Trial Version MS Pub 2007

I realize I downloaded only a TRIAL version of the program but it's not fair
of you guys to make it so that I cannot access already created documents for
editing or even sending to a web page without first purchasing the software
after the trial expired. I've created several documents for work
(newsletters, invites, etc) that I spent hours on, can't do anything with now
and have to start from scratch. There should have been a disclaimer or some
kind of warning attached to the instructions when offering the "FREE" trial.
Not fair guys. I can understand limiting the ability to continue to create
new documents after its expired, but to not be able to access already created
publications?????

Ed
Wed Jul 11 16:51:31 CDT 2007

catintheheartland wrote:
> I realize I downloaded only a TRIAL version of the program but it's not fair
> of you guys to make it so that I cannot access already created documents for
> editing or even sending to a web page without first purchasing the software
> after the trial expired.

a) It's not us guys. Us guys had nothing to do with it. We just answer
questions.
b) The conditions were made quite clear at numerous points.

> I've created several documents for work
> (newsletters, invites, etc) that I spent hours on, can't do anything with now
> and have to start from scratch.

Again, I repeat, the trial was for *evaluation* purposes, not to replace
a production application. That is the way trial applications work. Like
a free sample.

> There should have been a disclaimer or some
> kind of warning attached to the instructions when offering the "FREE" trial.

There was.

> Not fair guys. I can understand limiting the ability to continue to create
> new documents after its expired, but to not be able to access already created
> publications?????

Then you could just delete all content in a document and start from
scratch. Ad infinitum.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://ed.mvps.org

Uncle
Wed Jul 11 20:30:51 CDT 2007

catintheheartland <catintheheartland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I realize I downloaded only a TRIAL version of the program but it's not fair
>of you guys to make it so that I cannot access already created documents for
>editing or even sending to a web page without first purchasing the software
>after the trial expired.

1) The "you guys" who post here to help folks are not employees of
Microsoft... they are "normal" folks who have a lot of expertise in
the use of the product, and who have demonstrated the ability (in the
case of the MVPs, anyway) to patiently and [hopefully] accurately
answer questions posted here.

>Not fair guys. I can understand limiting the ability to continue to create
>new documents after its expired, but to not be able to access already created
>publications?????

Now you know.

If I were the one making the decisions on the use of trial software,
I'd do the same. Who's to say that some cheap-assed moron (you?
Naaaaa!) only downloaded the trial program to create a couple of
documents and never intended to create another one?

YOU? Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

You want to finish 'em, cough up the cash.

BTW... I'm not one of those patient and expert MVPs, but am something
of a newb myself. That said, I knew I wanted the program, so I had
the balls to belly up to the bar and pay for it up front.