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Thanks, Kelsenellenelvian, those are perfectly sufficient and concise answers. Am I right in saying that the "grace" period makes a better trial than the "trial" period? I read that the 90-day trial can't actually be activated after 90-days, where the 30-day grace period (extended with the rearm command) CAN be activated at the end?

I heard that Windows 7 has a 120 day trial option. How does this work? If Vista is anything to go by, I imagine that one installs it from the disk, with no key, and it works in trial mode for 120 days. If you then buy it, you simply put your key in and it activates. Am I right? Some concerns: Is the trial fully functional, or is it crippled? Can one install the trial from an RTM disk? Has anyone here tried out the trial? I want to see it before I buy it.

Thank you. From your responses, I created the following .reg hack and stuck it in my hacks folder: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Access.Shortcut.Diagram.1] "NeverShowExt"=- "IsShortCut"=-

It appears that files with ".MAG" as their extension have their extensions hidden in Windows Explorer regardless of the state of the "Hide Extensions for Known File Types" preference in Folder Options. These files are described as "Microsoft Office Access Diagram Shortcuts." Why does this happen and how do I stop it happening? (Honestly, after five years as a programmer, I have NEVER used an Office Access diagram and NEVER wanted to make a shortcut to one, either.)