Most applications with a big socket to "public" are generally Shareware applications, that is, we have to pay to use them. But most of these are offered free – in trial variant (of tests) – possible future customers for a limited period (usually between 1 and 30 days).
Normally, after we test an application and it falls with trunk, we should be willing to pay in order to use it for a longer period - often equivalent to "a life time" - regardless of its price. But as we know, there are dozens of such useful applications or even indispensable with which we would like to develop long -term "relationships" (obviously, until others will occur younger and smarter). And taking into account this, sometimes we need to be satisfied with the trial versions.
As I said, the great defect of the trial versions is that after a relatively short period they expire. And after they expire, the vast majority can no longer be used. End of Story… or no. Because there is any Two methods that can lengthen the lifespan of the trials, if you know how to "behave" with them:
1. Never tell them the exact date.
The moment we install a trial, it starts the reverse count. But this counters are based strictly on Date on which the trial version was installed. If we "stop" the time, the reverse count will stop by default.
- Time Stopper (download link) is one program little one that helps you freeze the time for the trial versions of your favorite applications without affecting Date and time of operating system (For this time will flow normal). The only possible dissatisfaction could be that you will have to open Time Stopper every time you want to use the trial and the fact that it abounds with advertisements (the part with registration seems to be - at the moment - a big pitch)
- If you do not like the idea of using a software Gen Time Stopper to solve the problem of expiration of trial versions, then you can solve this very simple problem, manually changing the date and time of the operating system, so as to trick the application that it is still in the trial period. An disadvantage would also exist here: you risk to completely disseminate and forget the real date.
2. Make them believe that they have never visited you before.
As they were installed, trial versions can be and uninstalled and then reinstalate and still used. Only to be able to use them again, you must delete any trace of their previous presence in your computer. How? Follow the steps:
- First of all uninstall the trial the PC gives a rhymer
- Disable UAC To be able to make the necessary changes
- sail in the folder C:WindowsUsers[user-name]AppDataRoaming (where [user-name] is the name of your user) or type %App data% in Windows Explorer (pt XP Go to the folder C:Documents and Settings[user-name]AppData)
- Identify The folder with the same name with the Trial Application (or with the name of the producing company) and then delete it (preferably with shift+del)
- open Registry Editor (Run->regedit) and sail to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftware, then identify the folder of the trial application and delete it
- repeat for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE (If you do not find any folder with the name of the Trial application or the manufacturing company, do not make any changes), then close the register editor and restart the PC once again
- Reinstall the trial/trials And repeat the steps above when it/they expire again.
Note: Before making changes in the operating system/registers, make sure you have a back-up/them to avoid any unpleasant consequence.
