Re: Trial Offers

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From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:42:17 +1000

Tell me where it is and I'll tell you how to make Disk Cleanup clean it.. 

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"I'm Dan" <dgREMOVE-THIS1261@cs.com> wrote in message news:uaLv0KOXEHA.808@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> How about the garbage that SuperCleaner left in his registry the last time
> around?
> 
> Casa V., it's not unusual for programmers to leave secret, unidentifiable
> data in your registry.  Unless you noticed what registry keys were added
> during installation, you don't know what secretly got left behind when it
> was supposedly uninstalled.  If you want to track what files and registry
> changes are made to your system, a tool like PCMag's "InCtrl5" can help, but
> you have to run it at install time, not after the fact.
> 
> I avoid such problems by never testing software on my stable system.  I
> multiboot with a duplicate of my real OS.  The duplicate partition is
> precisely for the purpose of testing new software before committing it to my
> stable system.  If the duplicate crashes, no problem -- I wipe it and clone
> a fresh duplicate.  And if it's trail software that I'm not keeping, it
> doesn't get to leave its toilet paper in my stable system.
> 
> 
> "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote:
> What do you want cleaned. What makes you think you need external programs.
> 
> "Casa Villalobos" <Imhere@imthere.com> wrote:
> > Not trying to get around software restrictions, I buy everything I want
> > after I try it. I am a fair person. Please dont make out to what some of
> you
> > think. The software was SuperCleaner and when I first tried it, it didnt
> > clean some of the files, this version (about three later as far as I can
> > figure) it does clean the files I want out. But wont let me try the
> generous
> > offer of 30 days. Thanks for those that assisted, and sorry to those that
> > thought I was stealing, far from that as well. Thanks to all in the group,
> > in any case all of you are alwasy very helpful
> > ...(snipped)...
> > > "Casa Villalobos" <Imhere@imthere.com> wrote:
> > > > I downloaded the trial version of software about one year ago.
> > > > Didnt need it, never purchased it and deleted it (or so I thought).
> > > > A new version came out I want to try it, downloaded, but tells me
> > > > my free trial period is over.
> > > > Obviously buried deep somewhere is a file that tells the program
> > > > I already tried it. I tried a registry cleaner...didnt work. Where is
> > > > that file, and how do I delete it so I can try the new and improved
> > > > version. Thanks for all the help
> 
> 
>

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