This software has a lot of features - a very long list of available barcode formats etc.

The interface looks easy enough to use - on the surface.

I was looking at generating a QR Code and could find how to change the background, foreground colours, add text and position the text but I couldn't find any place to tell the QR Code where to go and what to do when the person reads it - there's a small i that pops-up a message with some short-cut codes but the minute you move your mouse away it removes the info.

So if I just wanted to type in a URL and get a QR Code for this - which is a very simple procedure and there are many free online QR Code generators that will do that for you - with Bytescoute you'd need to know a lot about certain coding etc. to get that right and for me it wouldn't be worth the effort. (Assuming that's even possible, for all I know those codes could be just for the text.)

Unfortunately, I had the similar experience with Bytescout Screen Recorder - there are so many settings that if you don't know what you're doing and what exact settings you need, your recording ends up looking rubbish. With other screen recorders you can just use the defaults and you're good.

However, if you have a number or value and you want to generate a variety of barcodes from that, for example an EAN barcode, then this app will be perfect for that.

JJ  –  5 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+14)

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The software installs OK but the registration code does nothing. There is no return message for registering and the software does not acknowledge the registration. A lot of options but otherwise outdated and it has the registration problem.

Dan  –  5 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+7)

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I'm trying to install the software, but it doesn't work.
First I click on unpack the files. Then, click Setup. I get the UAC box (Do you want to allow... bla-bla-bla...). I click yes.

Then, I get the other box that says "Successfully activated", with the registration key. Then I click Close (I don't click on "Install Software Informer"). As soon as I close that box, a Web page opens up informing me that the software as been activated.

And... nothing! The software is not installed, no folders, no desktop icon!

What did I do wrong?

JimK  –  5 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+1)

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JimK,

It is not clear to me whether you are extracting the files inside the Zip to a location outside the Zip file.

It sounds like you opened the Zip file in Windows or used a program that does effectively the same thing (viewer/unpacker), and then clicked on Setup.

Most Setup programs do not have the ability to read the contents of a Zip file. There are some exceptions, but most do not. As a rule, when in doubt, extract the files to a new location, exit the unpacker/viewer, so that you are back at a regular folder, then start the Setup.exe. As long as the Setup.gcs and Setup.exe are in the same "unzipped" folder, everything should work.

I know it can be confusing because the Setup.exe file will start when you click it inside the Zip file, or inside a Zip file unpacker/viewer, but when this Setup program is executing, it needs to have access to the Setup.gcs file, and it is still inside the Zip file. The actual Setup.exe has been loaded into execution memory, but the data it needs is not available unless it is a regular file.

Exception:
When the Zip file contains a Setup.exe file but nothing else, then it does not need anything else from the Zip file, so starting these from inside the Zip file is OK.

The window you see after an install that has the option to install Software Informer is a separate process from the Setup program. It is more of an ad than anything else. The installer program is set up to kick the additional program off when the installer has completed, and it does it regardless of whether the install was successful or not. You should not use the message it displays as an indication as to whether the actual install worked or not.

I hope that helps.

JimK, It is not clear to me whether you are extracting the files inside the Zip to a location outside the Zip file. It sounds like you opened the Zip file in Windows or used a program that does effectively the same thing (viewer/unpacker), and then clicked on Setup. Most Setup programs do not have the ability to read the contents of a Zip file. There are some exceptions, but most do not. As a rule, when in doubt, extract the files to a new location, exit the unpacker/viewer, so that you are back at a regular folder, then start the Setup.exe. As long as the Setup.gcs and Setup.exe are in the same "unzipped" folder, everything should work. I know it can be confusing because the Setup.exe file will start when you click it inside the Zip file, or inside a Zip file unpacker/viewer, but when this Setup program is executing, it needs to have access to the Setup.gcs file, and it is still inside the Zip file. The actual Setup.exe has been loaded into execution memory, but the data it needs is not available unless it is a regular file. Exception: When the Zip file contains a Setup.exe file but nothing else, then it does not need anything else from the Zip file, so starting these from inside the Zip file is OK. The window you see after an install that has the option to install Software Informer is a separate process from the Setup program. It is more of an ad than anything else. The installer program is set up to kick the additional program off when the installer has completed, and it does it regardless of whether the install was successful or not. You should not use the message it displays as an indication as to whether the actual install worked or not. I hope that helps.
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Gary  –  5 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+6)

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What's the difference between this version and the freeware version posted on ByteScout's webpage? The only thing their site indicates is that you can buy a license for business or multiple user use.

bhahbh  –  5 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+6)

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