Wow this software is really useful. It has helped me a lot.

[...] I have been checking Giveaway of the Day pretty religiously. Sometimes the offerings are useful to me and sometimes not, I usually give them a whirl to see if I need them, at least. So far I have liked “All My Software” a program to store all your reg keys and info all in one place. Handy if you back it up externally, then you don’t have to track down a million CD cases, emails, scraps of paper, whatever your reg key is noted on for a particular program. I also ended up buying a program that I saw mentioned there, even though it wasn’t a giveaway. It’s called “Duplicate Finder” and finds… you guessed it… duplicate files on your computer. Of particular importance to those of us with large (or multiple) runtimes, since the same files can be repeated all over the place. I shelled out $26 for the full version once I saw how well the free trial worked. I am down to 16GB free on my primary harddrive, and if I can delete some duplicate texture files, for instance, and use CRPro to change the references, I have the potential to save some serious space. The program can compare files byte by byte to figure out if they’re actually the same or just named the same. And the interface has a little window preview for images so you can verify that the images are identical. Lots of vendors use the same textures or the same reflection maps over and over, but why store them a million times? I will let you know how much space I save after I am done running it. [...]

Great program! Especially for forum surfers like me. Easy access to each forum through the button in the title bar.

This software does not meet its promises. No registration information is recorded. None! It misses relevant software. My Nero-6 package is overlooked entirely.

Rob

I guess some of us were under the wrong impression as to what this software was supposed to do. When I uninstalled it, it took me to a support page from the company. They replied to my comments saying,

"we are not completely sure is this legal or not to lookup the
registration keys for other software products. Therefore you should
enter them manually for one time only."

Try Belarc Advisor [www.belarc.com ]

Sorry for the above post. I was critiquing Sticky Password, but my comment posted to this program instead. Go figure.

Use above [#63] with Belarc Advisor [www.belarc.com ]

Freeware alternative? http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/freeware/2006/06/03/esoftserial-organizer/

Seems it can only export results to MS Exel. For people like me that don't have MS Office, that is not good enough. It is a proprietary format also. Otherwise, good idea, but could do with some more features (jfr. other comments) in the future.

I have a question that I hope giveaway of the day wouldn't mind answering. I know what's in it for us, the free programs, but I am wondering what's in it for you and how you make your money or are you a nonprofit organization which I'm sure you're not. I hope you wouldn't mind telling us, thank you.

one word - ads:)

Useless software plus as #6 states, the fact that GOTD only gives you 24hrs to download install and activate really sucks and shows the desperation for a sale shown primarily on car salesmen.

For a person that travels a lot and does not have the time to download install and activate on the same day really does not provide much of the benefits that could be extracted from this site.

A week at least should be the time to download and activate, hope you guys would consider changing the allotted time to obtain your software.

Sometimes I lose my registration keys for programs that I have already installed on my program. This software helps me with this problem. Its a great giveaway just like All My Movies is, I can keep track of "where is it now?" if you know what I mean.

I was hesitant to bother with it, but even if it didn't find the registration keys, it seems useful to me just to track all the installs...thanks!!

I downloaded the program and intalled it. When I click on the icon to run it, I get a box with an error message that says "ERROR No such interface supported"

I am using Win XP on a computer with an AMD dual core processor. 150 GB hard drive with over 100 GB free. The only thing I can think of that is unusual it that my hard drive is "J" instead of "C".

I find the information about the features of AMS and possible alternatives useful, and I downloaded after reading all of the posts in this forums. But out of 54 posts, maybe 10% of what I read helped me decide whether to install it or not.

I don't understand the purpose of comments like "it is useless to me" or "not very useful to me". In other words, judgments on the software based on personal opinions.

I don't really care if you find AMS useful or not, but I really care if the software didn't perform well or didn't work as advertised or if it crashed your system or if it erased your disk,...

The description of the software does not claim to find and store license numbers anywhere, all it says is tis product "enables you to store software related registration information, as well as other product related details.". Nothing about licenses or product keys.

I can see where some folks may think that this statement implies that license keys are stored, but there is a big difference between statements like, "This software creates a list of programs, but no license numbers like Belarc or Everest" (They are not the same programs for the person who asked) or "It won't work well on Windows 2K", to statements like "This software is useless to me", or "why do I need this program?" and then go on and relate your personal experience using negative opinions as if you bought it and didn't work as advertised.

My point is that if AMS is given out free and without any strings attached, there is no need to state negative comments about it. Only objective and descriptive statements can be useful for possible users.

Then there is the postings about technical problems that don't belong here. There are other forums for that. This one is only for comments about the software.

