I need to know how to keep the downloads I've collected from gotd while reinstalling vista anew (vlite, for all you restless souls). can I just migrate the programs back and forth between an external hd and my pc as I reinstall the os, or what? Please, any help is greatly appreciated, thanks.
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how to reinstall os and keep activations
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Posted 7 months ago #
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No you cannot do that as you need the registration entries.
I cannot say how you can do it because it's not allowed here on these forums as it would be breaking the agreement between the software developers/distributors and the Game Giveaway team. If you just do a repair install then the registration entries wont be lost.
The whole point of this project is to give you more than the usual 60 minutes to evaluate a product. If you really want to keep them then ultimately you may have to buy them.
Posted 7 months ago # -
Whiterabbit speaks the truth.
The only support for installation of giveaway software is during the giveaway period.
If you need to reinstall the giveaway software outside of the 24hour giveaway period - you can either wait for the possibility of a re-run giveaway, or purchase a license from the developer (Contact them via their website - often they will provide a software license at a discount to their usual price).
If it is "going to suck" not having your favorite free program after a system reinstall - perhaps that is a sign the software might even be worth registering.
If you needed/used the software that much, it's worth buying.
Posted 7 months ago # | Login to Send PM -
Why not backup your hard drive? It is far better than reinstalling everything from scratch anyway? Plus you keep all of your GAOTD software and registrations as well.
Posted 6 months ago # -
I always backup reg keys before i reinstall OS and it works great :-)
Posted 6 months ago # -
I can't tell you how, but for 99% of all applications, the registration in stored in the registry. When you reinstall windows on a clean partition it writes itseld a new registry when you install.
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
So back up the registry?
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
Backing up the registry is important regardless of whether or not you're trying to save GOTD installations. A quick, effective, and free way to do so in Windows (XP at least; I don't know if it works in Vista) is Erunt (http://www.snapfiles.com/get/erunt.html).
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
Thanks for the link davee, it's a really simple program that works well.
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
I just made the same enteries in my new PC and that save all of my stuff
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
Is it possible to move over only the registries you wish to keep? Is there any way to do this besides doing it manually?
I mean, like a program that lets you choose to save the registries that belong to only certain softwares?Posted 3 weeks ago # -
davee.. I thank you for the link too!!!
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
to Paali: Is it possible to move over only the registries you wish to keep?
I mean, like a program that lets you choose to save the registries that belong to only certain softwares?I have successfully using
Karen'sRegistry Ripper v1.2
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptregrip.aspto save particular reg entries.
I was on WinXP, and migrated some programs to Win Vista.Posted 3 weeks ago # -
actually, what I want to find is a tool to work on 'dead' registries, not currently operating in a live os- or a way to mount one to mine it!
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
Thanks ender. I'll play around with it a little and see how it works.
Posted 2 weeks ago # -
It's not all the time just in the registrie you may end up with bad reg if you try to add it over the top most of the software will come so just get it when it come back way go to new if you put all old back
Posted 2 weeks ago # -
Hi, I asked on the commentpage, about reg-key. But it doesnt seem to get published. I dont recieve it, or at least, if I do, it "disappears" behind other windows popping up when installing. Tried on both my computers, its the same on both! Could anybode tell me if there is a key, and how do I get it? Its not given on the "readme" that follows the program.... Thanks!
Posted 1 week ago # -
Angelina, just close or minimize the popups until you get to the installation box.
Seems to me you might need a popup stopper. Here's a link to a free edition of one I've used for quite sometime now: http://www.panicware.com/product_psfree.htmlPosted 1 week ago # -
Thank you Copmum, but it's not about popups from the internet, but windows from the program popping up when installing the program. So I dont think a pop-up blocker would be of much help, I'm afraid.
Posted 1 week ago # -
hello, Angelina...
HotHotHot apparently built the key into the software, but forgot to tell us about it...
see their comment---#46, Johnathan---on the front comment page...
Posted 1 week ago #
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