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'If you've decided that you want to keep usingit then the right thing to do is to spend the money and buy it.' Can't afford it? Well, you're not entitled to a free copy, so yourchoice is clear: don't use it, or use something else.I know that's not the answer you were looking for, but it's theright answer.To actually answer the question you asked.Programs keep track of trial period in different ways. The mostobvious is by using a registry entry, perhaps an obscure one, that asyou've seen is left behind after the program is uninstalled. Where in the registry this might be kept is anyone'sguess, and will vary from application to application.That's the obvious way, and it's actually not that difficult forsomeone with a little technical expertise to reverse-engineer.So, other applications might use other techniques.
Hidden files,benign modifications to other files. Some have even been known towrite to hidden parts of your hard disk.So for the average user, it's a tough situation to overcome. Youcould install on another machine for another trial period, but I'mguessing you'll eventually run out of machines. (Though using VirtualMachines for this purpose, while a fair amount of work, could be usedto 'look like' a new machine each time.)But, honestly, if it's worth that much effort, it's gotta be worththe purchase price.Just buy the software.Article-March 16, 2009. RamaraobobbyMarch 17, 2009 9:50 AMI was certainly not expecting this when I eagerly clicked on this topic to read more from the newsletter coz its the default option the owner opt us to do.
So I felt there is no point in saying the same thing by you as a tech guru. Thought it might be the legitimate way, your post would have been even better if you tried to explain a bit more about registry tweaking or reverse engineering you were talking about.A person who has reinstalled the program to use it, itself means he is not willing/can't afford to buy the sftw. So What's your point in suggesting to him to buy the sftw.
Even the post title didn't suit to what you have said here coz buying the program is the default option that any one is left with to keep using that program past its free trial period. You may say that 'I buy the program to keep it running' coz you can afford it. If its the case with all others then why these cracks/serials etc., are made and used.
There would be no issue at all. So, this article of yours didn't impress me much.
Its doesn't mean that I don't support the default legitimate way,I do but I usually come here not to know the same old thing from you but to know some tips n tricks to crack or tweak the software so that I can make it run past the trail period. That's what a real tech. Guy is all about.
Don't offend by this comment of mine but this is what I felt after reading this post of yours. I genuinely appreciate you for good posts and point your mistake for posts like this. That's what a real follower is all about. Joselle merrittMarch 17, 2009 10:02 AMI knew I loved your newsletters and now my opinion has gone up even more!
Thank you for making the point that being ethical is the way to go. I don't want to work for free and neither do the people that write programs. Is it inconvenient - yes. Do use old programs sometimes because either I can't afford new ones or the old ones still work - yes.
Do I want them for free - yes. But it's still not ok to steal them. Tweaking a system is one thing - outrights stealing is another. If you, the user, are too cheap to pay for a program - write one for yourself and send it out free. Let me know what you write, it may only be worth what I pay (nothing).
Anthony McGuireMarch 17, 2009 10:47 AMAren't we experiencing a finanancial crisis? Aren't enough firms going under because of this.
If people keep on finding new ways of pirating copies of software more and more firms are going to end up the same way because they don't have enoug income to cover the cost of wages. People are relying on their wage packets to keep up their mortgage payments. Don't be the cause of people losing their homes because you want to be a 'pirate'1 If you haven't got the money to buy legal programmes then sell your PC.TonyDenmark. Ray RoddenMarch 17, 2009 11:00 AMDid the 60 day trial of microsoft office - hated the new interface.Tried the free Open Office. More like i am used to working.
Now use this. Saved a fortune on MS Office that i don't need.Use AVG anti-virus free. Used it free for a long time (two years or more!) but decided this is worth it.
Bought the paid for version.Have used 'bootleg' copies of other programs but, if i like it, then buy the program when the next upgrade comes along.If you ant new versions then it has to be funded.Pay them for their work! StuartMarch 17, 2009 11:07 AMThe question itself indicates the decline of ethics in just about every facet of life today.
