GMGreggor
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Post by GMGreggor on Jan 8, 2009 10:32:48 GMT -5
Now floor models you may be right,but if it's a new one out of the box you should have a trial period on it.
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Post by easy on Jan 8, 2009 10:53:08 GMT -5
Dont think so Chris. People would never be able to even try it in many cases if that was the procedure since those computers sit on the shelves many times longer than the trial period. The trial period shouldnt start until you have unpacked it at home and you have to register and activate it not just windows but also word,excel,antivirus or any other trial programs that may be on there. Windows once you activate of course you're good to go but those trial programs should'nt start until you activate them to use them. That would defeat the purpose of the trial period if they expired before you even got to try them. They wanna hook you on them so you'll buy it. Thats the goal. I think you misunderstood me. If I download a program and install it on my computer, the trial starts the minute I install it. So even if I don't use it as soon as I install it the trial period has begun... now if you have to "activate" something after installing chances are you're just activating it to register under a full version. You never have to activate a trial version of anything, when you're activating something you're registering it as your own and it's the complete full version. |
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Post by jahallstar on Jan 8, 2009 10:55:22 GMT -5
You are both right. For anything you download over the internet the installation period will start from taht moment. For Pre-Installed trial software it will start from the time the application is first run. 3 or 6 months is the normal period for the trial of office.
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Post by jahallstar on Jan 8, 2009 10:56:27 GMT -5
And sometimes you still have to activate a trial version. For most things you don't though.
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Post by easy on Jan 8, 2009 10:56:53 GMT -5
You are both right. For anything you download over the internet the installation period will start from taht moment. For Pre-Installed trial software it will start from the time the application is first run. 3 or 6 months is the normal period for the trial of office. Yeah |
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