http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Giveaway of the Day Forums Tag: Advanced en Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:17:31 +0000 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1824#post-11337 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:57:26 +0000 Hadeda 11337@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Theres another thread on it...<br /> <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1807" rel="nofollow">http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1807</a></p> <p>Lets say they were cheapskates on that program </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1824#post-11336 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:55:07 +0000 CBrianA 11336@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I downloaded the Advanced Biorhythms back in August and have been using it. Today, it told me that it was an evaluation copy and that I had to upgrade to continue to use it. What's wrong? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1807#post-11269 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:25:17 +0000 BuBBy 11269@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I have contacted the GOTD PTB. Waiting for a response.</p> <p>The lynch mob can put away the pitchforks until we hear an answer. :)</p> <p>Closed for cleaning - or until my emotional energies are aligned and able to handle this stress.</p> <p>PM me if it's urgent - otherwise I'll be in my room having a lie down. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1807#post-11268 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:51:04 +0000 playboy85 11268@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Maybe GAOTD needs to explain the concept to the vendors because Elprime stated this was offered for a limited time only, ie evaluation copy.</p> <p>Or maybe GAOTD needs to tell the users when a program is only good for a certain amount of time.</p> <p>Or maybe GAOTD needs to stop giving away evaluation copies and promising "free forever". </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1807#post-11264 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:43:19 +0000 Lee 11264@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>The key is time stamped so the author knows full well when it will blow-up.</p> <p>Re-entering key and username makes it work again, however on closing and opening it becomes brown bread.</p> <p>So a time stamped key, looks like a 5$ discount might be a good offer especially as it becomes $12 registered which means updates and technical support for a year. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1807#post-11263 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:17:10 +0000 playboy85 11263@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Maybe if enough people contact Elprime about this they will offer this again. However, it appears Elprime didn't realize this was "free forever" when they offered it.</p> <p>Does GAOTD explain their concept to the vendors? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1807#post-11262 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:13:31 +0000 Hadeda 11262@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I just found out that after closing and reopening it, it asks for the key again :(</p> <p>Thats really unfair for some people even if I think Biohrythms is nonsense</p> <p>What ticks me off is they should have mentioned the limit </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1807#post-11261 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:07:48 +0000 Hadeda 11261@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Has anyone kept the key that came with it at that time... Seems like it will accept that same key that came with the GAOTD again :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1807#post-11260 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:00:54 +0000 playboy85 11260@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I am also curious when something like this happens, does GAOTD contact the program vendor to see why the program no longer works and do they try to arrange another free version? What steps does GAOTD take, if any, when this happens (it seems to happen often). </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1807#post-11259 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:57:48 +0000 playboy85 11259@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I checked and am getting the same thing. I contacted Elprime and was told this was only an evaluation copy and that at no time did they intend to give their program away for free to users here. They offered me a $5 discount off the normal $17 registration fee. hahaha. No thanks. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1807#post-11254 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:06:28 +0000 headman 11254@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I tried mine and got the same message. The first thing I do after a download from GOTD is check to make sure it's registered. It definitely was. To add insult to injury, I had to re-boot to get rid of the message box. This is why I'm a firm believer in buying any giveaways that are worth the price and are something I need or want, rather than counting on the no upgrade/no tech support version to last forever. Tough to gripe about something free as long as it doesn't harm my computer or anything on it. Although it sucks when you're told you're getting the full registered version and it turns out you're not.<br /> That said, I wouldn't pay $17 to register what was basically a toy in the first place. And it destroys any faith I had in Elprime. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1807#post-11253 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:59:39 +0000 wiz011 11253@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>"Program has detected that registration key you are using is not longer valid. Please contact support."