How to reset the trial and extend the program's operating time. How to extend your trial period

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It is very unpleasant when, at the most inopportune moment, a program informs you that its deadline free work has come to an end and the user has only one option - to pay. But in most cases she is mistaken - there is a “remedy against Kostya Saprykin.”

Anyone who hopes to see a manual on using “cracks” here can safely turn the pages. We are law-abiding people, which we encourage everyone to do. Moreover, the extension of the trial period may not be caused by greed, but by objective necessity.

Let's say you received an assignment from your boss to test certain programs to determine the feasibility of purchasing them. And, as often happens, literally a day later he forgot about it and sent you on a business trip. But programs don’t give a damn about your objective circumstances. In exactly one month they will stop working. Of course, reinstalling them is not a solution to the problem. If everything were so simple, then no sane manufacturer would use trial protection. A user who needs to extend the time normal functioning program, you will have to really work hard (the option with format c: we’ll discard it right away, however).

It is important not to have any illusions. Everything is more or less legal ways Trial extensions only allow you to increase the testing period. Using a program this way for long enough is something akin to masochism. It’s better to pay and save yourself the extra headache. Or find a cheaper analogue.

ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE

The main advantages of this method are simplicity and versatility. Any type of trial defense is powerless against it. If it were not for the side effects, then it could be safely recommended to all users without exception. Plus, it’s completely legal – it’s just a regular backup.

The essence of the method is extremely simple. The first step is to fully configure your system, place application profiles on another logical drive and organize a section for documents. Then using Acronis True Image you need to create an image of the system partition. This completes the preparation. Now you can safely install a program with trial protection at any time. If the allotted time was not enough for you, then calmly restore system partition from the image, install the application again and work with it until the situation is completely clarified.

Now about the side effects. Even if the preliminary stage is carried out very carefully, during the time that elapses after it, some programs will be updated. Perhaps some will be installed additional applications or hotfixes. Of course, all this stuff will be lost.

In essence, this method is a banal reinstallation of the system. Maybe faster than usual. True, some particularly cunning software writers have already come up with trial tags in the form of special hidden files in the user profile folder, which with this approach does not return to the original version. Therefore, let’s consider options that are more valuable from a practical point of view. But if they all end in failure, then we have a fail-safe remedy in our arsenal.

TRIALRESET

This program is designed to remove trial protection without reinstalling the system. It sounds very nice, but the first difficulties await the user long before he begins to fully use this tool. The official website of this masterpiece of programming thought is either missing or highly encrypted. And now your first task is to find this application. Unfortunately, we cannot give at least one direct link - they appear and disappear. So take in Google assistants, and may good luck accompany you. One way or another, the search will end with something like “rapid balls”, and then it’s a matter of technology.

TrialReset will not provide you with a button that, when clicked, will turn all trial versions into normal ones. The documentation for the application says that this is just a tool for cleaning the registry from entries that limit the activities of programs.

Please note: the user is not doing anything clearly illegal. It does not introduce “left” serial numbers, does not modify executable file or any libraries. It simply deletes some strange undocumented entry from the registry. That is, it simply serves own system what does it matter every right. In addition, the program we are interested in will remain a trial version. Unless its validity period will increase.

TrialReset is not a talking bird. The program is no different in intelligence and intelligence, but operates according to a very rigid scheme. It knows several types of protection and, upon request, provides registry keys where entries of interest to us may be located.

The algorithm for working with the program is as follows. The first step is to scan the registry for records of trial protection. If you know its type, select it in the Protectors section. By the way, this will greatly simplify the work. If you have no idea why the program will one day stop functioning, then you will have to use the All mode, although it will take more time.

In any case, you will receive a certain number of registry keys, only with the first option there will be significantly fewer of them. Now you can start analyzing the records. The easiest way to find the one you need is to look at the Date/Time column. The information needed for trial protection to work could appear in the registry either during installation or during the first launch of the application. In most cases, just the date is enough - there are hardly any users who install more than one program in one day.

The next step is to backup the key. This is in case your further actions will lead to the application refusing to work at all. This happens, because TrialReset does not guarantee 100% removal of trial protection.

But the most unpleasant thing is that some programs store information about trial protection and license keys in approximately the same way. TrialReset, unfortunately (or fortunately), does not know how to think, finds all these records and shows them to the user. If he is too lazy to understand the intricacies of protection (and sometimes this is impossible, since developers are very reluctant to share such information), then he will delete everything that is there. As a result, the next time you start you will have to re-enter license code. Or restore the registry from a copy, which is much easier. If you encounter a similar phenomenon, find the “correct” key and make it undeletable. TrialReset has such an option.

