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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: WouldBeUser on March 05, 2006, 01:32:26 pm

Title: Trial expired
Post by: WouldBeUser on March 05, 2006, 01:32:26 pm

Hi Mat,

I would like to try Media Center. I have downloaded the 30 day trial and installed it. When I try to launch the program I get the Trial Period Expired dialog. I did a complete uninstall in case of transit damage and repeated the procedure but with the same result.

Please advise.

Thanks,

WouldBeUser.

Title: Re: Trial expired
Post by: JimH on March 05, 2006, 03:18:31 pm

Check your system date.

Title: Re: Trial expired
Post by: WouldBeUser on March 05, 2006, 05:16:11 pm

Thanks 4 the reply, Jim,

I checked my system date. It's correct. Any other ideas welcome.

Thanks

Title: Re: Trial expired
Post by: JimH on March 05, 2006, 05:44:28 pm

If you've ever used MC11.0 before, you can't use the trial for 11.1.  You could try it on another PC.

Title: Re: Trial expired
Post by: WouldBeUser on March 06, 2006, 05:11:30 pm

Hi Jim,

Thanks again for replying. I haven't ever used Media Center before, on this or any other machine. I'm kinda looking forward to it though, if I can ever get it to run.

Let me know if you think of anything else that might be preventing me. Is anyone else having this problem?

Thanks,

Allan.

Title: Re: Trial expired
Post by: marko on March 07, 2006, 01:51:44 am

the only three things I'm aware of that cause premature expiration of the trial period are:

1. Change of system date
2. Change of computer name
3. Previous installation more than 30 days ago.

Title: Re: Trial expired
Post by: rossp on March 10, 2006, 08:25:42 am

I had this error also, I had used MC10 but not MC11 or MC11.1.

The system date had not changed either or comp name!

Ross

Title: Re: Trial expired
Post by: WouldBeUser on March 10, 2006, 03:37:54 pm

Thanks to you both. At least I'm not the only one to have this problem! I've never installed any version of Media Center but just in case Sony did and I didn't notice, I'll scour the registry before looking for another software package.

Allan.