While I appreciate the ease with which purchases can be made over the internet, I long for the face-to-face transactions of past generations. I'm no Luddite, but can you imagine trying to buy provisions at a market without paying for them?As a teacher, I have experienced that feeling of 'I wish I could afford this for my classroom.' And several times I have written to the developer to explain my limited budget. In a surprising number of cases, I was offered a reduced rate. So it never hurts to ask - the worst that can happen is the vendor says no. After all, the programmers have already finished their work, so any money is better than no money!But it is so sad that someone even asked the question in this forum. Even sadder that a few respondents expressed disappointment that Leo didn't help circumvent the eminently fair try-then-buy system.
Thank you, Leo, for standing up for the right way. Luis Soto-DiazMarch 17, 2009 11:17 AMIf you are not afraid to dwell with the registry with caution. Then try the following procedure.Every program leaves behind traces in the registry of its programs software. So you are not really deleting(remove)the expired program.Go to START-RUN- type: regedit,select(top left)EDIT- FIND.
Here you type the name of the program you previously deleted and hit ENTER. Delete every entry that you find(Only lines with the entry). Now you can re-download as new.The moral of this answer is 'Do not garbage my computer'.
Alexander MoreMarch 17, 2009 11:58 AMSome programs make it incredibly easy. I very occasionally use WinZip to package up files for e-mailing or uploading. The trial period has long since expired, but on the nag screen that pops up every time I start the program, in addition to the button that one clicks on to buy a licence there's another that says 'continue using the trial version', and it just goes on working time and again. I am always in the middle of an operation when I want to use WinZip and I don't want to break off half way through, so I just click on that button. I really must pay for it, though. The spirit is willing, though the flesh (so far) has been weak. VincentMarch 17, 2009 12:27 PM'If it's not worth it, then stop using it.
Seems simple. 'I think you missed the point I was making. The threshold of it being 'worth it' changes once payment is required.To be clear, I am not refering to pirated versions of software. But just because a progam is 'worth it' if all I need to do is download it and install it, doesnt mean that same program is still worth it if I then have to pay to continue using.For example, why pay to use winzip, when 7-zip is just as good and free? I had a trial version of office, which I didnt pay to upgrade once it ran out as I found open office to do just as good a job on what I needed to be done.Unless you need something done to a professional level, very few programs can justify the money they charge you to continue using it.
Ian ScalesMarch 17, 2009 12:31 PMYes, I'm all for ethics but it doesn't seem to cut both ways!I've bought software that doesn't come with a free trial period; you just get a non-functioning or hobbled download until you pay. Fine, but when you activate and use the software you find that, at best, it does a p.-poor job compared to the claims in their hype, or, at worst, it trashes your system and has to be carefully removed. If the latter requires the manual removal of all relevant registry keys, that can mean hours of painstaking work, for a non-IT professional user.Now, if you are lucky, they respond to your tech questions and give you options to try before throwing-in the towel. But, as soon as you email their Admin department and ask for your 30-day refund, having spent ages purging their 'garbagewear' from your system, guess what?
And, no further answers to any emails to any of their addresses again - ever! After all, they've got your money. It may only be twenty or thirty bucks here and there but it's happened to me a few times so it's added-up.I now avoid all purchase-and-download software as it seems to be the vendors who are the crooks, not the poor old users, as everyone seems to be quick to think. What was that about glass-houses and stones?
OrcanMarch 17, 2009 11:49 PMRecently, I downloaded and installed a trialware program and didn't like it. My computer slowed down, bootup time went up to 26 seconds from 18 seconds, memory problems came up, etc. Then I used its own uninstaller. Afterwards, some of the problems were still there. Then I used a freeware uninstaller (REVO)and realized that this expensive CAD software still had almost 2,000 registry entries left in my PC and installed some hidden info in my HD as well. How about that?
It seems some trialware programs can be very harmful indeed. ChrisMarch 18, 2009 1:57 AMDudes, if you like the software enough that you feel you would willingly uninstall and redownload it to continue using it, you should for sure spend the 10-20 bucks to keep it. If not, find some other low key software that does the same thing (or close to it) that's freeware.Imagine if someone highers you to do simple work for them that they were very capable of doing themselves. Now imagine that they try you out and tell you ok, they need you to do the work and you do it. Now imagine them telling you they want you to do more work for them, and you agree. Now, your finished with the work and you go to get paid.
