Because ScreenSaversWizard.com website will be discontinued at the end of 2010 and shareware software will not be supported after that time registered software users are recommended to download Hardware fingerprint-free version of their software.
To get your download link and registration data for Hardware fingerprint-free version of your software please email to support@screensaverswizard.com.



About Hardware Fingerprint (Hardware Locking)

The most of the software available at ScreenSaversWizard.com is protected by so-called Hardware Fingerprint (Hardware Locking).
ScreenSavers Wizard programs are protected with the most flexible hardware fingerprint protection that is possible. So, changes to all of checked items allowed without breaking the key.

What is Hardware Fingerprint Protection (Hardware Locking)?
Hardware Locking allows content creators/distributors to prevent their programs from being used on any computer besides the one(s) that have licenses.
Program protected by Hardware Locking analyzes the licensed user´s computer and generates a number to describe it based on some or all of the following parameters:
CPU Information
BIOS Information
NetBIOS Name
DOS HD Serial Number
Hard Drive Size/Geometry
S.M.A.R.T. Serial Number
Network Card MAC Address
Size of Physical Memory
DellŪ Computer Service Tag
Random Number
U3 Smart Device
It assigns the generated number to that computer. This combination is called the "Hardware Fingerprint."
Protected program assigns this number to the user on the "Enter Key" dialog box (See Fig.1.a below).
Protected program creates a key that will only work on that computer.

About Strong and Flexible Hardware Fingerprint Protection

Strong Hardware Fingerprint Protection
If the user changes any checked item on the machine (the motherboard, CPU, BIOS [including simply doing a flash-update of the BIOS], hard drive, etc), his registration key will become invalid and developer/distributor will give or sell him a new one. The same problem happens on some notebook computers - the hardware fingerprint changes when they´re connected to a charger or docking station.

Flexible Hardware Fingerprint Protection
It lets changes to some or to all of checked items after a registration key is inserted. This is not active until after the key is installed; the hardware fingerprint must match the key exactly in order to install it, the protection system allows things to change afterwards.

ScreenSavers Wizard programs are protected with the most flexible hardware fingerprint protection that is possible. So, changes to all of checked items allowed without breaking the key.

With this protection some inconvenience might occurs but very rarely, only if the hardware fingerprint is lost at all. Of course, that happens rarely, only when the hard drive is physically replaced with different one or after the hard drive is formatted.


How to find out whether your software is protected with Hardware fingerprint?

The simplest way to find out whether your application is protected with Hardware fingerprint protection is to see in "Enter Key" window (See Fig.1). Fig.1
Fig.1 - On how to find whether an application is protected with Hardware fingerprint protection

To access "Enter Key" window run Registration shortcut in the Start menu (Start -> Your Software Name -> Registration). Registration window should appear. Click on the "Enter a Registration Key" button. The "Enter Key" window should appear.

If your software is protected with Hardware fingerprint protection then "Enter Key" window will appear as this one at Fig.1.a. (You will see a Hardware fingerprint key that is generated and assigned to your computer).
Otherwise, if your software is Hardware fingerprint-free application that is not hardware locked then the "Enter Key" will appear like this one at Fig.1.b.



What is the difference between Hardware fingerprint protected and Hardware fingerprint-free versions of software?

Applications that are protected with Hardware fingerprint protection can be installed and activated/registered on a single computer only with registration data that are specific for that computer.

Hardware fingerprint-free applications can be installed and activated/registered on unlimited number of computers with the same registration data because Hardware fingerprint-free applications are locked to registered user´s name only. Therefore, the users would not need a new registration data if their hard drive crashed/formatted or if they want to install and activate the software on a new computer.

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