eleanor Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I just downloaded the free trial from the affinity site to check out the software. When I try to open it, it tells me the trial is expired. Help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted December 8, 2015 Staff Share Posted December 8, 2015 Hi eleanor, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Have you installed the trial before? Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleanor Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 no, i haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleanor Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 actually, maybe i did a year ago. i actually can't remember! LOL... i'm looking at the tutorials and it looks vaguely familiar.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIPStephan Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I remember a trick that used to work with Adobe’s software: Change the computer’s date back to the point before the expiry date. Perhaps this works with Affinity, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFisher Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Hi eleanor :)Just to let you know, the Affinity Photo and Designer trials have now been updated so you should be able to download these with no problems.J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I remember a trick that used to work with Adobe’s software: Change the computer’s date back to the point before the expiry date. Perhaps this works with Affinity, too? Suggesting a way to overcome a company's trial package security on a company's own forum is bold :) Leigh, A_B_C, LilleG and 2 others 5 Quote Twitter: @Writer_DaleAffinity apps run on: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, GTX1650 Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Indeed … :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleanor Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 hi, I emailed Affinity support and all is good now. I am trying it now and it looks great! thanks . JFisher and Leigh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIPStephan Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Suggesting a way to overcome a company's trial package security on a company's own forum is bold :) Yeah, I know. I had second thoughts about it for a second (haha), but I figured it would be for a legitimate cause. Whoever is too cheap to buy Affinity software and is willing to go through these lengths on a regular basis won’t ever be a customer anyway. As a matter of fact, just recently I read a blog post by Urban Games, a small independent game studio, about selling DRM-free games and piracy. They believe that sales wouldn’t automatically go up and piracy down if they sold only games with DRM. So, I don’t think that knowing how to overcome the trial check will seriously decrease revenue in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Yeah, I know. I had second thoughts about it for a second (haha), but I figured it would be for a legitimate cause. Whoever is too cheap to buy Affinity software and is willing to go through these lengths on a regular basis won’t ever be a customer anyway. As a matter of fact, just recently I read a blog post by Urban Games, a small independent game studio, about selling DRM-free games and piracy. They believe that sales wouldn’t automatically go up and piracy down if they sold only games with DRM. So, I don’t think that knowing how to overcome the trial check will seriously decrease revenue in the long run. It's OK Stephan, if it became an issue the posts would vanish; no harm no foul. Quote Twitter: @Writer_DaleAffinity apps run on: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, GTX1650 Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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