Monday, April 20, 2009

Making your shareware or Demoware into Freeware

Disclaimer: this is information not instruction

The way that you "make your shareware into freeware" is simpler than it sounds. You clean the registry. The registry is where all the info relating to how much time you have left on your trials and how to look for time info is stored. When you clean it it allows you to keep the shareware for as long as you may like (which I am assuming is until you get sick of it or your computer dies.)There are two ways to clear the registry: the hard way and the lazy way.

The hard way
1. go to Start>Run then type regedit

2. this will bring up a windows component called, you guessed it the Registry Editor.
Hit CTRL + F
to search manually for the registry key of the application you want to clear

3. open the registry of the application and clear the files inside NOT THE FOLDER if you clear the folder it will probably screw up the application

Note: you may have to do this periodically
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The Lazy Way

1. download trial reset HERE

2. Search for the application

3. delete the registries

NOTE:IF the registry is protected it will be removed by trial reset

By the way according to the trial reset site it is not a hacking tool. Oh no it is a utility to help you extend the trial session of your shareware in case you want to try it for a little longer.

My response: AH HA HA HA HA HA.... Maniacal laughter

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