WE Evaluation copy problem
Thanks for all your help. I saved the fix to a text file and then accidentally deleted all the emails so I cannot reply to the emails directly. -- ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
Re: Possible fix, was Re: WE suddenly notifying me I have an evaluation copy
By earlier experience: When this kind of behavior has shown up in the past - this it seems to do every now and then - all I have had to do is to hard-boot my computer. That is shut it all down, and start it up again. Seems waking it up from sleep mode does not work, as it will only reload memory. Even restarting it, warm-booting, seems not to do the trick. Have no clue why it pops up once in a while. Get a feeling it happens upon some update installations of Windows itself. From: Talk on behalf of Mike via Talk Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 2:06 PM To: Stephen Clower via Talk Cc: Mike Subject: Re: Possible fix, was Re: WE suddenly notifying me I have an evaluation copy Hello I have tried the suggestion for a fix and it seems to have worked. Instead of adding a line under misc, I simply edited the existing line and changed it from a 1 to a 0. Best wishe Mike On 21/03/2023 21:01, Stephen Clower via Talk wrote: > Greetings, > > To work around the evaluation copy error message when WE starts up, do the > following: > > 1. From the Window-Eyes control panel, go to File -> Explore Profile Folder. > 2. Open the wineyes.ini file. > 3. Add the following line to the [misc] section: > AllowUpgradeCheckOnStartup=0 > 4. Save the file. > 5. Back in Window-Eyes, go through each running app under the Apps menu, and > set them all to no longer check for updates at startup. > 6. Restart the program. > > Once done, you should, in theory, be all set. This tip was passed along to me > from a reliable source who would prefer to remain anonymous. I hope it helps > someone. > > Best, > Steve > > >> On Mar 21, 2023, at 2:44 PM, Amanda Lee via Talk >> wrote: >> >> If you have Office installed, WE for Office may still work. So ... >> ironically! It might work albeit it is older than the last release of >> Window-Eyes. >> This is so unfortunate and it's ... well, there are no words. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Talk >> On Behalf >> Of Stephen Clower via Talk >> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 2:07 PM >> To: Window-Eyes Discussion List >> Cc: Stephen Clower ; Window Eyes Email List >> >> Subject: Re: WE suddenly notifying me I have an evaluation copy >> >> Hi all, >> >> It appears that Vispero have completely taken down all GW Micro-related >> pages and services without any warning. This is likely the reason for the >> errant message on startup. I expect checking for updates, downloading apps, >> and the like are completely busted now. >> >> Steve >> >> >>> On Mar 21, 2023, at 12:51 PM, David Hoff Jr via Talk >> wrote: >>> I have the latest version of WE (9.5.4.0), install several years ago, >>> on Windows 7. About a week ago I started getting a notice at bootup >>> that I have an evaluation copy only and should contact the I Square >> office. >>> So far this is just an irritant, but I am concerned it may stop >>> working in the near future. Has anyone else had a similar problem and >>> if so what is the sollution? Is it possibly a Microsoft Windows 7 >>> update that is causing the problem and if so which update? >>> >>> Thanks for any suggestions. >>> -- >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the >> author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. >>> For membership options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/steve%40steve- >> audio.net. >>> For subscription options, visit >>> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >>> List archives can be found at >>> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> ___ >> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author >> and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. >> >> For membership options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/amandainparadi >> se777%40gmail.com. >> For subscription options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> List archives can be found at >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> >> ___ >> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author >> and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. >> >> For membership options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/steve%40steve-audio.net. >> For subscription options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> List archives can be found at >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > ___ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options,
Re: Possible fix, was Re: WE suddenly notifying me I have an evaluation copy
Hello I have tried the suggestion for a fix and it seems to have worked. Instead of adding a line under misc, I simply edited the existing line and changed it from a 1 to a 0. Best wishe Mike On 21/03/2023 21:01, Stephen Clower via Talk wrote: Greetings, To work around the evaluation copy error message when WE starts up, do the following: 1. From the Window-Eyes control panel, go to File -> Explore Profile Folder. 2. Open the wineyes.ini file. 3. Add the following line to the [misc] section: AllowUpgradeCheckOnStartup=0 4. Save the file. 5. Back in Window-Eyes, go through each running app under the Apps menu, and set them all to no longer check for updates at startup. 6. Restart the program. Once done, you should, in theory, be all set. This tip was passed along to me from a reliable source who would prefer to remain anonymous. I hope it helps someone. Best, Steve On Mar 21, 2023, at 2:44 PM, Amanda Lee via Talk wrote: If you have Office installed, WE for Office may still work. So ... ironically! It might work albeit it is older than the last release of Window-Eyes. This is so unfortunate and it's ... well, there are no words. -Original Message- From: Talk On Behalf Of Stephen Clower via Talk Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 2:07 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Cc: Stephen Clower ; Window Eyes Email List Subject: Re: WE suddenly notifying me I have an evaluation copy Hi all, It appears that Vispero have completely taken down all GW Micro-related pages and services without any warning. This is likely the reason for the errant message on startup. I expect checking for updates, downloading apps, and the like are completely busted now. Steve On Mar 21, 2023, at 12:51 PM, David Hoff Jr via Talk wrote: I have the latest version of WE (9.5.4.0), install several years ago, on Windows 7. About a week ago I started getting a notice at bootup that I have an evaluation copy only and should contact the I Square office. So far this is just an irritant, but I am concerned it may stop working in the near future. Has anyone else had a similar problem and if so what is the sollution? Is it possibly a Microsoft Windows 7 update that is causing the problem and if so which update? Thanks for any suggestions. -- ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/steve%40steve- audio.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/amandainparadi se777%40gmail.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/steve%40steve-audio.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/kazejaed%40runbox.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
