Registering and Unlocking the Software

TinkerTool System Release 2 is electronically distributed software which is offered following a “First try, then buy” principle. You can download the application free of charge and test whether it fits your needs. You can select between two different modes of testing the program, named Evaluation Mode and Demo Mode.

Evaluation Mode

Evaluation mode allows you to use the software without any limitations, no matter if you own a registration code or not. Only the following restriction applies:

You can launch the application five (5) times per computer only. After five launches, evaluation mode will end and can no longer be enabled for any copy of this application having the version number you have evaluated. After the evaluation period has ended, the program will fall back to demo mode.

Demo Mode

Without a valid registration code (and after the free evaluation period has ended), the application will operate in demo mode only.

A window with the note Running in Demo Mode appears each time the application is started.
The window Running in Demo Mode also appears whenever you attempt to use a feature which is not included in the following list. This feature will be blocked, so it cannot be used.

The following features of TinkerTool System can be used in demo mode:

Reset permissions
Recovery from a deactivation of standard user caches
Recovery from a deactivation of high-speed user caches
Recovery from a deactivation of system-wide caches
Recovery from a deactivation of operating system caches
Displaying system information
Displaying processor information
Displaying system management information
Accessing logs and reports
Analysis of file contents
Computation of effective permissions
Resetting screen resolution to the default ppi value (Snow Leopard)
Changing the startup language
Display of advanced user account information
Resetting all system settings which might have been changed to factory defaults

Unrestricted Usage

If you like to use the software permanently, you'll have to place an order for the required number of usage licenses. For each license you will receive a so-called registration code by e-mail which will allow you to switch the application from demo mode to normal operation.

Distributing or leasing the application to third parties is prohibited without prior written permission. The exact contractual obligations for licensing the software will be displayed and can be printed after you have opened the downloaded software package.

Ordering registration codes

Placing an order for registration codes of TinkerTool System Release 2 is possible via our distribution partner. The order can be placed via Internet, postal mail, telefax or phone. The computer on which the application should be used does not need to have an Internet link necessarily. It is only necessary that you somehow receive the e-mail message used to deliver the registration code. Delivery is possible worldwide. Payments are accepted in more than 40 different international currencies, with all common payment options supported.

To learn more about placing orders, please use the following Internet page of TinkerTool System Release 2:

External Internet page with detailed order information

For first written information, you can alternatively select the menu item Help > Purchase Registration Key… in the application.

Unlocking the software

The registration code needed to unlock the software will be delivered via e-mail. Please note that this code represents a value and should be archived at a safe place for future reference, e.g. by printing it on paper. The code consists of two parts, the Registration Name and the Registration Key.

Perform the following steps to unlock the application for unrestricted usage:

Select the menu item TinkerTool System > Unlock TinkerTool System…. The window MBS Product Registration will appear. It shows the current status of the registration.
In this window press the button Enter registration. A sheet for entry of the registration code will appear.
Transfer the registration name exactly as you have received it into the field Registration Name. You can enter the data manually. However, if you currently have the registration e-mail on the same computer, it will be easier to transfer the data by the features Edit > Copy (⌘+C) and Edit > Paste (⌘+V) into the application. Please pay attention not to transfer any additional blanks or empty lines. Also note that the contents of this field is case-sensitive.
With the same method transfer the registration key into the field Registration Key of the application.
Use the buttons at Activate for to select whether you like the registration to become active for the current user account only or for all users of this computer.
Press the button Save.

If both parts of the code have been entered correctly, the window MBS Product Registration will show the successful unlock operation and the type of your license. You can close the window. If some part of the code has been entered incorrectly, an error message will be displayed and the sheet will open again to correct the problem. In this case please check both parts of the code for exact match with the e-mail which has been sent to you.

Deactivate the registration

You can deactivate the registration any time. Please perform the following steps:

Select the menu item TinkerTool System > Unlock TinkerTool System….
Press the button Remove registration in the product registration panel.