The Maxprog hidden tool button


All Maxprog's products include a 'hidden' menu with some interesting tools you may need at some time. That menu is inside the 'About' window, you know, the 'About MaxBulk Mailer...', 'About iCash...' and so on. On the top right you will see a menu button with a cog icon. That is it!
Maxprog hidden tool button
What do you get there? Well, it actually depends on whether your application copy has been registered or not.

If you haven't registered the application yet you will be able to 'Purchase', 'Register', have a look at the 'License Agreement' or even 'Restore Factory Settings'.

Now, if you did purchase and you already registered the application you will be able to 'Get Info', 'Copy the activation code' and 'Unregister'. In addition if your Update Plan has expired you will see a 'Update Plan ? Renew...' menu.

Maxprog hidden tool button menu

Most of the menus are quite self explanatory. You can purchase a license, register it and check the License Agreement.

You can also unregister a registered version, this is quite handy if you decide to change your computer and don't want others to use your license on the old one. You can also use that option when replacing the license on a computer with a new one in order to use the previous one on your laptop for example. You can use the 'Copy the activation code' menu before doing that and save the curent serial before overwriting it. In very rare case we have seen issues with the registration file. Copying, unregistering and registering back may eliminate the problem.

It is also very helpful to be able to 'Restore Factory Settings'. You can do that by yourself or after the support guy telling you to do so. Anyway, be careful, this option will completely erase the preferences file. That means a new one is created with default settings, the settings you had when you installed the software. Restoring settings to defaults may fix issues you could not resolve otherwise, especially if the settings are somewhat corrupt. There are lots of things saved to the preference file actually, not only what you set thru the preference panel. Anyway, the best is to take note or create some screenshots of the preferences in order to restore them later.

We have also added a way to know everything about your license by using the 'Get Info' menu. You can check who is the owner of the license, when it was purchased, what version it works with and where to get a copy. You can also see the invoice, modify the billing address, update the email address linked to the serial number and even apply for a refund. In addition the page shows the status of your Update Plan if you have any, when it will expire and if it has expired links to purchase a new one.

Finally you can use the 'Update Plan ? Renew...' menu in order to purchase and extend your current Update Plan. That menu will be visible only when your Update Plan has expired. It will take you to a page where you will be able to purchase a 1, 2, 3 or 5 years plan.

You can also click directly where it says 'Registered' to see the serial and if you click again it will give information about the Update Plan status.

It is not usual to be able to do that sort of things in a commercial application but we believe it is better for you to be able to fix given problems yourself and not be forced to contact us all the time.

—
Stan Busk - Software Engineer
at www.maxprog.com



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