'You wanted money for that? Why should we pay you, we could have done it ourselves.' FredMarch 18, 2009 3:14 AMSurprising no-one yet used the best excuse 'I wouldn't buy it anyway, so its the same to them if I crack it'I admit to doing this: if you have the time and not the money.
Just for the challenge.BUT I later found out the biggest reason not to. By doing this, you are actually helping those rip-off companies gain more market share, and stopping Open Source demand.
Micro$oft loves people to use cracked Office: because then everyine is used to it, and the people who buy software chose Office. If we all switch to Open Office, no-one will ever want to switch even if they have the money.So support Open Source, and if you have to crack anything: keep quiet about it, and enjoy the major virus' you get from all the crack sites. Gerald MaennerMarch 18, 2009 4:48 AMTo me it would make more sense to log the number of uses rather than the number of days. I find that when I install trial software I usually do it to address a specific issue. I don't run a 'shakedown' on the stuff to make sure it does all that it's suppose to do. So I might install it on one day and not need to use it for a while.
The next time I go to use it for some other purpose that time span may be longer than the trial period that was allocated. I don't consider 1 or 2 uses a legitimate trial. LSDMarch 18, 2009 9:42 PMBill Gates took the CP/M program from DRI founder Gary Kildall and Insert words into texts, often falsifying it there by altering it and sold it to IBM (and the world).The Xerox Star did not experience any commercial success, but its ideas were reproduced and make an exact copy by Apple Computer (Jobs, Steven Paul & Wozniak, Stephen).Have they served any time in jail.yet??Leo, your concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behaviour and character based on those principles issue doesn't have much to stand on.
Ken BMarch 20, 2009 7:53 AMLeo, you keep asking 'how is (stealing software versus stealing a car) any different?' I'll tell you what I've found from many people who do steal software. They feel the price should be based on the fact that they can buy a blank CD-R for under 50 cents. 'Why does this program cost $700 when the CD only costs 50 cents' is a not-uncommon question asked by many people.
(And this is made an even bigger issue by these people when you can download the trial version for free, and 'all you need' to make it a full version is enter a license key. Check out Yahoo Answers to see how many people are asking 'where can I get a key for X'.). Steve BukoskyMarch 20, 2009 12:54 PMThe times I've tried to use trial software has been for games where I've already bought it but needed to reload it due to a crash or whatever.
I've tried to keep records but a few times had no proof that I paid for the download. In trying to extend the free trial, I became fascinated on how they track this even though I've manually cleaned the registry.
But beyond trying to recover what I've paid for, I agree that if it's worth using it's worth paying for. Which makes me angry when programs that I've paid good money for, like Acronis Image, fails to work when you need it. Mike HammondMarch 22, 2009 7:18 PMYou will find that if you bide your time on a piece of software you like but don't like the price then wait as we all know in time the price does and will come down to what you can afford.In any case there are thousands upon thousands of free programs that do just the right job you want it's a matter of taking time out and looking.I use all free software from virus protectors to hard drive cleaners etc.JUST LOOK DON'T STEAL it does work out cheaper in the long run.
ChrisMarch 24, 2009 9:42 AMIf you need to use the program for an extended period, buy it, or find a free/low cost version with similar capabilites. That said, the the trial periods exist for a reason - the company want to convince you to try and buy their product. There are instances where I have installed a program, but then not had time to Try it before it expired. An email or call to the company has usually resulted in an extended trial period.I think that if you are truely evaluating before purchase, registy hacks or setting the date back are in an ethical gray area, that I feel is within the intent of the trial offer.The degraded performance and garbage left behind by incomplete removal of trial software is also a practicle and ethical problem. Sirpaul1April 7, 2009 4:57 PMI'll give you a perfect scenario why sometimes 30 days is not enough time, and it has nothing to do with being unethical, immoral or illegal.If I have a need for software, and will have to pay for it, I want to be sure it meets my needs. Instead of downloading a new program every 30 days, I'll just download 5-6 at once.
