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Strange MS Entourage error, please help
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<blockquote data-quote="mac57" data-source="post: 280724" data-attributes="member: 17052"><p>Somewhere, in a dark, hidden, secret corner of the Mac hard drive, there must some fairly persistent data that is used to stop people from doing the following:</p><p></p><p>- get a time limited trial version of any software</p><p>- use it until the time expires</p><p>- uninstall it</p><p>- re install it</p><p>- start with a new time limited trial</p><p>- Repeat whole sequence as long as desired, never pay for program</p><p></p><p>Somewhere deep in OS X, there must be a place where software authors can record the fact that at some past time, you installed their trial and its time ran out. Else, you could do the above forever.</p><p></p><p>I would conjecture that this is what is happening to you. Once the Test Drive's time limit ran out, you are now being stopped from running any 2004 version of Office. Uninstalling and re-installing can't be the solution - if it were, you could then use the Test Drive version forever. </p><p></p><p>Does anyone know what this hidden "registry" (gasp, on a Mac?) might be, and how to purge it? This is what Apfel may need to get his/her legitimate Office 2004 to be recognized as such again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mac57, post: 280724, member: 17052"] Somewhere, in a dark, hidden, secret corner of the Mac hard drive, there must some fairly persistent data that is used to stop people from doing the following: - get a time limited trial version of any software - use it until the time expires - uninstall it - re install it - start with a new time limited trial - Repeat whole sequence as long as desired, never pay for program Somewhere deep in OS X, there must be a place where software authors can record the fact that at some past time, you installed their trial and its time ran out. Else, you could do the above forever. I would conjecture that this is what is happening to you. Once the Test Drive's time limit ran out, you are now being stopped from running any 2004 version of Office. Uninstalling and re-installing can't be the solution - if it were, you could then use the Test Drive version forever. Does anyone know what this hidden "registry" (gasp, on a Mac?) might be, and how to purge it? This is what Apfel may need to get his/her legitimate Office 2004 to be recognized as such again. [/QUOTE]
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