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    Help !!!

    Yesterday my newly installed BETA told me I had 30 days left, first thing this morning it told me I had 29 days and now it says it has expired. What should I do ?

    Bob Whitaker
    Bob Whitaker


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    Beta

    Everytime I re-install the beta I get another 30 days. Did you try installing again?

    Bill Belanger

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      #3
      Sorry to say it didnt work

      Following re-install programme started and told me I had 28 days left, used the programme for a while exited and when I tried to go back in told me the beta period had expired. Thanks anyway.
      Bob Whitaker

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        #4
        Beta

        That was true of the older betas. Have you downloaded the most recent patch?


        Bill

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          #5
          Just Tried of all that again

          Re-downloaded and installed - gave me 29 days on first run and none on subsequent runs.
          Bob Whitaker

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            #6
            Sorry

            Sorry I couldn't help. Probably better contact customer servce...

            Bill Belanger

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              #7
              Originally posted by Bob Whitaker
              Yesterday my newly installed BETA told me I had 30 days left, first thing this morning it told me I had 29 days and now it says it has expired. What should I do ?

              Bob Whitaker
              I am not quite sure how this could happen. Did you by any chance move the date on your computer back? The eval period would expire if it detects that a user has moved the date backwards.

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                #8
                Haven't changed my clock

                No I didn't change the clock.
                Everytime I re-install the beta on first run it tells me I have 28 days left and then on subsequent runs tells me the trial period has expired.
                A shame because I was about to start some serious testing on my application but find myself short of time for dealing with issues such as this. Guess I will have to await the full release.
                Thanks anyway.
                Bob Whitaker

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                  #9
                  Bob,

                  I wonder if this is a problem I encountered with the trial period of a previous version of A5.
                  Since I live in Germany, I use the date format dd.mm.yy and A5 didn't like this -- it immediately said that my trial period had expired.
                  As far as I know, this problem was rectified in this previous version, but it may have crept back in in A5 V7.

                  John Webster

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                    #10
                    >>The eval period would expire if it detects that a user has moved the date backwards.<<

                    Looks like using GoBack to roll the system back a few hours also wipes out the evaluation period even though it doesn't change the date.

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