faithdefender 

Well, one more reason to think more about your advice- My NT platform kept freezing up so today, I added RAM. I dont know whether to laugh or cry. My machine ID changed AGAIN after adding memory. Now I have to contact every Vendor and hope they dont charge their fee. At least I dont have to worry about contacting Valtos since I had never heard back from him from the last machine id change..

Regarding changing machine ID, have you considered a VPS? I know it has it's own pros and cons, but for some use cases it's very good. It's the only way I've found to keep a static machine ID because on my personal computer it would always change, sometimes even when plugging in a usb stick.

Back in 2020 my machine ID kept changing and also had to keep emailing vendors that weren't responsive. I finally switched to Ninja Mobile Trader VPS, and the machine ID hasn't changed since starting 3 years ago. They even added more RAM to my setup so now I've got 32gb RAM for running quick strategy optimizations, and still same machine ID.

planetkill 

Regarding changing machine ID, have you considered a VPS? I know it has it's own pros and cons, but for some use cases it's very good. It's the only way I've found to keep a static machine ID because on my personal computer it would always change, sometimes even when plugging in a usb stick. Back in 2020 my machine ID kept changing and also had to keep emailing vendors that weren't responsive. I finally switched to Ninja Mobile Trader VPS, and the machine ID hasn't changed since starting 3 years ago. They even added more RAM to my setup so now I've got 32gb RAM for running quick strategy optimizations, and still same machine ID.

@planetkill-That was a great response. I had never heard of this. I will look for more information. As someone suggested earlier, just replace the platform. I am about ready to do this if the id changes again. It would be like a triple Oy Vey! I like indicators, but as mentioned, I have never had this problem with any other platform. Do you have a link to more info?

faithdefender 

@planetkill-That was a great response. I had never heard of this. I will look for more information. As someone suggested earlier, just replace the platform. I am about ready to do this if the id changes again. It would be like a triple Oy Vey! I like indicators, but as mentioned, I have never had this problem with any other platform. Do you have a link to more info?

There's many VPS providers out there, personally I'm with https://www.ninjamobiletrader.com/ because they include help with NinjaTrader, I can't tell you how many times they've helped me with NinjaTrader errors, where no one else was responsive or helpful, they've been the best.