I use this service everyday, and the amount of useful information that allows me to decide if I want to try it or not seems to be decreasing day after day. If would be a pity if something as useful and convenient as GOTD forums ended up being useless and in the end you would have to risk installing it, activating it, and pray that windows Vista, XP, 2K, or ME does not become more difficult to deal with as already is.









or something like this than going on about how useless it is for you because it

Program wasn't what I thought it would be. I thought it would retrieve the keys. My bad. I already keep my keys stored as individual txt files backed up on disk. This works for me. This program doesn't I'm afraid. Good program.. just not what I was looking for.

I'll be back tomorrow! GOOD JOB GUYS! Keep up the good work!

The scan consistently misses at least 10 apps on my machine.....could be more, but I know for sure 10 aren't in the list.
If someone were relying on this program to list ALL installed software, they might be fooled.

#48, he/she is not affiliated with us. All I can ask for is stopping any political discussions, that's not something we will tolerate any longer because we do not want to turn this site into religious/political battleground...

#49, I have tons of complaints like "you guys censor our comments this is @#$%^^(*$#" ....


Slava
GAOTD

not that useful. kept two keys and missed about sixty.
sad.

#6 in my past and present experience with this website the comments section for each offering remains open, I have added a "resolution of a previously commented problem" type post days after the giveaway period for that application ended. I did this to make sure it was clear that the problem I reportedly experienced was due to the need to install a contemporary version of MDAC component and NOT any fault in the application that was promoted by the service. I will do the same with any other application I later find contrary information to a first look post I made whether good or bad. Which I believe is the most balanced approach for end user and the application vendor.

This is a great site. Thank you so much. I enjoy trying the different programs out. I am letting everyone know about this site.

I just tried it, and Belarc Advisor (after reading these comments). I have to agree with others that this isn't quite ready for prime time. It installed fine, ran fine but...
- the only registration key it found was it's own
- several times it included multiple (top level) entries for same developer, including themselves (snicker)
- I tried to add notes, didn't save them
- like belarc I would like to see installed file locations somewhere.
- I would like to see the whole registry key extracted and saved with the entry (ie to be able to restore the registry key if there are problems with the software later)
- Belarc found a lot more installed software
- there is no descriptive text on any of the buttons (pet peveeve of mine) I am not a 4000 year old egyption, hieroglyphics are not 'intuitive'!
- the help text really could be expanded a lot. I see from the notes that it has just been added in this version.

Bottom line, it's a good try, but like others it doesn't quite live up to its promise yet so I'll be uninstalling it also.

Keep working at it guys, and good luck

PS: Slava, as admin you can delete irrelevant posts. So why not do that and prevent a lot of additional irrelevant responses (please?).

GOTD is a great idea.

Admin, #1 Dhawa post is obviously pseudo-religious spam desiring to stick an islamic mark upon this site and not a true comment on the software since his/her comment is only 1 minute after the new daily giveaways launch. It is physically impossible to download, extract, install and even cursory evaluate the days offering AND post the comment within 60 seconds no matter how fast the PC or broadband connection is.

From a religious point of view, the person is being a bad Moslem by pretending they have installed and thoroughly approve of the software without even trying it. It is called lying and is forbidden under Islaamic law.

The only possible way for Dhawa daily posts to be legit comments upon the software is if he/she is affiliated with Giveaway Of The Day in some way, either as an external tester or an employee or agent that has proir access to the days giveaway in order to have tested it. In which case they should state their affiliation in their short posts to balance their obvious bias.

I'm all for freedom to sincerely practice ones religion but I choose to and believe one should only protect the rights to practice in a non-hypocritical manner, not when the practice is breaking key tennants of the said religion and decent civilised society.

When I tried this program I noticed that it did not even find Microsoft Office 97 that is installed on my laptop. There also seemed to be no explanation of why in the scan some items found were marked in red and others were marked in black lettering.

If I needed to do this, and I don't see how this is even possible to use constructively, it would be a great program. This is really well made. Thank you.

i dont see y everybody is complaining that it is a useless software...its great...

It installed and works as advertised but doesn't extract the existing registration keys from the installed and registered programs, some of which may be years old and the physical keys are long lost and would need direct backup and restore of registry or program data file values. Some apps are registered online via a gui and the program itself sets the registry key, years on the website or vendor may no longer be online to recover registration data from, this program does not address these basic issues.

A good start towards a comprehensive solution though.

On these grounds I cannot give it an enthusiastic thumbs up, and since it does no harm I cannot give it a thumbs down either.

Try it yourself, if you have a new system and lots of keys to enter then while you're at it entering them in this database might prove useful years down the line.

#43, this version is technically special, i.e. allows us to get rid of the activate.exe file for this program. The license text there is just the text from a trial version.
You can use the software past 30 days, that's ok.

