Fences expired
Monday, August 31, 2009 by mickeko | Discussion: Fences
I'm getting a notification by fences stating:
As noted during download (uh... no, it wasn't noted anywhere I could see ), this community preview beta of Fences was set to expire on November 1st 2009...
Need more update
Oh, I got an update notification, and I installed it, but it didn't do any good. Even tried uninstalling and reinstalling again just in case.
Reply #2 Monday, August 31, 2009 9:10 PM
same problem here:( i got the latest version and install it but still get the expired warning ???
Reply #3 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 12:28 AM
It's called a nag-screen
It occurs every boot-up (and maybe per login as well?)
Please Stardock, fix this ASAP.
It's very annoying...
Reply #4 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 12:29 AM
ah v0.99 is out, will check to if this fixes this issue...
If not I'll post it here
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NOPE! v0.99 nags at boot
Also when you open fences...
I guess I'll set my computers clock back untill this is resolved.
Reply #5 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 3:12 AM
Same problem, Installed last version, but every boot or Fences start I had the message that the beta is supposed to been expired the first of November. Maybe is the day you choose....
Reply #6 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 4:33 AM
Same problem here also and this is a new install. Says it will expire November 2009 and will now run in reduced functionality.
Reply #8 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 6:28 AM
Yep. Yesterday I did a Fences update through Impulse.
Today I booted up and got the reminder screen mentioned above. Went to labs.stardock.com and downloaded, rebooted and got the same reminder screen all over again.
What's up?
Reply #9 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 8:29 AM
I get the following notification with v0.99 as well when updated through Impulse on system startup-
Reply #10 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 8:31 AM
Looks like somethign went wonky. Looking into it now.
Fences should continue to function though.
Reply #11 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:44 AM
I am getting same problem in fact it says go to https://www.stardock.com/products/fences/ to get latest version which is not the latest version
Reply #12 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 10:35 AM
Was using 0.98. Got the update/expiry notice today (though the message indicates November 1, so the notice text is wrong as well), updated to 0.99 and rebooted. Got the notice again.
Issues:
1) Notification appears to be two months too early.
2) Notification indicates updating will resolve the issue. After updating, and rebooting, the notification continues to appear.
3) Unlike OldMsgt's post indicates, my notification path indicates http://labs.stardock.com/Fences has the latest version.
4) Impulse client has link for Fences "History", which normally contains patch notes. The information there is out-dated. This also makes it difficult to confirm whether or not I did actually get a full and proper installation of 0.99.
Reply #13 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 10:49 AM
Bug identified and resolution pending. It should not effect the application itself though.
"Nothing on earth is forcing you to install the beta versions. It can get rough on the bleeding edge. "
-- Kris Kwilas, 'Essays on Mind and Matter
Reply #14 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 11:26 AM
so 0.99 expires on Nov 1...
what's the problem with that.. it even says it on the Fences page:
Fences v0.99 Community-Preview Beta - FREE
Use the download button to get your copy of Fences.
(Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 is a pre-requisite for installation.)
This release is a beta / community preview, and will expire on November 1, 2009.
Fences is free and will remain free ; we hope to have a Pro version with even more features available later this year.
Reply #16 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 12:56 PM
DLing it now, thanks for the update Island Dog.
what's the problem with that.. it even says it on the Fences page:
It's good that you felt compelled to participate in the community. You didn't really understand the topic though.
Reply #17 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 1:06 PM
what's the problem with that..
The fact that it is only September 1st
Last update worked on mine no more expired message
Reply #18 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 1:53 PM
and it actually expired and quit working?
or you just read the message and freaked?
Reply #19 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 2:05 PM
Why is it freaking out if people come on site and point out error with product.
It happened do you want everyone to pretend it did not how would that help anyone.
Reply #20 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 2:21 PM
understood - but as far as I could tell it was just an erroneous message - from a beta - no big deal - didn't keep it from working as it should
yet people are posting like it actually expired
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Reply #1 Monday, August 31, 2009 9:01 PM
What version are you using?