XP, video swap space (?), & exactly how does a software trial know....

Discussion in 'Software' started by Kestrelj, May 31, 2008.

  1. Kestrelj

    Kestrelj Private E-2

    I've been having a hard time receiving video in my compaq M2105 since I reinstalled the OS. (XP-Pro.)

    It seems to be hicoughing every 3-5 seconds, indicating that maybe the swap in either the video or the in a virtual swap file might be the culpret. I have a full gig of RAM, & that's all it the computer will take, unless there's something different I don't know about.


    (Which reminds me, why doesn't it look like XP Pro and it DOES look like XP Home?)

    The next question is how do software trials expire out (by the calander I'm sure) but more importantly how do I get around that and re-install. (I'm not cheap, just broke, and need this to hold me until next payday)

    ALso, is there a piece of software out there that will let me into the boot tracks of my hard disk?
     
    Kestrelj, May 31, 2008
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  2. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    What type of video is this from a camera or video from the likes of youtube?
    If video from camera, possible is your antivirus is scanning the file, so disable to test.
    If online video, then reasons could be your internet is slow ( can happen at various times depending on network loads ) could be the video site is heavily used, another is update your graphic card drivers.


    In what respects?
    As XP Home and Pro do look similar only pro has more options, but check your version to see what one you do have, click start > run and type winver

    Sorry, but we will not assist you in circumventing software trials, if you like said software then buy it or look for alternative one thats freeware.
     
    DavidGP, May 31, 2008
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  3. Kestrelj

    Kestrelj Private E-2

    No, this would be watching movies from the various networks. BSG and other stuff from Scifichannel.com (OR whatever the respective URL is.)

    or varous series episode on other network stations.

     
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    Kestrelj, May 31, 2008
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  4. Kestrelj

    Kestrelj Private E-2

    That's more or less what I thought, too. How can they "hide registry keys? It's easy to hide a file among files, but I actually sit down and read the parts of the registry I can understand.
     
    Kestrelj, Jun 3, 2008
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  5. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    The only way you can know where a trial puts things in the registry is to run an Uninstall program before you install the trial. This will take a snapshot of the registry before anything is installed. Then you install the trial and run the uninstaller again. it will take a snapshot of the registry after the install. You can then generate a txt file and go through all the changes in the registry. It's amazing how mny things a program adds to the registry.
     
    plodr, Jun 3, 2008
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  6. Kestrelj

    Kestrelj Private E-2

    That makes sense. THere is probably one place in the registry for things like that. Or each software key, for each separate trial will have it in approximitly the same piece for each piece of software. That makes sense.

    Okey, now that THAT is out of the way....

    How do you get in and allocate space for swap files? I can make computers talk to each other across different platforms, but I haven't had to do much configuration beyond that.
     
    Kestrelj, Jun 3, 2008
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