And finally, the most important thing is cleaning the key. According to the authors of the program, this should lead to the counter being reset. The deceived program will think that it is being launched for the first time and will re-create the record, but the starting point of the work will be the current time, which is what was required.

If nothing works out, don't be upset. An option is possible when recording is performed not at the time of the first launch, but immediately during installation. In this case, obviously, the program will not see the required key and will immediately understand that they want to deceive her. As you might guess, salvation lies in a simple reinstallation. Or the protection is not based on an entry in the registry, but on the creation of a hidden file on the disk.

Thus, the TrialReset program itself does not remove any keys from the registry, but only helps the user remove trial protection. And even then not in all cases. Working with the program requires not only certain qualifications, but also some (sometimes quite large) time expenditure.

REGISTRY TRASH KEYS FINDER

This program is similar in purpose to the previous one. It, like TrialReset, helps clear the registry of entries unnecessary to the user. What can she do? Much. Firstly, the program will very quickly find all the keys that the user clearly does not need. It is not a fact that all of them store information for trial protection, but deleting these records will certainly not lead to negative consequences; on the contrary, it will have a beneficial effect on the system. Secondly, despite the accuracy of the search, the program automatically creates copies of all deleted keys. At the user's request, all selected records can be combined into one REG file. Thirdly, in the program settings you can add the “Open in RegEdit” command to the context menu for files with REG extension and KEY. Fourth, a list of protected keys is maintained. Finally, there is a special option to search for hidden keys that use null characters. Moreover, the ability to fully view their contents has been implemented.

How can I use RTKF to find and delete records used for trial protection? Not very difficult. Immediately after launch, the program will automatically begin searching for unnecessary registry keys and literally in a few seconds will provide a list that you have to deal with. If you select any entry and move the cursor to it, it will display brief information O this key. Want to know more? Then you need to use the “View key contents” option - it will be presented in the form of a standard REG file with a description added. By the way, directly from the window that opens, you can save all the information into a separate REG file.

However, for non-professionals all this information is practically useless. Therefore, the importance of the “Search for key name in Google” option is difficult to overestimate. Activate it and absorb the information, and only then make a decision about the future fate of this key.

If you don’t want to overload your brain, then you can use another method, which has already been discussed above. To be sure, select all entries and use the “Create REG file for selected keys” command to make backup copy. Then you can delete entries. At least one by one, or all at once. If something doesn’t work out, then bringing the register to its pre-reform state is not a problem.

For the really lazy ones there is automatic mode. By default it is inactive, so you will have to go to settings to launch it. Then RTKF will conduct automatic cleaning registry every time the system boots. If you think this should be done less often, ask yourself the desired frequency. Plus, you can order RTKF to maintain a certain pause before checking and specify it exact time in seconds. This is necessary so that all programs that start with Windows have time to load.

Please note that there is a special mode for searching for keys with null characters (these are characters that regular regedit cannot work with). When running it, you should mark the branches that interest you. In this case, the advice is quite standard: if you don’t know exactly where to look, mark everything.

ASHAMPOO UNINSTALLER

The main purpose of this utility, as the name suggests, is to remove application programs. And completely, so that not even traces remain.

There are two ways to extend the trial period using Ashampoo Uninstaller: simple and complex. The first is a regular reinstallation of the application. If deleting it erases all information that is in one way or another connected with it, then the next time it is installed, the counter will be started again.

This procedure should be carried out as follows: to install new program run Ashampoo Uninstaller and click the corresponding button - the wizard will launch. The user just has to follow the ready-made instructions. The main thing is not to forget to save log files.

Removal is done in the same way. There is also a special button for it, the process occurs step by step, and each stage is accompanied by tips.

The complex method is more interesting because it allows you to delete not the entire application, but only some objects. The task boils down to finding the entry used by the trial protection and ridding the system of it, without deleting the program itself.

To do this, at the stage of restoring the previous configuration, select the semi-automatic mode and get to work. In the Ashampoo Uninstaller tabs you can see the changes that the program has made to all system objects, including the registry and files on the disk.

Of all the programs in this review, Ashampoo Uninstaller is the most stupid, but terribly diligent. She cannot be blamed for this, since a scrupulous analysis of the registry is not part of her direct responsibilities. Her job is to carefully record all changes, so that later the system can be carefully restored to its original form.

You'll have to use your brain and think logically. It is unlikely that the manufacturer will place trial protection data in the Software section system registry next to “useful” information. Although, what the hell is not joking...