Slava
GAOTD

Hi - I've lurked for a while. Installed AllMySoftware on WinME, ran fine and can catalog a db of installed apps. Thats good. Its much easier when you have a form with fields to complete (even manually) then to try build a list yourself...

Problem - the language of the licence.rtf ...Extract below

"All My Software - License Agreement
Personal Software Inventory
© 2004-2006 Bolide Software,
SPECIAL VERSION FOR giveawayoftheday.com"
....
"2. Anyone may use this software during a test period of 30 days. Following this test period of 30 days or less, if you wish to continue to use All My Software™, you must purchase it."

Probably a mis-edit, but comment please, I will delete now if only 30 day evaluation.

Thanks

bb

This is (pretty much) exactly what I have been looking for recently. I lost my jewel case for Office 2003 that had my regkey on it :( Even though this will not get it from the Registry :( I can at least key this info in to this program for safe keeping.

Thanks GOTD!

#38 that´s true. COMPLIMENTS TO THE GOTD!!! Every one should stay away from disrespect! Keep the respect and be fair!

Please comment only the software here. If you have technical problems or suggestions on our project, please leave us a note in our forums.

THAT'S WHAT THE HEADER SAYS.IF ONLY EVERYONE WOULD OBEY IT.!!!

Note from admin:
Perhaps it's better for you guys to stop personal attacks on other commenters? Please please please respect others' religions and beliefs, it's not that hard.
Also, this is not a political forum, so, again, please no discussions about concentration camps, racism, etc.

Hope you understand that.

Slava
GAOTD

BEWARE! This software scans Outlook for email addresses. I use a firewall that alreted me to the attempt.

If it actually showed the registration keys as it is supposed to, it would be great. It did not show registration info for ANY of my installed programs- I uninstalled it.

Sorry, but for once, there's an offering that is actually useless to me.

AMS can't complete the scan on my Win2000 box, and instead dies with several errors that do nothing in helping me.

Irony is, it works fine on the family's XP box (where I spend part of my day cleaning their box, and giving them the giveaway of the day to play with).

Ever so slightly disappointed (and it's just from the software dying on my 2k box; It is a software I do not need, however, so I am not worried).

get some useful progs maybe??

I can't figure out how to activate my copy of the software. Any help???

# 29 yeah i know what u mean. perhaps its ....(deleted by admin)

"Weak Program, not much use for it…where is the registration numbers? Perfect if I want to look everything up and type it out…could do this myself, why do I need this program???"

Well, you could walk ten miles or have someone give you a ride for half of it.

I truly liked that it scanned my computer to display all my software -- it alerted me to some I didn't know existed, and some that were lingering after an install.

However, this is not a software I would probably keep.

BUT I DO THANK GOTD.......I have been a lurker for about 1 month now and appreciate the opportunity to TRY a software out -- and then decide whether to keep it or not. You have alerted me to a LOT of titles which I had not even known about. THANKS SO MUCH!!

WOOW Thanks for all the Cool Software !!
Why is the Software only in an English Version ??? Why not in an Multilanguage Installation Version ??

Ok Thats All THANKS THANKS For all the FREE Software

I too am getting a bit tirerd of "Allhamdullilah" as the first comment every single day. Any chance the moderator could intervene on comments unrelated to the software?

I love the concept of GOTD and visit the site every day but something's wrong with this app, (or at least this app on my pc). Trying to launch the app after install results in a crash and a debug menu which wants to send an email off to someone. I do dig the idea regardless. A nice, compact db would be much better than my growing text doc with all my software keys, accoutns, etc.

Despite the comments above, Belarc does NOT give you the product keys! I just tried it and founnd it gives you only the Microsoft LICENCE numbers. Nor does it create an exportable file card record of each piece of software.

Belarc is great for real time enquiries about current system setup and status, but for archive details of software, All My Software is what you are best using!

Weak Program, not much use for it...where is the registration numbers? Perfect if I want to look everything up and type it out...could do this myself, why do I need this program???

# 21 -> AIDA32, isnt it now Everest Home Edition?

Well, this Belarc Advisor shows no key except these of Microsoft Office.

Belarc Advisor only shows a few software registration keys (although handy for other things). And AIDA32 (much like ASTRA32) doesn't show any registration keys for me at all. -- BillW50

once again "Allhamdullilah" (in the post at 3:01am) seems a patently religious and not technical comment. the individual couldn't have downloaded and installed the offering by then and seems more determined to be the first to post a comment, religious praise no less, than offer software insight. do you really want that to be the focus here? there are many other places to make religious praises. this seems a place for technical and experiential insight regarding the offering of the day. thats my take. i visit the sight daily and have installed a number of useful applications and appreciate the service. it seems win/win/win for author/website/end user. thanks.