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mpedrummer2 · 06-18-2003, 08:25 AM

Here we go...

I had a problem with my subscription service...I installed systemworks 2003 Pro on my new computer, but I had forgotten to check the date on my computer's clock.

When I corrected the date, to over a year later, suddenly I got a warning saying that my supscription had expired, and that I needed to pay for the update.

That's when it hit me: It's based off the date on YOUR computer, not theirs. To test the theory, I set my date back to 2001, and lo and behold, free updates.

So, does anyone know how I can edit/delete a registry key to get rid of the date stored on my machine? It's a neat trick and all, but it makes me click away the subscription status notices all the time when I set the date correctly. I could reformat/reinstall...but there has to be a better way.

Oh well.

I'm off to poke at it a little more.

MPEDrummer

Ashton · 06-18-2003, 09:09 AM

I have Norton Antivirus, when the power went out and trashed my computers registry I had to refomat...... I reinstalled Norton and when I registered it the day/date changed to the present. I bought it almost a year ago and just by reinstalling it got another year of updates

Don't know if it has anything to do with the reformat, but it worked

mpedrummer2 · 06-18-2003, 09:38 AM

Yeah, I "solved" it...sorta like solving an argument by beating the other guy with a bat, though...not exactly delicate.

Uninstalled, scoured the registry for anything Symantec, deleted that stuff, and moved on.

Oh, I had to install LiveUpdate manually, then, but whatever. I'm cool with that.

MPEDrummer

06-18-2003, 08:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
mpedrummer2 Insane	SystemWorks 2003 Trick Here we go... I had a problem with my subscription service...I installed systemworks 2003 Pro on my new computer, but I had forgotten to check the date on my computer's clock. When I corrected the date, to over a year later, suddenly I got a warning saying that my supscription had expired, and that I needed to pay for the update. That's when it hit me: It's based off the date on YOUR computer, not theirs. To test the theory, I set my date back to 2001, and lo and behold, free updates. So, does anyone know how I can edit/delete a registry key to get rid of the date stored on my machine? It's a neat trick and all, but it makes me click away the subscription status notices all the time when I set the date correctly. I could reformat/reinstall...but there has to be a better way. Oh well. I'm off to poke at it a little more. MPEDrummer __________________ My sig can beat up your honor student.

06-18-2003, 09:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
mpedrummer2 Insane	Yeah, I "solved" it...sorta like solving an argument by beating the other guy with a bat, though...not exactly delicate. Uninstalled, scoured the registry for anything Symantec, deleted that stuff, and moved on. Oh, I had to install LiveUpdate manually, then, but whatever. I'm cool with that. MPEDrummer __________________ My sig can beat up your honor student.

06-18-2003, 09:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ashton PORNHOUND Location: California	I have Norton Antivirus, when the power went out and trashed my computers registry I had to refomat...... I reinstalled Norton and when I registered it the day/date changed to the present. I bought it almost a year ago and just by reinstalling it got another year of updates Don't know if it has anything to do with the reformat, but it worked