In general, there is serious work ahead: gradually remove object after object and see what happens. It's a tedious task, but the result is worth it. After all, upon completion you will know almost everything about the program.

In addition, the low intelligence of Ashampoo Uninstaller is a guarantee that nothing will be missed. Just before experimenting, do not forget to save the REG file, especially since this can be done without leaving the program, from the context menu (opened by right-clicking on the registry branch).

Unfortunately, the program will only work for free for a month. And even then, in ten days it will require you to go to the official website and get a trial key there. But only it will be able to not only track changes in the registry, but also show a secret file with the installation date, which a cunning program wrote to an unknown location on your disk. However, if the software writer used rootkit technology to protect his creation, then Ashampoo Uninstaller will not cope. But rootkits are a special topic, and we have already written about fighting them.

So, the trial restriction imposed by manufacturers on the program is a completely surmountable obstacle. If you did not have time to finish testing, then the algorithm of actions should be as follows. Using TrialReset or Registry Trash Keys Finder, try deleting entries that contain information used by the trial protection module. If this does not help, then use Ashampoo Uninstaller to carefully analyze all the changes made by the program to the system. Deleting all objects one by one, try to find the desired entry. If it doesn’t work out again, you have a remedy in stock that is guaranteed to lead to the desired result - restore the system from the image created Acronis program True Image.

New file

This is one of the simplest, but quite effective methods trial protection. During installation (or first launch), the program creates in some standard folder new object. Moreover, it is given such a name so that it does not catch the eye when viewing the catalogue.

For greater camouflage, the contents created file may be absolutely identical to the system one. With the exception, of course, of a small area in which data about the installation date (or completion of work, or start counter...) is recorded. In this case, encryption is sometimes used.

This method is not very common due to its simplicity. Find new file in system catalogs is a completely solvable task. After removing it and possibly reinstalling the application itself, the counter will start working from scratch. Therefore, this method of protection is often used in combination with other options.

File modification

Since it’s easy to find a new file, is it possible to use an existing one to record trial data? Yes, easily.

Windows has many system objects that are writable. Moreover, it is almost impossible for a person who is not particularly advanced to understand the contents of the file. And he will almost certainly not notice the extra line in some particularly obscure section.

This is the basis of one of the trial protection methods. Some system.ini is taken and a certain set of letters and numbers is added to it, which means nothing to most consumers. But each time the program is launched, it reads information from there in order to inform the user one day that its free work has expired.

Alternative stream

This method is not widely used, although it has very serious prospects. The fact is that it will only work on file system NTFS, since for trial information it uses not the files themselves, but their data streams. As often happens, the idea of ​​protection was suggested by virus writers who create malicious code that “clings” to completely harmless system objects.

Obviously, information hidden by this method will no longer be shown by a regular file manager. Although application programs can use it - it is available to them both for reading and writing.

Register entry

This is the most common method of trial protection in our time. Windows Registry- such a bulky and complexly organized object that you could even hide a damn thing in there.

It would seem that the structure of the registry provides that the desired object will be found very quickly. The main thing is to know the section where, according to the instructions, this or that record should be located. As for software, you don’t even need to think about it - go to Software<производитель>, and everything is before your eyes. No matter how it is! Of course, there are rules for posting posts, but no one is obliged to follow them. There are a lot of other branches, and some of them contain a huge number of records, outwardly practically indistinguishable from one another. And it is precisely these objects that are most intensively addressed. Finding a trial protection record there is almost impossible if you don’t know exactly where to look.

Hidden registry entry

This method is suitable for Windows systems based on the NT kernel. The specificity of the NativeAPI used in them allows you to create an invisible and undeletable key in the registry. To do this, it includes a null character, which is used to terminate the string. Programs that work with the registry can only read that part of the data that is located “to the left.” As a result, the entry cannot be read. True, there are already methods for removing such objects, therefore, despite all the sophistication of the technology, its real value is not so great. Nevertheless, this approach to storing information used by trial program modules is quite widespread.

Severe cases

There are some trial protection options that can easily break your teeth. Mr. Holmes, of course, was right: everything that is invented by one person can be understood by another. But the question, as usual, comes down to the candles and the value of the game. And in our case, also in the user’s qualifications.

Some programs use either the BIOS (!) or an arbitrary physical device as storage for trial-protected data. hard sector disk. Will you use a HEX editor to find this entry, which could be anywhere on the hard drive? Hardly.

Another technique used by software manufacturers is a special temporary key, provided to the user for free. After some time, it will need to be replaced with a permanent one, which is already being purchased. Even if you search here, you still won’t find any secret records – they simply don’t exist.