</p> <p>My copy was properly registered and seems that again we have a case of a bad key provided by software company. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1807#post-11240 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:21:28 +0000 BuBBy 11240@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>You have to run the activate.exe program (or whatever method is mentioned in the instructions each day). This can only be done while the giveaway is still running.</p> <p>If you don't activate and install the program while the giveaway is still running, you miss out. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1807#post-11237 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:00:21 +0000 dvlmycr 11237@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Just tried to open the program and got a popup saying I had the evaluation version and need to pay to continue to use. I thought these programs were fully registered versions. Is there somewhere I can get a registration code? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1136#post-7218 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:42:13 +0000 lwbjag 7218@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Didn't we just have this discussion ??? The same process reverted to the "TRIAL" version ... 8-( </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1136#post-7193 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:15:14 +0000 Lee 7193@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I just right click notification area icon, hit open program, then halfway down it says 'update now', did that and it downloaded new file, uninstalled current file, installed new file and works like it did before. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1136#post-7189 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:51:11 +0000 Face 7189@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Lee,</p> <p>Thanks for your "clue". Unfortunately, after a week, I don't see any evidence that any of the "screamers" are paying attention (their loss). I appreciate you going out on a limb to try to help them (and the rest of us!) out. If you remember, I'm the one who wrote in initially to try to head off the problem when AWC first sent out notice of the available update (about a week ago). </p> <p>So now, for those of us who have waited for the definitive answer (i.e. haven't downloaded, uninstalled, deleted or overwritten anything!), could someone who has negotiated these waters successfully please offer a step-by-step to update to the new version? I'm sure there are many who would appreciate it. (Lee, I'm guessing that your "fix" begins after the new program has been installed ... ?)</p> <p>Thanks again! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1136#post-6781 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:38:27 +0000 Lee 6781@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I think a clue could be found from what I am about to write.</p> <p>This program changes a file deeply embeded in windows system files that holds your registration details for the program.</p> <p>It's not stored in the registry.</p> <p>So reboot your computer and reinstall the program, make sure it's closed and any instances of it are closed in task manager and reinstall it again and it should work again. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1136#post-6779 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:55:48 +0000 Michelle 6779@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>When a computer says that I usually think the program is crap. Maybe it did something it wasn't supposed to do, that is what I am guessing. I am not an iobit fan and there are many other great utilities out there. </p> <p><a href="http://www.pctools.com/newsletter/offers/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pctools.com/newsletter/offers/</a> (Pc Tools is still offering for free for those who subscribe to their newsletter) They also offer Spyware Doctor Starter Edition and that can be downloaded from <a href="http://pack.google.com" rel="nofollow">http://pack.google.com</a> for free. For registry TweakNow Registry Cleaner Standard <a href="http://www.tweaknow.com/RegCleaner.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.tweaknow.com/RegCleaner.html</a></p> <p>I don't use any of those programs though I did at one time. Good programs, I use Mcafee Virusscan Plus Msn Version (the new version) . It has antivirus, firewall, antispyware, quickclean all in one. I also use the Msn Webroot Antispyware (they fixed that subscription problem I was having with them a couple weeks/months ago) They did something, I don't know what, but it works fine.</p> <p>If you need a good free antivirus Antivir is great.</p> <p><a href="http://free-av.com/" rel="nofollow">http://free-av.com/</a></p> <p>The only complaint I had with that antivirus is it became hard to update and sometimes wouldn't update for a couple of days. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1136#post-6776 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:01:36 +0000 alexiussg 6776@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>erm.. abt the AWC: when I goto Tools -&gt; Add Ons -&gt; System Service, I get this error message "Access violation at address 00493E82 in module 'AWCTool.exe'. Read of address 00000000."</p> <p>what does it mean? I dun tink I can uninstall/reinstall it again, can I? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1136#post-6645 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:31:50 +0000 arnold1 6645@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I was using the free version, uninstalled it completely and installed the Pro version from Giveaway.<br /> It worked 2 days and then I have to by it, not usable anymore.<br /> I trow it in Cyberspace and use the Free version again.<br /> By by Pro version !!!!