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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft Software => Topic started by: ISX on 14 February 2002, 02:17
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I'm looking for a program that can make it so I can use a 15 Free Trial over, and over. I know one exists.
Thanks
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What type of trial program is it you're using?
Chances are there is a Freeware/Open Source alternative that will do the job.
If there really isn't an alternative then paying the licence fee should be a relatively small sacrifice to help the developers continue making it better for you!
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Anyone?
I'm looking for a program like BestCrypt, and those programs that delete all those IE files...
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This usually is what I want to do on Windows machines when I am trying to delete those pesky files:
FORMAT C: /U
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If you know the name of the program you're after, why not just search for it on google, or WinMX?
Also, use a bit of ingenuity regarding the program you want to use. As IanC said a minute ago, and you totally ignored him, there is probably a free program to do the job you want without having to resort to any dodgy registry editing or patching.
Finally, if all that doesn't work, try VoidMain;s solution above, his remedies almost always work perfectly.
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No, I meant...the program I want to use over and over is bestcrpt..I dont know the name of a program that resets the trial period. That's what i'm asking for. (http://smile.gif)
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If you used the program for the trial period and the trial period is up, and you want to continue using it, then pay the guy who wrote it! If not, stop using it. This is not a warez site (to the best of my knowlege). You need to go somewhere else for that. Sheez. Better yet, buy a programming book and write your own program if there isn't a free one out there.
On the other hand if you try using something other than Windows maybe you can find all the software you want for free (legally), or not need the program because the system works properly.
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Yeah sorry, that's not really what I intended to do anyway.
If I didn't use Windows, I would still need to buy some software...And a lot of stuff doesn't even run on nix..and I don't like macs (Again, some software I use doesn't work good with macs).
Thanks for the reply though, you had good intentions..
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Sorry if I didn't understand what you are trying to do but I am pretty sure that I am not the only one who has the impression that you are using a program which allows you to use it for 15 days and then pops up with a beg-me screen. And you want to disable this beg-me screen without paying to register.
If this is *not* what you are trying to do, please be a little more verbose so us dummies can figure out what you are asking, and ultimately help you.
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Yeah, what's Bestcrypt, and what does it do? it's very likely, somebody will be able to let you know of a similar or better program that performs the function you require, as an alternative, if we know what yr actually after!
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Bestcrypt or something like that deletes the hidden files in windows, and re-writes over them in 1's and 0's. I can do it manually, but I can't write over them manually...
I'll probably only need it once anyway though so it shouldn't be a problem.
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Okay... if you only need to do it once, this method should get you the same effect without the extra expense:
Make sure you have deleted all of the offending files from your system, and emptied the recycle bin.
Fully defragment your hard-disk
(start-programs-accessories-system tools-disk defragmenter)
Open a notepad session and create a file containing the following:
@echo off
:loop
echo fdwescn0ec734250-y2341oi54bnfoicndsc0df9u-3jhr >>deleteme.tmp
goto loop
(the bit after the echo is just meant to be any old rubbish)
Save the file out as "GO.BAT" in the root of your c: drive (or the drive you're interested in).
Open a DOS window, and type:
c: <ENTER>
go <ENTER>
this will now make a new file that it will repeatedly fill with rubbish. When it has completely filled the hard disk it should fail. This could take a very long time if you've got a large disk.
You must then delete the file before rebooting!
del deleteme.tmp <ENTER>
check you've got all your free space back:
dir <ENTER>
This isn't as sophisticated a method as a commercial program would employ, but unless someone pays a professional a lot of money to analyse your hard disk they're not going to get much from it after this.
Of course if you're really that worried about your data being unearthed then
1. you shouldn't be using Windows in the first place
2. the price of a shareware utility should be nothing to you compared to the piece of mind that your data is safe!
Experienced Windows users may have a better way of doing this (is there an equivalent of /dev/random?) ...?
Cheers...
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Good one IanC. That outta work just dandy (as long as you don't reach maximum file size limits, but then just start another tmp file).
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What's better, deleting/getting rid of the files your way or this way:
http://fuckmicrosoft.com/content/ms-hidden-files.shtml (http://fuckmicrosoft.com/content/ms-hidden-files.shtml)
Or do I do both?
And what if I dont delete that file before it reboots?
I have a 20GB HD, how long will it take? I'm gonna reboot now and do it riddlers way, and then I might try yours, but I want to make sure nothing bad happens.