Trial reset programs

Greetings to all site visitors! Today we are looking at a topic that may be useful to many. I’m sure each of you has at least once had to use a trial version of some software. For beginners and those who do not know what a trial is, I will briefly explain.

Most commercial, that is, paid programs provide users with a trial version for review for a certain period of time (from 7 to 30 days), after which for further use the program must be registered, that is, purchased. If this is not done, the program stops working and you can either delete it or pay for it.

We cannot install it the second time, because traces of the installation of this program on our computer remain in the system in the form of registry keys that do not allow us to install it again. You can reset the trial in three ways: by searching and manually deleting keys in the registry; take advantage special utilities or use keygens and patches.

Most often, for most programs on the Internet you can find a “broken” version with a keygen in the archive, which automatically generates a password to activate the program. If such a version could not be found on the network, then special utilities are used.

There are two types of utilities - for deleting trial keys and for changing the trial period. If a well-known mounted protector such as ActiveMark, Armadiillo, ASProtect, LicenseProtector, etc. is used to protect a commercial program, then you can use programs to remove trial keys from the registry.

For homemade protections, as well as to bypass little-known protectors, utilities are used that roll back the system clock to a certain date in the past, after which the trial time countdown begins anew. Such utilities are completely safe because they do not change the date and time of the operating system, but launch necessary software through yourself by creating a new shortcut on the desktop.

Of the first type of utilities, the popular one isTrial-Reset, supporting 36 known protectors. Trial-Reset specialized program to clean the registry from trial keys and files created by various paid programs and their defenses. After cleaning, the trial counters are reset to zero as if the program had just been installed.

Trial-Reset does not hack programs, but simply extends the trial period. You need to work with the program carefully; as a result of a thorough scan, the utility detects all similar keys that may not have anything to do with trials. Therefore, the main rule when working with Trial-Reset is that if you do not know what a particular key or file refers to, do not delete it under any circumstances.

Programs for removing trial keys are not “cracks”, but merely complement other utilities for cleaning the registry. Many programs with external protection leave the keys they created in the registry, which are not deleted even during standard uninstallation. Thus, garbage accumulates in the registry of your system, which negatively affects Windows work. A side effect of clearing the registry of such “junk” keys is the extension of the trial period for some programs that have limitations on operating time or the number of starts.

Trial-Reset- a program for cleaning the registry and system from keys and files created by commercial and free systems protection. After cleaning, as a rule, trial counters are reset to zero and protected programs can be used again, as if they had just been installed. The latest version 4.0 Final, despite the author's previous statements that the program will no longer be developed, has been released new version. Now even with sources! The functionality of Trial-Reset can be expanded; the kit already includes additional plugins for resetting the trial of the Alcohol program 120% of all versions and deleting empty registry keys. Supports the following protectors: ACProtect, ActiveMark, Armadillo, ASProtect, DBPE, EncryptPE, Enigma, ExeCryptor, ExeShield, eXPressor, ICE License, License Protector, NoCopy, NTkrnl Protector, Obsidium, OneWay, Orien, PCGuard, ProActivate, ProtectionPlus, ProtectShareware, SafeSerial , SDProtector, Sheriff, SGLicense, ShareGuard, SoftLocx, SoftSentry, SoftWrap, STProtector, SVKP, Thinstall, VBOLock, VBox, VisualProtect, WinLicense, Xheo Licensing, XProtector and ZipWorx.

During operation, Trial-Reset writes to disk and launches an auxiliary utility to remove protected registry keys; some antivirus programs may regard this action as dangerous. I personally checked the file and it does not contain any malicious code. If the limitations of your brain do not allow you to realize this, then I repeat: the archive does NOT contain any malicious code.

EVACleaner.2.7.zip (385,147 bytes)

The trial version of the antivirus program from Kaspersky Lab has the same capabilities and capabilities to protect your computer as the licensed product. The only difference between the trial version and the licensed version is that its validity period is 30 days. Therefore, many users have a question about continuing to use the program without purchasing a license key. To continue using the antivirus for free, without violating copyrights, we recommend using license keys that are published in computer magazines. These keys provide protection antivirus program for 30 days. In this step by step instructions with photographs we will show you two ways to extend the operation of an antivirus program from Kaspersky Lab for free.

Step 1

Start with what's in the search bar search engine enter the query “journal keys for Kaspersky”. You will see various resources in the search results and you can use any of them. This step will be common to the two methods.

