Below is a cheap trick from We Compute. If the ini file is hidden for a particular program how does one search the Registry for that specific file, and in turn edit it?
"You install a shareware program with good intentions, but you don?t get around to trying it out until after it expires. So you have to download it all over again, right?
Wrong. If you still have the installation file, you can just reinstall it.
Oops, this doesn?t seem to work ? the program is still timing out. Now you?re really forced to go back to the Web to download it again, right?
Wrong again. The programmer has probably made the shareware create a small file on your system to record the first installation date. You?ll find it somewhere on your computer with an ".ini" extension. Don?t confuse it with other .ini files your computer needs. If you can?t tell from the file name, you can open the file with a text editor and see if the contents give you a clue ? just be sure not to resave it.
If you find the proper .ini file, you can just delete it and reinstall the program. If you can?t find the .ini file, the programmer may have hidden the installation date in Window?s Registry. If you know your way around the Registry you can look for and delete this entry in there."
"You install a shareware program with good intentions, but you don?t get around to trying it out until after it expires. So you have to download it all over again, right?
Wrong. If you still have the installation file, you can just reinstall it.
Oops, this doesn?t seem to work ? the program is still timing out. Now you?re really forced to go back to the Web to download it again, right?
Wrong again. The programmer has probably made the shareware create a small file on your system to record the first installation date. You?ll find it somewhere on your computer with an ".ini" extension. Don?t confuse it with other .ini files your computer needs. If you can?t tell from the file name, you can open the file with a text editor and see if the contents give you a clue ? just be sure not to resave it.
If you find the proper .ini file, you can just delete it and reinstall the program. If you can?t find the .ini file, the programmer may have hidden the installation date in Window?s Registry. If you know your way around the Registry you can look for and delete this entry in there."
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