I did not know that activating the Vivado license locked me in to developing only for Arty. ISE will no longer synthesize for any other target. I strongly dislike the closed nature of their software licensing.
That is absolutely not correct. Something else is going wrong with your licensing. Have you asked around on the Xilinx customer forum?
That is absolutely not correct. Something else is going wrong with your licensing. Have you asked around on the Xilinx customer forum?