I bought a GATEWAY laptop 7 or 8 years ago, & it, too had the trial versions of the software on it. The end of the box lists the pre-installed software, WORD & two others are clearly listed as 60 or 90 day trial versions. I suspect your laptop also listed those items as trial versions.
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Regardless of what the salesman says, the responsibility for reading the fine print is yours. You cannot expect him to remember everything about everything. Besides that, you should consider if it seems too good to be true to get all those features for that one price.
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Perhaps you heard only what you wanted to hear. In your enthusiasm, you disregarded the part about "trial versions."
I know a guy who had a trial version of a program he used extensively, & simply reinstalled Windows every time the trial expired.
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He did eventually buy it, though. I am not saying you might try that also, as some software insists you register with the manufacturer's website, & I doubt simply wiping clean your registry & such would work.
I am sorry for not being supporting or empathetic.
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