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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Aha. This may be the key:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>if no previous installs of the version have been detected<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I think in most recent cases, a trial version has been installed initially, for a “look-see” at the new release, prior to installing the full version.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I can also only presume that <u>trial</u> versions of all products follow the example of RAD PHP XE – the most recent Embarcadero install which I was unlucky enough to experience - which absolutely did not let you in without activation (which in my case meant not at all since the activation failed, but that didn’t stop it consuming the 1 and only activation attempt permitted. Game over).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeremy North<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 3 December 2010 14:36<br><b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] Current Registrations<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>From memory you select cancel in the activation dialog. Another dialog shows, dismiss it and then if no previous installs of the version have been detected you should see the splash screen and it will say something like "Unregisted 30 days remaining" in red. <o:p></o:p></p><p>I might install on a vm tonight and capture it. Any particular version - except the one that takes over an hour to install. I have all versions.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 03/12/2010 11:55 AM, "Jolyon Smith" <<a href="mailto:jsmith@deltics.co.nz" target="_blank">jsmith@deltics.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br>> Ø Delphi 7 doesn't require activation. <br>> <br>> As I said, that was my recollection, but when I tried to use it most<br>> recently I found that my recollection was wrong (or, as I said, that<br>> something else had changed in the meantime – all I know is, I did have to<br>> register it, either at the outset or eventually).<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Ø Every version since gives you 30 days use before requiring activation.<br>> <br>> Is there some trick to getting the grace period? Because this doesn’t fit<br>> my experience.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> On 03/12/2010 11:17 AM, "Jolyon Smith" <<a href="mailto:jsmith@deltics.co.nz" target="_blank">jsmith@deltics.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br>>>> so long as Delphi keeps working for 30 days without registration!<br>>> <br>>> I'm pretty sure it hasn't allowed unregistered/unactivated use for some<br>>> versions now.<br>>> <br>>> Delphi 6 was the last time you didn't have to get permission to use<br>>> something you legitimately own in order to use it.<br>>> <br>>> Delphi 7 reportedly allowed you to freely enjoy your purchase, and I<br>>> remember using my own D7 in that state at one time, but subsequently/more<br>>> recently it didn't seem possible (either my memory was playing tricks on<br>> me,<br>>> and other people, or they changed something in an update maybe).<br>>> <br>>> iirc with Delphi 2010, at least and possibly earlier versions, if you do<br>> not<br>>> activate you get dumped straight back out... no grace period.<br>>> <br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list<br>>> Post: <a href="mailto:delphi@delphi.org.nz" target="_blank">delphi@delphi.org.nz</a><br>>> Admin: <a href="http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi" target="_blank">http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi</a><br>>> Unsubscribe: send an email to <a href="mailto:delphi-request@delphi.org.nz" target="_blank">delphi-request@delphi.org.nz</a> with Subject:<br>> unsubscribe<br>> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>