@#1: Why not? I’m rating it negative if the software is useless for me - seems like a reasonable way to signal GAOTD that I prefer a different type of software!

Comment by Mike

This site does not exist to pander to what you want. It is a helpful tool for manufacturers to get user feedback of their programs. If you don't use the product, you're NOT a user. If you are not interested in the program, please don't vote. I think posting that you aren't interested or have no use for it is fine, but a negative vote seems to indicate that there is something wrong with the program itself.

Just my humble opinion.

@#1: Why not? I’m rating it negative if the software is useless for me - seems like a reasonable way to signal GAOTD that I prefer a different type of software!

@10, Because this is not "Giveaway of the day for Mike"! You are supposed to be rating the software on how it does its job not whether it amuses you. If that is so difficult to comprehend you should not be installing anything on Daddy's computer.

Im starting to think people rate the product before trying.

No activate.exe, no serial. So this must be preregistered I think, but no...

- when you go to Help; About, the licenseinformation is left blank. No where any information about the registrationstatus.

- when you go to Help; Activation, you have to fill out the registrationcode. We don't have it, not in the readme-file not in any pop-up, nowhere. When you click next you will be blocked.
From the Help-file: this was a method call manaul activation. We can also find there: "Before the activation you cannot use the product"

From the Help-file: product activation - "Online Activation:
This is the simplest way, as long as you the click online activated; the system will connect its server product licensing verification. This process need only a few seconds, but installed the machines can connect to the Internet" There simply is no such thing!

So can we use this software? I suppose so, GAotD wouldn't give it away if you were not going to be able to use it. But from the registry info all is unclear.

Okay lets try it then, but, hey, it does'n't work at all. After start up (no problem) you will see a screen with columns, but no readings yet. Now you have to press 'start'..nothing happens at all.

So I guess it is not registrated after all. Could somebody please react to this post. I have posted before but everybody just ignores me. I know I am a clueless noob, sorry for that I try to improve rapidly, but I need some help.

@#6: Although you can not see it, the program has been successfully installed as a full version. I know this because I installed the trial of this program two days ago, and it had a startup-message that told me the program would expire in 30 days.

When comparing the main .exe of the trial and the GOTD-version (see screenshot), one can see that although they are the same version, they have different file hashes, which means there are one or more differences between the two.

Hope that helps,

escanive