Thanks for all the advice.
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Oh, and how do you get rid of the registery files, it just says where they're located in that article..
And how do you get rid of findfast?
I'm gonna be switching to Mandrake soon, but not right now.
Also, does MS log your MSN coversations? My guess is yes.
Anyway to get rid of those?
Thanks again.
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Ok, I did the Riddler thing..but I dont think it worked.
I got DOS running and I typed this:
C:\Windows\SMARTDRV (Enter)
CD\
DELTREE\Y TEMP
Etc
And it just went right to the next line, and when I go to IE (Other people still use it, other than me) there are a few URL's in the pulldown bar.
Did I type that wrong, do I have to type the full URL each time?
Thanks
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If your privacy is absolutely, positively so important to you that you can't allow anyone at all to ever see what websites and downloads you've visited then:
1. Just don't use Windows. I'd explain why but it's covered in so many other articles all over the web.
2. If you're running Linux (and that's just one example - there are loads of other secure OS's out there for the i386) you can mount your ~/.netscape/cache directory (if you're using Netscape) on a seperate 100MB partition and zero it every time you log on or off the machine. Practically no chance of anyone finding out what you've been up to. Unless of course you're on a corporate LAN which is logged through the proxy server...
In any case, if you're really *that* worried about what you're leaving behind, read up as much about cache files etc. as you can, to understand more about them and how to get rid of them. Google is Your Friend.
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Ok, does anyone know if I did something wrong in MS DOS?
C:\Windows\SMARTDRV (Enter)
CD\
DELTREE\Y TEMP
Etc
I won't be using IE anymore, i'm gonna use Mozilla..so once I get rid of this it wont be a problem.
And, how do you get rid of find fast?
Thanks
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I'm afraid I've never really used IE on any of my regular systems, so I can't really say what you might have been doing wrong there.
However, the commands you listed in your post seem to do the following:
start up SMARTDRV - all this does is speed up disk access in DOS mode, if it doesn't work it won't affect your results.
delete c:\temp. As far as I know, IE has never kept any of its files in there anyway.
The directories you really want to delete are the later ones mentioned in the article: cookies, tempor~1 and history.
From what you've said it seems that for whatever reason you didn't actually make it that far?
What OS are you using? The deltree command certainly doesn't work on my Win2K machine, so it may be something like that...
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Sorry... forgot about FindFast!
Horrible program. Will steal many resources from you with no benefit.
1. Remove it from your (and all other profiles) startup folder. Usually start-programs-startup.
2. Remove all indices... start-control panel-findfast and delete the C: drive index (plus any other drives/partitions you may have).
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You can go to Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs>Findfast and that will uninstall the beggar, then you may have to do a Find/Search for files or folders containing FindFast and use yr judgement to decide which ones to delete.
If installing Office again, i found they give you the option not to install FindFast in the first place. This is M$Office97 i am talking about so it may not be the case in later versions.
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So, what commands do I NEED to type in DOS?
About find fast:
I go to Add/Remove and findfast doesn't show up, I deleted the index but I can't remove findfast.
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Info's in
http://fuckmicrosoft.com/content/ms-hidden-files.shtml (http://fuckmicrosoft.com/content/ms-hidden-files.shtml)
as mentioned above. And I beat Bill Gates. I did a format /u and MSUndelete couldn't. Haha Bill. Oops.Still, more space for Linux (when I finally get it)
Can anyone tell me where I can get any decent version on cd without paying
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Go to http://www.lsl.com (http://www.lsl.com) and I think you will find you can order any distro "cheap". RedHat 7.2 for around $3 for instance....
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quote:
Originally posted by Ron:
Can anyone tell me where I can get any decent version on cd without paying
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how big an inbox would one need to cope with such an arrangement?
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640MB (http://smile.gif) ISPs *love* it when you try and email 640MB ISO files. It's good for their mail servers, and the dialup user just loves to receive files this big. Wonder how many weeks it would take for the receiver to be online waiting for his message to download to his local machine? (http://smile.gif)
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i guess 3 weeks, given telephone cable noise/sync issues/other x factor.
Great! I can just set my cd image to download, then nip off on a 3 week holiday, and it MIGHT be finished by the time i get back! (except that the isp would have cut me off after 4 hours!)
The wonders of modern technology! ;)
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it took me around 3 hours to dl three mandrake iso's
(there is three cd's for mandrake)
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