</p> <p>arnold1 </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1136#post-6639 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:10:56 +0000 playboy85 6639@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Yup, same thing here. Their support told me it was because I uninstalled the personal version but I had also updated the program. It looks like if you update it goes to trial version???</p> <p>I uninstalled personal version too and am using the FREE CCleaner. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/491#post-6615 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:10:41 +0000 goodgotd 6615@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>maybe somebody should point out that they should at least honor the activation enough to reactivate during the advertised 90 day gotcha-sucker period. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/491#post-6614 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:09:05 +0000 goodgotd 6614@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Huh. Yeah, really dumb stunt, but the real tick-me-off was after I gave up and tossed it off the hdd. see the end of the post for that one....</p> <p>90 days or one auto-update, that's what it did to me. Not that I really care, had it a couple days and never got into the 'what it did' at all- fired it up a few days after the giveaway and it blared out the 'update available' spiel.</p> <p>Like a d****d fool I said OK, and was sent directly to trial. do not pass go, forget the nickel. (the one GAOTD had me download was .901 when I looked, the update was .902, and nothing *I* could figure out brought it back)</p> <p>So I nuked it all, downloaded the personal version and maybe will reinstall it.</p> <p>also I sort of agree with the post on the download page saying</p> <p>"This is NOT free… licence expires in 3 months. Not impressed!"</p> <p>As the page had the full price listed, while the 'free' account was 1/4 the length of the standard rental-for-updates (and, since the updates eat that....) and when I uninstalled it I got a page offering the *same* period for a 'trial' for *free* well after the install date was gone....</p> <p>Nope, whatever good points this might have, I didn't have a chance to find them.</p> <p>-Bob </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1136#post-6613 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:03:31 +0000 goodgotd 6613@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Huh. 90 days or one auto-update, that's what it did to me. Not that I really care, had it a couple days and never got into the 'what it did' at all- fired it up a few days after the giveaway and it blared out the 'update available' spiel. </p> <p>Like a d****d fool I said OK, and was sent directly to trial. do not pass go, forget the nickel. (the one GAOTD had me download was .901 when I looked, the update was .902, and nothing *I* could figure out brought it back)</p> <p>So I nuked it all, downloaded the personal version and maybe will reinstall it.</p> <p>also I sort of agree with the post on the download page saying </p> <p>"This is NOT free… licence expires in 3 months. Not impressed!"</p> <p>As the page had the full price listed, while the 'free' account was 1/4 the length of the standard rental-for-updates (and, since the updates eat that....) and when I uninstalled it I got a page offering the *same* period for a 'trial' for *free* well after the install date was gone.... </p> <p>Nope, whatever good points this might have, I didn't have a chance to find them.</p> <p>-Bob </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1136#post-6580 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:57:08 +0000 playboy85 6580@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Well, after speaking with iObit support, it seems that when I uninstalled the personal version, which I had been using, this caused the pro version to become unregistered. Normally, the remedy is to simply reenter your registration information. Since this was a one day deal only, there isn't anything they will do for me, so I am back to using the personal version.</p> <p>Folks, if you have the personal version DO NOT uninstall it. This should have been mentioned somewhere on the information page concerning this issue. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1136#post-6575 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:55:01 +0000 playboy85 6575@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Also, after starting the program, it connected to the internet and reverted to 2.4.1.901 with an exp date of 12/07. It was version .902 before. I assume this change is what caused the trial to kick in????? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1136#post-6574 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:49:40 +0000 playboy85 6574@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Ok, this program became unregistered today, 06/06/07. Anyone else? When I open the program it asks for the license code and after scanning it says it is a trial version and can't fix the errors. Not real happy here. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1136#post-6546 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:32:48 +0000 playboy85 6546@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Might be a little late now, but this program will automatically uninstall previous versions before installing. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1136#post-6533 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:13:15 +0000 Timbro 6533@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I'd just wanted to thank GOTD for the opportunity to download AWCpro!!! It is very FAST! It doesn't seem to very much CPU at all, and its ease of use is spectacular! The mods in this forum are right, being able to get free updates &#38; upgrades like that (especially off a giveaway) for that long (09-04-07) is just about unheard of. My favorite tool out of it is the registry cleaner. I have used other reg cleaners before (usually 'stand-alones'), but they were not very user friendly. All of AWC is a breeze! </p>