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Libor Striz
Version 1.3 195 still worksTrabi said:Hello,
the Version 1.3 of jv16 PowerTools is expired.
The Version 1.2 build 180 isn't expired - for the moment.
( last was 196 - do not know if that one works...)
T
tfog
I run the subject version of jv power tools on both WinXP HE and WinXP ProI'm running WinXP Pro with a 1.8Mhz Celeron, 512 mb ram and the last
freeware version of JV16 crashes constantly. I installed version 1,2
with the same results. Changed date as you had done, as well as some
others have and it still crashes after searching for a minute or so
through the registry. Anybody running WinXP Pro without any problem?
with no problems. My system is identical to yours.
P
Paul Blarmy
On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 10:55:00 -0800, Carlos Rodriquez wrote...
<snip>
Please be aware that my name should have been snipped out of the above.
The poster (Carlos) has made it look as if tfog is quoting me whereas the
quote is directly attributable to tfog.
Sorry to be pedantic ;-)
<snip>
Please be aware that my name should have been snipped out of the above.
The poster (Carlos) has made it look as if tfog is quoting me whereas the
quote is directly attributable to tfog.
Sorry to be pedantic ;-)
M
Max
These are the examples why I switched to GPL licenced Software ->
Once free, free for ever.
Likewise. What's funny is that the closed source sheep are doomed to
see this again and again. What's even funnier is that some of these
folks are willing to pay for and defend such tactics.
Max
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prizm
I'll bet that even the shareware version will do this after an amount of
time, forcing the user in the future to buy the newest version. And,
I'll bet that there will be no mention of this in the shareware EULA. Is
this the newest trend in purchased software -- a timed-out forced
upgrade purchase?
In Mikey typed:
time, forcing the user in the future to buy the newest version. And,
I'll bet that there will be no mention of this in the shareware EULA. Is
this the newest trend in purchased software -- a timed-out forced
upgrade purchase?
In Mikey typed:
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A man
On 01 Jan 2004, optikl wrote
They clearly built in an expiry to Version 1.3, so that it would stop
working as of 31 December, 2003.
Shouldn't that be a fairly easy hack? (For hackers, that is.) Just
find the point where it checks the date, and change it from "if
current date >= Dec 31, 2003" to "if current date = Dec 31, 2003".
That way it will only not work on one day ever.
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A
A man
ch.trabi@t- said:Hello,
the Version 1.3 of jv16 PowerTools is expired.
The Version 1.2 build 180 isn't expired - for the moment.
I hope people have retained a copy that does not expire. Anyone have
one?
--
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http://chuckr.freezone.org (zip file of file list only)
http://freezone.darksoft.co.nz
http://home.att.net/~chuckr30/index.html (zip file of file list only)
http://chuckr.bravepages.com
J
John Corliss
A said:Shouldn't that be a fairly easy hack? (For hackers, that is.) Just
find the point where it checks the date, and change it from "if
current date >= Dec 31, 2003" to "if current date = Dec 31, 2003".
That way it will only not work on one day ever.
Then you enter the realm of cracks and warez. That's not what this
group is supposed to be about. Freeware is supposed to be software
that is legitimately free for your use.
E
Eric
Then you enter the realm of cracks and warez. That's not what this
group is supposed to be about. Freeware is supposed to be software
that is legitimately free for your use.
Point well taken, John. But wasn't this software originally released as
*freeware*, free for the user to use as long as one complied/abided by the
license?
D
D.G.
Correction: V1.3.0.196 is the version that expires. V1.3.0.195 is
running quite happily on my machine at the moment.
Has anyone read the licence agreement that came with 196 because at
the back of mind I'm sure that it was mentioned on the site that it
was time limited.
Regards
D.G.
(e-mail address removed)
running quite happily on my machine at the moment.
Has anyone read the licence agreement that came with 196 because at
the back of mind I'm sure that it was mentioned on the site that it
was time limited.
I hope people have retained a copy that does not expire. Anyone have
one?
Regards
D.G.
(e-mail address removed)
J
John Corliss
Eric said:@corp.supernews.com:
Point well taken, John. But wasn't this software originally released as
*freeware*, free for the user to use as long as one complied/abided by the
license?
Good point, but IMO it's still wrong to reverse engineer. Besides,
there are still older (non-timeout) versions of the program out there
for download, and there are other programs that work just as well.
E
Eric
Good point, but IMO it's still wrong to reverse engineer. Besides,
there are still older (non-timeout) versions of the program out there
for download, and there are other programs that work just as well.
Touche', John. Can't argue with that.
Thanks,
Eric
BTW--Sorry I criticized you in the past.
J
John Corliss
Eric said:Touche', John. Can't argue with that.
Thanks,
Eric
BTW--Sorry I criticized you in the past.
Don't sweat it, Eric. At any rate, I'm still using ver. 1.2 of jv16
Powertools, and it does what I need. It hasn't time out on me yet.
Also, I like RegSeeker:
http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm
and EasyCleaner:
http://www.toniarts.com/ecleane.htm
Both are excellent alternatives (or better yet, used in addition) to
jv16 Powertools.