Then I'll start evaluating.Since I have a life outside the computer, sometimes it's hard to evaluate them in 15-30 days. I'll check back on one I've started, to see if it has a certain feature, but my time is up.I would much rather see the 'limit standard' based on number of uses rather than a time limit. Some software companies have seen the light and use this technique, but most do not.I know! If it's a program I really want to evaluate more, there are programs out there which may or may not help or come with unwanted 'surprises'. Or I can hack the registry, remove all traces, and download again.
(Don't try this unless you know what you're doing - you might have to reformat your computer!)A few companies have got my money from the last method, but it's a pain you know where. Long live shareware! But please consider the user!
NikkiSeptember 10, 2009 7:51 AMthis article was so not helpful. Of course you can buy a program and keep using in after the trial period.but what people want to know is how do you use a program after the trial period for FREE.just because you cant afford the program doesnt mean you arent entitled to a free copy because if you font have the money for it, its not very easy to use the program.and downloading a program or software for free is NOT like stealing a car, unless those programs or softwares help you get from place to place.which they don't cuz they can't.so therefore they arent even similar! DenisFebruary 2, 2010 10:58 AMI am somehow surprised by many comments here.
A software is a good like any other goods and the people behind it (one person of many hundreds) have the right to be paid for their work. It is not any different than songs or CDs for singers or DVDs for actors, or buying a TV, a toaster or a book. Why would anyone give away something they spent a lot of hours, days, months or years to create it. And yes, I know you can find 'free' software; and it is ok; it means that someone has decided to give it away for free; and that person has the right to do so.If you cannot afford it, then you cannot use it. We would all like to have a home in the south of France, but if I cannot afford it I cannot have it. It is simple.Having a computer with no software, except the OS that comes with it is like having a TV with no cable. You will only get the local channels.
If you want more channels you need to 'pay' a company which will offer you a choice of channels you want. StuartFebruary 2, 2010 11:12 AMIt's really disappointing to see the number of people who condone this unethical practice.
I would guess that anyone that has ever tried to sell a program they wrote, a book they authored, or an art piece they created would have a different viewpoint. Just because you don't see the person or company that you're trying to steal from does not make it right.I am a forum moderator for a certain game that is stolen quite frequently from the various 'torrent' sites. In order to register for the free support sub-forums, a user must provide the license number they received when they purchased the program. You would not believe the nasty, hateful mail that we receive just because we won't provide support to thieves!
(Well, judging by some of the responses here, apparently many of you would believe it.)Thank you, Leo, for continuing to support the right way to do things. Tony McGuireFebruary 2, 2010 11:13 AMThe only trial programmes I have ever tried to download are 'Ant Virus' or 'Registry Cleaners' with trial registry numbers. The only problem is that the trial programmes find, or claim to find, for example maybe 500 erors bu will only repair less than half of these. If I want a complete cleansing then I have to purchase a fully registered programme. Very reasonable considering the work and effort spent producing the programme. What irretates me most is that any number of legally bough programmes can come up with different errors. Surely a virus or spyware is the same regardless of what programme one might use.PS there must be hundreds of ways to cheat!
For example by changing the computers date as one reader mentioned. However, this dsen't help in repairing the errors.
Charles TilleyFebruary 2, 2010 11:21 AMWhen you buy a new computer, they normally have a 'recovery partition'. When you boot into this, all of your original programs will come back, including 'bloatware'. Some of this bloatware is good programs, some bad. When you do a recovery job, you'll be offered the same programs for the same time (you'll often have to re-register for it). I use disposable email addresses, that's what they're looking for.
You paid for the computer, so don't feel guilty for reusing the programs. This applies to recovery reinstalls only.
Getting software in other ways, sometimes you have to activate the program to use it. If you see a trial program that you like, but can't pay, download the program several times, but open them one at a time. Have several disposable email addresses on hand, as well as using variants of your name.
For example, my name is catilley, the first two letters being my initals, the last six are my last name. Variate your name, for example, actilley, tilleyca, ctilleya, catilley, atilleyc. That's five variations right there. The same with emails and passwords.
This is not illegal, as you can switch your legal name around all you want. If you have a laptop, going to a 'hotspot' to obtain a different IP address helps, too. Even visiting a friend and using their connection (with permission) will help. By playing it smart, you can start over with a new 'trial period' all you want.
