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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Delphi 7 doesn't require activation. <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As I said, that was my recollection, but when I tried to use it most recently I found that my recollection was wrong (or, as I said, that something else had changed in the meantime – all I know is, I did have to register it, either at the outset or eventually).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Every version since gives you 30 days use before requiring activation.<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Is there some trick to getting the grace period? Because this doesn’t fit my experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 03/12/2010 11:17 AM, "Jolyon Smith" <<a href="mailto:jsmith@deltics.co.nz">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 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 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">delphi@delphi.org.nz</a><br>> Admin: <a href="http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi">http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi</a><br>> Unsubscribe: send an email to <a href="mailto:delphi-request@delphi.org.nz">delphi-request@delphi.org.nz</a> with Subject: unsubscribe<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>