Hi Idhal and thanks again for the your help.
I installed the game in a VMWare Workstation virtual computer I have which runs 3D games but not reliably. I just wanted to see how the registration process works on a computer that has never seen GeBall. As advertised, the first time I tried to play the game I was told that I was running a trial version that can either be played for 60 seconds (or something like that) or I could get the full version if I entered working registration name and key.
After the entries were filled using the given information the game "ran" (this one does not display using VMWare Workstation's 3D technology) as long as you used the Desktop icon or ran the executable directly. I could tell the game was running because I could hear the music, but I couldn't see the intro page.
At this point I thought I had all the information and the know-how to install the game, so I went back to my main computer and uninstalled everything GeBall using Cleanse Uninstaller which is pretty good at cleaning up after uninstallers. I re-downloaded the game from the GGOTD site, unzipped it, and installed it again. I knew what to do after installing, i.e., clear out the "run the program now" box and run the game from the desktop icon.
The first time I ran the game after a clean (or so I thought) installation I got no window asking for registration info or anything. The game started normally (I guess) and I played for about 10 mins, then I quit, I moved icons around to make the game run from the place I wanted to, ran it again and played for 15 minutes w/o a problem.
As for posting in the Forums and the Comments pages, I should tell you that I suffer an stress related illness which acts up whenever there is a deadline or I need to hurry to do something. I can't sit around and wait.
Either I do something about it or take tranquilizers which I try to avoid. I know it is no excuse, but I can't help it. I apologize to those who think that my behavior is not acceptable, but please understand that because of it I am completely unable to work, so this is serious stuff.
Back to the game, it seems that all is good which makes no sense to me. Perhaps the registration information is in the developers web page and the software checks online before it runs. Maybe the Uninstaller wasn't able to get rid of the registration information. I don't know.
I am going to assume I am fully registered and leave it at that. I am still afraid that something is wrong and tomorrow it won't run anymore. If that is the case, oh well, lose some win some.
I've been a GAOTDer for about a year and I have got my share of Arkanoid clones to keep me entertained for a while. I really wanted this one because I have read independent reviews of it and they all point that, as Arkanoid clones go, this is one of the best ones around.
Any information or suggestion would be really welcome. I can't find a way to check whether the game is fully registered or not. I got 4 hours left to find out for sure.
Thanks,
-Mario