I did not receive any activate.exe file with my download. I therefore could not get the serial number to register on time. I am sure this happened once before. Anything I can do about that now please?
GOTD Inpaint
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Posted 12 years ago #
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Hi Sarakzn, welcome to the forums...
Per GOTD policy, you may download, install, and activate programs only within the designated 24-hour period, and not after that. If you have a great need for this program, then you can (1) wait until GOTD offers it again in the future, or (2) buy the program form the developer. Some of GOTD's policy verbage is below. Hope this helps.
____________________________________________________________________________________Is GOTD a trial?
Every program we give away is not a trial. We provide you with full-functioning registered version of software titles.There are two points you need to remember:
you have to install AND activate/register the product according to instructions given in the readme.txt file attached to every GOTD package.
it should be done while the giveaway offer for the software is still on (within 24 hours).
Still we do not provide you with the lifetime license in terms of the fact that our package can be used to install the program on giveaway date only. It means that you will not be able to re-install the program after PC crash or install the program on another PC after the giveaway day is over.Problems and Solutions
Activation/Registration
My software claims to be in a trial mode. What should I do to make it registered version?The procedure varies so we always enclose readme.txt file in all our packages. All the information on installation and activation can be found there.
I run Activate.exe file and GOTD says it was successfully activated, but the software is still in trial.
There could be several reasons:
If the software is already installed you have to close all program’s windows before running Activate.exe (don’t forget to check the notification area icons (bottom right of screen near the clock).
Make sure that you have extracted the files from the archive before installation.
When you run Activate.exe file it tries to reach our server. So check whether your firewall can block activation file.
If you are Windows Vista or 7 OS user you will probably need to run Activate.exe in the name of administrator on the PC (right click on Activate.exe and choose “Run as administrator”; the administrator’s rights needed).
I entered the code provided by GOTD, but it is not accepted and the program shows it is unregistered.You need to check whether the code was copied fully or contains any extra spaces before or after. Don’t retype codes or names – use the clipboard copy and paste.
I downloaded, installed and registered the program on the giveaway date, but after time the version became trial. What’s wrong?
According to our terms and conditions the software gained from GOTD can not be updated or upgraded to newer version. Some programs still check for updates – once you agree to update you lose the registered version. Sometimes using a Registry Cleaner can erase program registration details.
Posted 12 years ago # -
Hi sarakzn -- I'm sorry to hear that you didn't receive the activate.exe file with your download. Since the giveaway has ended, I doubt there's anything that you can do now, unless one of the Moderators comments.
For future reference (and I've done this myself), delete the original download, and then re-download and unpack the zip. This will usually solve the problem . . .
Posted 12 years ago # -
You could try contacting the developer and explain the problems you had trying to install and activate the program on the giveaway day. some, but not all developers may give you a free copy. They have no obligation to do so though.
Posted 12 years ago # -
Hi, sarakzn, you wrote:
I did not receive any activate.exe file with my download. I therefore could not get the serial number to register on time. I am sure this happened once before.
Sorry, but that is impossible. Every user downloads the same .zip container.
There are no differences.
The software downloads come in a zip-file containing 3 files (Readme.txt, Activate.exe, Setup.exe) sometimes only 2 (Readme.txt, Setup.exe). The difference is due to the kind of registration the developer prefers. Inpaint had 3 files.
But every GOTD download of a certain day contains always the same files for all users. There is no discrimination like: users A,K,P,and W get the complete set and users B,C F, and sarakzn get a crippled download.You have to extract the .zip-file to your desktop or any folder before you click the exe-files.
If you don't extract properly, you don't see all containing files and the installation might fail.
If you got a crippled zip file, it won't open at all, in this case you should redownload.More luck next time.
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/faq/
graylox
Posted 12 years ago #
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