getting files off my computer help please

[Guest]

Hi, i need some help please i had a progam on my computer that was a free
trial and befor the trial ended you had to buy the key and put it in but i
forgot and i let the trial end and now i tryed to delete the softwear off my
computer to redo it and put my key in but it keeps telling me that my trial
period has expired so now no matter what i do it still remembers my computer
i was told if i reformat it then it would work again as it would not know my
computer is this true i dont know much about computers is there another way i
can clean it totaly from my hard drive. iam useing windows xp any help would
be great thanks

 

[Gordon]

Hi, i need some help please i had a progam on my computer that was a
free trial

WHAT "program"? We can't do ANYTHING to help until you tell us WHAT the
program was. And PLEASE use proper English with punctuation and grammar.

Thank you.

 

[Malke]

Hi, i need some help please i had a progam on my computer that was a
free trial and befor the trial ended you had to buy the key and put it
in but i forgot and i let the trial end and now i tryed to delete the
softwear off my computer to redo it and put my key in but it keeps
telling me that my trial period has expired so now no matter what i do
it still remembers my computer i was told if i reformat it then it
would work again as it would not know my computer is this true i dont
know much about computers is there another way i can clean it totaly
from my hard drive. iam useing windows xp any help would be great
thanks

Contact the tech support for whatever program is involved.

Malke

 

[Anon y mous]

Ignore the punctuation and grammar police.
Commonly there is a registry entry and/or a residual *.ini file or some
other file that is saying the trial expired. A simple call or email to the
program vendor may help get things fixed up. They may not tell you how
their
protection scheme (as all expired trial users will soon be using the
simple advise). They may recommend you reformat and install your
operating system and reinstall their software.

 

[Gordon]

Ignore the punctuation and grammar police.

Why? Punctuation and grammar are there to facilitate comprehension, which
you obviously don't have.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Why? Punctuation and grammar are there to facilitate comprehension, which
you obviously don't have.

It's also a matter of courtesy towards those who volunteer
their time and expertise to help solve somebody else's
problem. I tend to put it into the same basket as me saying
"please" and "thank you" when I ask a stranger for directions.

 

[R. McCarty]

For those who post in English, as a second language - they usually
say as much and ask for leniency. Personally, I'm more inclined to
try and help if the post is written in short, concise sentences.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

English is my second language. My first language used
punctuation too.

 

[R. McCarty]

You obviously use it very well.

I'm not sure what is being taught in American schools. Maybe
IM'ing is stunting the proper use of language and grammar. My
pet peeve is run-on sentences. I've worked with MBAs that
couldn't get a cogent thought down on paper.