----------------------------------- mapleleafs Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:46 pm Help: Reusing trial software ----------------------------------- Hey sup. Anyways, the 30 day trial of program I downloaded, expired a little while ago. I wanted to use the program again, so I uninstalled it, downloaded the trial again, then tried reinstalling it. However, upon installation, the program recognized that I had previously used the program before, and I was not able to complete installation. So I was wondering what I should do in order to use the program again. Thanks in advance. ----------------------------------- Mazer Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:56 pm ----------------------------------- You could do one of the following: a) Buy the program b) Find a free alternative c) Format your hard drive Though there could be a way to get around the trial. maybe some registry key or other file left by the program to keep track of how long you've been running it? The question would be where to find such a thing. ----------------------------------- wtd Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:21 pm ----------------------------------- Not sure if this trick still works, but set your clock ahead 1,000 years before you install. Do the install, then when the installer is finished, set your clock back. It may just be set for 30 days from 1,000 years from now. :) ----------------------------------- jamonathin Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:27 pm ----------------------------------- wtd's method works, you just have to be careful. My dad has this hardwood euchre game, and it has a 30 day trial that hes been playin for about 3 months. All you have to do is reset your day, and your fine. But whatever you do, do not reset the year backwards, or else you're done for ( i tried this on someone else's comp) ----------------------------------- Notoroge Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:41 pm ----------------------------------- Wow, that's actually pretty darn clever. If you weren't a mod I'd give you bits wtd. :lol: ----------------------------------- Neo Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:16 pm ----------------------------------- I first learned this trick from my physics teacher. We were using some physics program and it had expired so he set the date back a month. :lol: :lol: ----------------------------------- wtd Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:28 pm ----------------------------------- Make the adjustment to the date before you install the software, not every time you run it, since that would throw other applications off as well. ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:09 pm ----------------------------------- Pretty smart. I always just messed with the registry till it would run again :). ----------------------------------- Neo Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:38 pm ----------------------------------- Anyone know how to prolong games that only let you try them out for an hour? ----------------------------------- wtd Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:58 pm ----------------------------------- Play the game while travelling at 0.95c? ----------------------------------- Paul Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:58 pm ----------------------------------- Silly wtd, wouldn't you need to take the game with you to play it? Then the time it lasts would still be the same :? ----------------------------------- Andy Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:25 am ----------------------------------- LOL... umm ever heard of Crack.Cd? i'd suggest firefox if ur gona use it :p ----------------------------------- wtd Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:55 pm ----------------------------------- Silly wtd, wouldn't you need to take the game with you to play it? Then the time it lasts would still be the same :? Yes, but as far as the company that made the software is concerned, you'd have been using it for years. You have to take anychance to stick it to The Man. ;) ----------------------------------- MysticVegeta Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:11 pm ----------------------------------- 1> Uninstall the program after expiry. 2> Start - Run - regedit 3> Find all keys that have a substring or mainstring of the program name. 4> Delete. 5> re-install ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:14 pm ----------------------------------- I don't think you have to reinstall for some programs... At least, I didn't have to. Or, a much better solution would be to get the real program, using your preferred method. *edit* 600'th post :) ----------------------------------- MysticVegeta Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:19 pm ----------------------------------- I think a reinstall is necessary because if we delete the keys, the program wont function properly. Yes, another preffered method could be FxPatch make where you can make your own patch. Is it FxPatch or PatchFx? i dont remeber but something like that. But then again, i think its illegal, but then again, who will know. Off-topic : Congratz on 600th post :D ----------------------------------- MihaiG Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:53 pm ----------------------------------- well with soem new ones if u go back date it will take that amount off :-S...usualy u can find a good keygen on some crack websites...that how i got photoshop cs2 :twisted: :twisted: :evil: ----------------------------------- MysticVegeta Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:08 pm ----------------------------------- It only require a little W32DASM debugger skills to patch. Or looking on tuts for OllyDbg can help a lot. Will require more skills to crack the famous programs but then again, cracks are a couple of keyboard types again. :lol: ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:55 pm ----------------------------------- :roll: Well, you might as well just get* the program, or just fix* it with something from the internet. *Come on, can it be any more obvious? :) OllyDbg Ahh, I remember that from my good old days of fixing games to my liking. Good disassembler if you know how to use it. Actually, another (simpler) thing you might want to try using a hex editor and check the client for any protection.