But if you really like the software, as soon as you can, purchase it. What I described above is a lot of inconvenience.
BillFebruary 2, 2010 1:21 PMIn response to Azrael's To make a new copy of a program costs exactly nothing. A program is just information - it doesn't exist by itself. At most it will cost the price of the support carrying it.Well a car is a physical thing but it took physical computers, networks, offices, and staff to create the programs. Plus it took staff and the whole list to test the programs before they could sell it. They would also like to make a profit to buy more computers, networks, offices, and hire more staff to create even more programs that you don't want to pay for. I agree some programs are quite expensive so if people don't purchase it then they go out of business. BrettFebruary 2, 2010 4:25 PMI've read or scanned all the articles in this thread.
Having been on the development teams for several shareware and retail software products I first am inclined to agree with the pay to play philosophy. Yes, I have seen how many human hour go into developing a well-designed, and well-supported, software product.However, I think there are other economic issues involved that the online market does not address as well as the physical retail market. Producers of many physical products maximize profits over time by working through a price curve. Initial prices are high because early adopters are willing to pay more.
A time passes, the price of the product is lowered to reach different segments of the market. This pricing curve is vanilla economics for most retail products. It enables a company to maximize profits by working down through demographic strata of disposable income. This doesn't really translate as well to non-physical products with a very short life, such as software. The whole selling curve is compressed and the pool of buyers is homogenized and hard to differentiate. So software producers don't have as much incentive to lower prices over time to reach different markets as much as say, producers of flat-screen TVs.
On top of this, software producers that have little competition have very little incentive to reduce prices since that would do little but cut into their own profits.My main point in this ramble is that this is more an issue of economics and marketing theory than some personal issue of consumers being mistreated. In bringing up this perspective, I don't pretend to have the answers but instead to encourage another perspective on the issue which I think more reflects the realities of the software market. Any economics/marketing professionals out there who want to weigh in with a more informed view from this perspective? PookeyFebruary 3, 2010 5:45 AMThere is one piece of Software that I would pirate. I would Pirate Windows 7 ULTIMATE IF and ONLY IF I had purchased Windows Vista ULTIMATE. The reason for this is that the extra money paid was supposed to go towards Windows Ultimate Extras which never eventuated. If this happened in any physical product (i.e.
A convection oven that has no convection as promised) then you would be entitled to a refund. In this instance, the refund is equivalent in value to the newer version of Ultimate. JwmoreFebruary 3, 2010 7:59 AMThis is in response to Brett's posting.
I am not a marketing guru of any type, but I am a long-time software user, of all types. I am constantly looking to improve my system and all the peripheral software, and I am convinced that because the software industry (including the 'BIG TWO', Microsoft and Apple) is a different type of commodity environment, it is easy to justify stealing from the little guy. This industry knows we need their products. For whatever reason (honest need, or computer junkie), we cannot do without the software to keep us in business and online, and most of try to do this in the most up-to-date manner. Again, the software industry knows this.
We are hooked, for better or worse. Whenever I have to purchase a piece of software, I do so with the full knowledge that it is a needed expense. If I can find a way to minimize the cost of the software, I do so with a clear conscience. If I can find a way to get the needed software for free (however I can do it), I do this, also, with a clear conscience. This is called 'adjusting to your environment', and it has worked for me for many years.
I am running an HP Pavilion Elite that I only paid $400 for (new), and I am running Windows 7 Professional (full) that I only paid $30 for. My monitor is a Compaq W1907, and it cost $99. Most of my major software is beta, with the exception of Office Ultimate 2007 ($72). There are some of us out here in the virtual world who have learned how to deal with the economics of 'COMPUTER' in a guerrilla fashion. I believe this is, for me, the only ethical - and economic - means to stay in the computer age. I do not lose any sleep over this position, at all.
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RichoOctober 12, 2011 4:14 PMHow about this for a reason:I want to trial a piece of image editing software (not photoshop). However another piece of photgraphic software that process RAW files is currently unreliable, and I am trying to decipher what combinations of alpha channels, compression settings an so on are contributing to the issue, or if it is buggy software.I want to install a trial of the editing software, however there is a reasonable chance that I will not be able to test it because the dependent software won't feed it the right data.
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