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I. Overview
The registration screen allows you to enter your registration information.
You can use PokerStat in one of two modes. Either unregistered, or
registered. Unregistered mode will have restrictions on the number of
records of each type that you can have in your database, this
is the evaluation mode. Registered mode
means that the user has purchased a license to use the software with
a single online poker
User-ID on a single computer.
You can register your copy of PokerStat at
the order page.
To use a single installation of PokerStat with multiple users, see the
note below*.
II. Usage
To use the program in unregistered mode, leave all the other fields blank,
and just enter your online poker User-ID. This User-ID will be keyed to your
database. You may only use one User-ID per database. Changing User-IDs
is not allowed. You must create a new database if you change your User-ID.
Changing User-IDs is not recommended. BE SURE TO ENTER YOUR OWN USER-ID!
To use the program in registered mode, you must first buy the program at
the order page. You
will get your registration information in about two business days
(in most cases your registration information will be emailed to you
within 4-12 hours). If you do not receive your registration information,
you may have entered your email address incorrectly in the order form web page. If
you have not received your registration information after three business
days, please send an email to
support@thsoftware.com.
After receiving your registration information, enter your registration
key, and then
all restrictions will be removed, and you will get a
"Thank you for registering PokerStat" message. Note that you
must enter your registration information exactly as it's sent to you, meaning
capitalization, and spacing must be exact. I suggest copy and pasting
your registration information. If you cannot get PokerStat to accept
your registration, send us an email!
NOTE*:
III. Why Register? (definition of Shareware)
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it.
If you try PokerStat and continue using it, you are
expected to register.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
and the copyright holder retains all rights. Shareware authors
are programmers, just like commercial authors. Countless hours are spent
designing, creating, testing, and documenting any quality Shareware program.
The main difference is in
the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the
right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and
sundry or to a specific group, for usage evaluation.
What does the author get for their efforts? Payment when a user,
after testing the unregistered copy of the Shareware program,
is happy with it, and chooses to pay the author via
registering the program.
Why register, when you already have the program? Because having
the program allows you to evaluate the software to see if it fits your needs.
This is the
shareware concept of try before you buy. Having the program does not
give you the license to use the program beyond the terms set by the
trial (PokerStat has limitations in the number of records in the database).
Registration will entitle you to support, and half price on future upgrades.
Purchasing the program also encourages the author to continue supporting
the program, and developing additional features.
Registration also unlocks the full capabilities of the program. The
shareware version has limits that are removed once you register. Anyone
serious about using PokerStat needs to register to fully use the program.
To have
multiple users use the same installation of PokerStat
on one machine, close all open databases. Then go to the [View]
menu, and choose [Multiple Users (rarely used)], and choose either
the default user, or the second user, or the third user. This allows multiple
players each with their own User-ID to use one copy
of PokerStat. Note that each person who wishes to register PokerStat
must purchase a license. This means that if three players wish to
use one installation of PokerStat, three licenses must be purchased.
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