Barry A Barber, why, oh why dear .. ( you put your own god's name in here ).
there are only 2 - two - TWO, files on the downloaded zip. One is called setup.exe, and the other is called Readme.txt.
The first one is used to setup de aplication on your PC, also called install. The second one is used to read .... READ!!! What's the name of the file again??? - README.txt

mario  –  6 years ago  –  Комментарий оказался полезным? да | нет (+27)

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TeeDubya, With Giveaway of the Day, you usually have to install and register it on the giveaway day. So reinstalling later wouldn't work with most programs offered here.

Anita  –  6 years ago  –  Комментарий оказался полезным? да | нет (+15)

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TeeDubya,
Incorrect, in my considerable experience with this: if you try to install anything from here the next day, you are out of luck. The app reinstall into a fresh install of Windows would count as the same thing. If you reinstall into the *same* Windows, typically that will revert to being a time-limited trial version. I've run into an exception here or there over the years -- where maybe someone at GAotD neglected to reset the "game clock" ? -- but those have been quite rare. I also greatly doubt that temporarily backtracking the date | time clock on your PC could work. (No doubt they've thought of that, and taken it into account.)

Personally, I find the 24 hour limit to be very problematic and a dubious policy choice. I much prefer the 2 - 5 days (or more) that that *other* giveaway site allows you. There are many days when I'm just too busy, may have intended to install the day's giveaway, but never managed to do that in time. So it just becomes a missed opportunity.

Gene  –  6 years ago  –  Комментарий оказался полезным? да | нет (+10)

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TeeDubya, According to their web page link in the readme file they give away 5,000 copies of it every day, so reformatting shouldn't be an issue if you're in the first 5,000, if you miss it just wait a day, or usually the programs here have been previous giveaways or will be offered again in the future

Tj Anderson  –  6 years ago  –  Комментарий оказался полезным? да | нет (+9)

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TeeDubya,
huummmm.... I guess you're new around here, aren't you??
GAOTD - Give Away Of The Day - you get a software and MUST install it on the day it is offered. That's it!! You, 'though, could install it on 10 differente computers if you wish, BUT on the day it is offered. So if you reformat your PC tomorrow, and still want the aplication, better buy it!! You're allowed to do that, did you knew?

mario  –  6 years ago  –  Комментарий оказался полезным? да | нет (+7)

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