On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:18:53 -0400, Sharon wrote: >I let my trial expire. Now I can't get it back. I want to try this program in >ernest. How can I get it again?
That's an age-old question for just about any trialware that ever existed. The way it "knows" about your trial status is by leaving something behind that it can check on. That could be a cookie, as in a browser cookie, it could be a record or key in your system's registry, it could be a hidden file buried somewhere, it could even be a simple DLL left over in the Windows system directory. Trouble is, unless you're the program author and know the secret, you may spend the rest of your life trying to find it and probably never will. First thing to do is remove the program completely from your computer. Next thing to do is run a registry clean program such as Microsoft's regclean. This will remove any keys and junk records from your registry which may (or not) be related to the program you wish to re-try. After a good regclean, reboot your system. Next, try installing the program again. If it still says you've tried it before, then there's a detection scheme going on that, as I said before, you may never find and may never be able to defeat. I've even seen one or two that use your IP address, so if you try and install it again for another go-round, it knows you tried it once before from this address and won't let you do so again. Good luck, although I don't really expect you'll have any, sorry to have to say. _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
