Hi everyone,
I was just wondering is there a way to renew the trial version of photoshop, without buying the package itself? I'm talking about a legit way as well, and not go to bittorent or use other P2P software to download it and crack it. I just want another 30 days free trial.
Thanks,
AndyN
#1
Erase your hard drive and reinstall everything fresh.
#2
If you could renew the trial (without the extraordinary steps Buko mentions), it would rather defeat the purpose of selling the program, wouldn't it. The trial is to give you a chance to try the software. Adobe has decided that 30 days is ample opportunity to do this.
#3
I think AndyN has raised a very important point. There should be no reason why a trial is limited. Andy should submit a feature request <
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform> so that Adobe offers unlimited trials. It makes perfect sense if you think about it.
And no, I'm not being sarcastic.
#4
I've just asked my local car dealer for a test drive of the new Freelander.
They were really keen at first, but for some wierd reason they seemed to think twelve months touring the whole of Europe was a bit too long.
Can't think why.
#5
Interstingly enough, while Windows Vista can be installed on a trial basis for 30-days, it also supports a maximum of three 30-day "rearmings" of that grace period for a maximum of 120 days. Given that software and driver updates for Vista are not likely to all be in place within 30 days, I think it's great that Microsoft designed this rearming feature into Vista. What I don't know is how one would go about returning Vista if they decide against using it after that extended trial period; moreover, most retailers do not support a refund policy beyond 30 days in many cases, so I'm guessing a refund might have to be pursued directly with Microsoft. For that matter, I'm only assuming a refund would be offered...I've not looked into all the details since I pretty much planned on keeping Vista even if it meant it not working well until I had all the drivers and software updates I needed. Luckily, all seems to be working quite well even though Windows XP still garners more trust from me.
Now, admittedly an O/S change is much more significant than the change of a single application, but given all the stories here of folks having problems with the CS3 installation, it sure begs a question of what other problems might be seen once and if a successful installation is obtained. Obviously, there's no concern about the 30-day trial period until you can successfully install CS3, but I don't think that is a certainty either...we've all seen cases where the grace period for someone ended prematurely. So, I think it would be great if Adobe could provide a 60-day trial period, as that would also better support those who don't work with Photoshop often enough to really check it out within a 30-day period. And of course other situations can arise that cut into that too...personal issues, hardware failures, etc.
If not offered as a 60-day grace period from the start, then how might one obtain a 30-day extension? Perhaps via the normal activation dialog where, rather than requesting a final Photoshop activation authorization code, an option for a 30-day extension could first be selected, and the resulting authorization would be valid for only 30 more days. Also, it could be a one-use sort of thing...not allowed for the 2nd activation of some other system, since that might suggest you've decided to keep Photoshop and use it on 2 PCs.
Sound good?
Daryl
#6