I downloaded the trial version of AnyDVD and CloneDVD and I could not get CloneDVD to work. I tried several times but it would not work so I eventually gave up. Now I find this wonderful pdf file here on the forums that lays out the step by step instructions for CloneDVD. My only problem is my trial version has expired. I had already uninstalled both programs so I went back and downloaded them and installed them again but I get the same message they have expired. Is there any way I can get the trial version back to see if the pdf instructions will work before I buy a copy of them and they still don't work for me? Does anyone have any suggestions for doing a clean uninstall so I can try them again?
Well a clean install would allow you the opportunity to use the trial versions again. But you do know a clean install means wipe your HD clean, format your HD and reinstall your O/S?
there is an other alternative but how computer savy are you?? Dont want to stuff your pc up, but do you know how to use regedit????.You need to uninstall the app.Then go to regedit and remove all the registry files pertaining to this program.Once that is done, restart your pc and then try re installing it.You should have another go at the trial version.Personally just go out and but it as it is a worthwhile application.If you do decide to take it out of the registry and you stuff it, well you'll need to do a clean install then!!!!
andmerr this is one program i use b-4 i install any program on my computer,and its free...in case the program gives me a problem after a install. what it means,you can totally restore your registry to b-4 the install.. b-4 ye install this total registry backup program read the Detailed information and Frequently Asked Questions ERUNT - The Emergency Recovery Utility NT ========================================= http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt heres some of the Detailed information Introduction ------------ With the invention of Windows 95 Microsoft made the wise decision to organize all computer- and application-specific data which was spread over countless INI files before in a centralized Windows database, called the system "registry". The registry is one of the most important parts in every Windows system today, without which the OS would not even boot. And since the registry is quite sensitive to corruption, it is very advisable to backup its according files from time to time. In MS-DOS based Windows versions (95, 98, Me) the registry consists of the files SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT (and CLASSES.DAT in Windows Me). To backup these files, one can easily go to the Windows folder in Explorer and copy the files to a safe location, for example another folder on the hard disk. Microsoft even supplies a utility called ERU which can be used to backup these and a few other critical system files to a safe location. Also, Windows 9x/Me automatically create backups of the registry at startup, with Windows 95 always backing up the registry from the previous Windows session, and Windows 98/Me maintaining up to five registry copies from the last five days where Windows was running. Unfortunately, this is not the case with Windows versions based on the NT kernel. In Windows NT and 2000, the registry is never backed up automatically, and in XP it is backed up only as part of the bloated and resource hogging System Restore program which cannot even be used for a "restore" should a corrupted registry prevent Windows from booting. It has also become impossible to copy the necessary files, now called "hives" and usually named DEFAULT, SAM, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, SYSTEM in the SYSTEM32\CONFIG folder, to another location because they are all in use by the OS. And though the registry in an NT-based Windows is less likely to become corrupted than in other versions, it can still happen, and for these cases NT is simply missing an option for easy registry backup and restore as there is in Windows 9x/Me, to get the system up and running again in no time. In 2001, as Windows XP began to come pre-installed on many new home user PCs and was likely to become the new Windows standard over the next years, I decided to write a program which offers the ease-of-use of Windows 9x/Me ERU by Microsoft (hence the name ERUNT) to backup the registry, as well as providing an auto-backup capability, for example at Windows startup. Or, before installing a new program for testing purposes one could save the registry with ERUNT, install and test the program, uninstall it and restore the registry to be 100% sure that no debris is left. Note: The "Export registry" function in Regedit is USELESS (!) for making a complete backup of the registry. Neither does it export the whole registry (for example, no information from the "SECURITY" hive is saved), nor can the exported file be used later to replace the current registry with the old one. Instead, if you re-import the file, it is merged with the current registry without deleting anything that has been added since the export, leaving you with an absolute mess of old and new entries.
i was only suggesting that he use the search function or f3 to locate all the components and delete them manually.Once they are gone, there shouldnt be a prob re installing the software and continuing the trial
andmerr i know that,and i knew ye would like what i posted above..it has save my system meny times in the past a ton of us use the erunt..for meny moons.
Hello all; I went ahead and bought the CloneDVD and AnyDVD and I LOVE it!! Wow, what a major difference from the other software I was using. I am very happy with it. It is sooooo easy to use. I wish I had just bought it sooner. Thanks for all the replies!
@ ireland, sorry man for the late reply, i finally visited that site in the link and have bookmarked it.Your right the tools ther are awesome.Thanks. andmerr
