiate the transaction (66, iActTransactionStartFlxActivateApp() /flxActAppActivationReqCreate()errored [8,41013,00)”
This may cause by Windows operating system accidentally turned this off at “Services”, a background program inside Windows to manage running protocols.In order to fix the problem:
Step 1: “Press Win + R”, and type in “services.msc”, then press Enter
Step 2: Locate FLEXnet Licensing Service and make sure it is set to Started
Step 3: If not right-click the service and choose Start.
Step 4: Also Right-click on FLEXnet Licensing Service > Properties > Set Start-up Type to Automatic.
Now try launching SOLIDWORKS and activate the license. The “Could not initiate the transaction” message should not appear