Step 2

How to copy the key to Kaspersky

Copy the activation code of the antivirus program, which is published in logs with computer topics possible in groups social network VKontakte. To do this, go to the group ( Journal keys , Keys for Kaspersky 2015-2016 , Keys for Kaspersky antivirus | Kaspersky), then select the program activation code, then click the triangle icon, and in context menu select "Copy".

Step 3

How to download the key to Kaspersky

To extend the validity period of the antivirus program, I will use the keys that are published on the website softpick2.com. Select the journal and click on the line of the name of the archive in which the key was published.

Step 4

To download the file I use Yandex.browser. Next, click the “Downloads” button. In the window that opens, you will see the downloaded archive, which can be opened by double-clicking on the icon with the left mouse button. Or go to the folder where the file was downloaded by clicking on the “All downloads” line.

Step 5

Now click “Open folder”.

Step 6

Step 7

Open the attached document and copy the journal license key.

Step 8

Open the antivirus program from Kaspersky Lab by double-clicking the left mouse button on the shortcut.

Step 9

Click the "License" section.

Instructions

If you wish to extend your demo version certain software, you need the application " Uninstall Tool", or a similar program. To do this, enter the appropriate query in the search engine field and select a resource that allows you to download the necessary software. After the application has been downloaded, install it.

Launch the installer shortcut from and designate the installation destination folder. During installation, you may have to make some adjustments to the installation process ( additional programs etc.). Once installed on your, reboot the system through the Start menu. After restarting the system, you can begin further work.

Run installed program and wait for her full load. On the “Uninstall Programs” tab, find the software that requires a trial extension and remove it. After this, the program will offer to clear saved files. remote application records. Clean the registry and close the program. Now you can download a demo to your computer again. version remote software and transfer it to your computer.

Sources:

• How to extend Office 2013 trial to six months
• Microsoft Office 2013

Kaspersky Internet Security (hereinafter referred to as KIS) remains the most popular anti-virus program in the world. Kaspersky Lab works tirelessly, looking for ways to combat ever new viruses. In order for your computer to remain protected for as long as possible, you periodically need to renew the validity of this antivirus if you have installed its trial version.

Instructions

If there are any questions or failures during the license renewal process, you can always contact the technical staff through the special contact form. However, it is important to remember that only users of licensed Kaspersky Lab products can take advantage of this opportunity. If it is a trial user, he can renew license and get full protection on a special tab ( http://www.kaspersky.ru/store), the link to which is located at the top of the license renewal page.

Video on the topic

Sources:

• How to renew your license in 2019

Kaspersky Lab products are recognized and popular all over the world. And it’s easy to find an explanation for this - its developers rigorously hone it and polish their skills in identifying and combating virtual viruses.

You will need

• Computer, current license activation data, Internet access

Instructions

You can renew your license for a Kaspersky Lab product only if you have already purchased the product and your one-year license is about to expire. If you use trial version, you first need to purchase a license. To do this, go to the website www.kaspersky.ru and in the “Products” window, select “For Home” or go to “Internet” and buy the product you like. This can be done as well.

In case you are already happy owner license, open the main program window (this can be done through the program icon on the taskbar) and select the “License” section. Then click on the “Renew License” button. The “License Manager” will open and you will be given two options: “Visit the online store to renew your license” and “Run the wizard”.

By clicking on the first button you will be taken to the site www.kaspersky.ru. This link will open the “License Center” window and you will see a window for entering the valid at the moment licenses. Carefully enter the code according to the mask. Next, you will need to select the product you are currently using and then pay for the license renewal, indicating your specific coordinates, including the address. Having followed the suggested path, you will receive a discount, which is also important and especially pleasant when making a purchase. Activation key new license will be sent to you at email and according to it, all you have to do is launch the “Activation Wizard” and enter a new code according to the proposed request.

It is imperative to take into account that a license renewal must be made no earlier than fourteen days before the license expires and not the last day of validity. If a new license is activated earlier than 20 days before the expiration of the previous license, the remaining days are not cumulative and the new license will begin immediately from the day of activation.

Sources:

• kaspersky license

After I left operating system Seven, users had the opportunity to try it, especially since they had already been given 3 whole months to do this. By the way, this period can be increased to a year. At the same time, you will not have to use hacking systems and other unscrupulous methods of work.

You will need

• Software License Manager software.

Instructions

This program, what is most interesting, is included in the standard set of programs Windows systems Seven. Either the developers simply missed this point, or deliberately gave users the opportunity to extend version OS, but a fact is a fact. You can start the program by entering command line inscription slmgr.exe. If you assign the –rearm key, the period of use of the OS will be extended.