Re: Photoshop CS2 Trial SMART installer - Can't outsmart it!

In article <5dale1tn6tiq7nktqm1504jp4j5s8m8njm@xxxxxxx>, hecate@xxxxxxxxxxx
says...
>
>On 29 Jul 2005 09:22:39 -0700, "JollyRoger123"
><pearlallica@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Ok then...
>>
>>Just to englighten those who may be curious, and to you Rich, I did
>>what you said, and I deleted the partition, formatted, and did a
>>re-instal of PS CS2 trial.
>>
>>Loaded the program with much anticipation, and BOOM! "Your trial period
>>of 30 days have expired" (or something to that effect)
>>
>>HOWWWWWW? My lord! Do I need to buy a new computer and keep my current
>>system outside a 5 mile radius the case that the installation has extra
>>sensory perception and it simply feels my old installation somewhere
>>near-by!
>>
>>Arrrrrrrrrrr..... guh!
>
>IIRC, and I'm willing to be corrected, the software writes the
>information to a protected part of the drive root. The only way to
>reinstall is on a new physical disk, which is also your C drive.
>
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>
>Hecate - The Real One
>Hecate@xxxxxxxxxxx

Let's assume that the OP was telling it "like it is," and is really a pro, who
is currently out of work, and is a legit Adobe user, who will one day part
with his $ (or whatever) to upgrade.

Then, it would seem that a low-level format of the disk, then fdisk, format,
should re-write everything. Don't know what is required for SATA/ATA disks,
but SCSI can be low-level re-formated from the BIOS on the controler card.
Old, MSMs could be low-level re-formated via utility on a boot floppy.

OTOH, I'd go into hock with the in-laws and just get the upgrade, as having to
do a low-level re-format every 30 days would be more than I could handle.

Heck, I balk at having to do a re-install on some of my plug-ins whenever I
upgrade PS. Most are just copy to appropriate folder, but some require a re-
install from CD, and re-entry of a 5000 digit S/N, which has to be found, if I
forgot to write it to the CD case... I guess that just shows how blatantly
lazy I am.

Hunt

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