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lonelyLady
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16 Nov 2007, 10:43 am

OK, this question is for the smart people on this forum who are good with tricking the computer. I was using 30-day free trial version of adobe distiller (I like the software, but it's WAY too expensive). someone told me that you can overcome the software expiration by changing the calender back a few days on your computer. This trick seems to work on some microsoft products. However, apparently adobe distiller is programmed so that it automatically expires once you re-set your calender; i.e. it no longer works and asks me to purchase the software when I try to use it. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to beat it? Thanks!


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16 Nov 2007, 12:32 pm

no

There are freeware apps that allow you to print to PDF though.



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16 Nov 2007, 2:11 pm

i think also changing the date and time in bios should help too since many programs when tehy expire are dependant off the bios time and date.


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16 Nov 2007, 11:37 pm

what are you using it for?

If you only need to create PDFs, use

http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp

install both programs at the left:
" Free Download (Ver. 2.7; 1.54 MB) "

" Free Converter (GPLGS8.15; 5.01 MB)"

to create a PDF select print from the program and select the CutePDF printer


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