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Purchasing a Pro license key for GWin3D

Before purchasing a GWin3D Pro license, note the following:

GWin3D may be used without charge (even for profit), and you do NOT need a Pro license key, as long as you accept and obey the Terms.
A single Pro license key may be distributed and used on any number of seats, as long as you do not allow, promote, or distribute your license key for use that is unrelated to your name or business.
When a license key is installed, it changes the GWin3D splash screen text to state that you (or your company) are the owner of the license.
When you purchase a Pro license key, you get four hours of consulting/customer service that you can use for up to two years after the purchase. You also get a version of GWin3D and documentation that contain several other functions not available in the standard version. See the Terms for other limitations.
Before purchasing a license key, get the test key at the bottom of this page and thoroughly test your software and delivery system with that key in every way you plan to use it, making sure the test key is working properly. This is necessary because it is possible that a bug in some software might prevent the license key functionality from working, and it wouldn't be pleasant to pay for a license key only to find out that some problem prevents such keys from working the way you want.
A Pro license key costs $3000.00 USD.
Payment is made through PayPal. You must either have a credit card accepted by PayPal, or have a PayPal account with money available. The great advantage of using PayPal is that your credit card or bank account number is not made available to the seller.
There are three methods of installing a license key. You can either place a short block of code in one of your application's source files so that the application has a "built-in" key, you can place the key in a computer's registry so that ALL applications using GWin3D (except applications already using a built-in key) on that computer will use your key and display your name in the splash screen (even applications that are not yours), or you can place the key in a computer's registry so that ALL applications using GWin3D that are executed by a certain user (except applications already using a built-in key) on that computer will use your key and display your name in the splash screen (even applications that are not yours).
You should use the built-in license key method wherever possible. The registry methods should be used only when you cannot use the built-in method. For example, you'd need to use the registry method when you want to license a third-party application for which you do not have the source code, or your software is a DLL that uses GWin3D.
License keys are not secure. A hacker can easily find a key even if it is embedded in an application. If this happens, then that hacker could, for example, use it in another application or place it in a computer's registry, causing your name to appear in the GWin3D license splash screen. You accept this possibility.
Coderboys must approve the name you specify as the owner before completing the purchase, and may reject a name for any reason. For example, Coderboys would not approve the company name "Everyone", because then the splash screen would read "Licensed for Everyone". And that just doesn't seem like a good business practice. Likewise, offensive or suggestive names will be rejected.
The Terms still apply fully and all users must still accept and obey them regardless of whether a license has been purchased or not. A license does not entitle anyone to any additional rights, benefit, warranty, maintenance, assistance, or support beyond what is laid out here and in the terms. Prices, availability, and product details may change without notice.

Purchasing a GWin3D Pro license key is easy. You can also change your mind at any time up until you commit to buy via PayPal, simply by neglecting to complete the purchase process.

To begin the purchase process for a Pro license key, send an email to (enable images to see email address)

with subject line "request GWin3D quote" and body text as follows:

Owner name: <OwnerName>

...where <OwnerName> is the name you want to appear in the GWin3D splash screen. For example, the email contents would be:





Owner name:

Amalgamated Gerbils, Inc.

...if you are purchasing the license for a company named "Amalgamated Gerbils, Inc". This would cause the following splash screen to appear (note that the splash screen only appears sometimes during start-up):





Initializing Gwin3D software library



Licensed for Amalgamated Gerbils, Inc.

You can also specify the name of an individual, like yourself. For example:

Initializing Gwin3D software library

Licensed for

L.
Jarvis Merginzentroid, esq

Within about a day or two after sending the request-for-quote email, you should receive an email "quote" stating whether the user or company name you specified is acceptable and, if so, how long the quote is valid for and instructions on completing the purchase through PayPal. Follow the instructions in the email to complete your purchase. Again, you may change your mind by simply neglecting to complete the process at any point up to the point on the PayPal screen that commits the purchase.

IMPORTANT: When you come to the PayPal payment screen, you must verify that the recipient of your payment is "CoderBoys (

)". If it is not, then do not complete the payment!. This step is necessary because there is a small chance that a fraudster might send you an email with bogus payment instructions.

Within a day or two after your payment is received, you will be emailed your license key and instructions for its use and for the use of customer service.

If you do not receive the quote, it is possible a spam filter has caught the email. Check your spam box. You can also send the request again, if you like. If you send multiple requests and eventually receive multiple quote emails, simply ignore the extra emails (or all of them if you change your mind, for that matter).

The test key:

The test key will cause the GWin3D splash screen to display the following test message. (You should verify this text is displayed in the splash screen while testing the software in all possible configurations and delivery methods that you plan to use. Please note that the splash screen appears only sometimes--this is by design in order to reduce any inconvenience it might cause):

Initializing Gwin3D freeware software library



For terms of use, more freeware, and info on Gwin3D Pro, see
CODERBOYS.COM



This license is used to test an application's custom license key
functionality.

To embed the test key in an application, place the following block of code in exactly one source code file of your application's project, and place it immediately after the #include of gwin3d.h:

GW_INIT_LIB(



"1ef5uiw0dvbnkj1xa28031t4i5gw1t42v7d1c5ajxp18tz12j1rfr29e1s9y9o41uslcvr1yybbxu1yy"



"bcis1x8wj081u6lag818v53qb1dczby61db85z318xcugt1rghsa61vlqkx21wsqu5f1toevqg1c9t34"



"z10ma336148691719xkpw01rr3too1n0omqx1w7d0y11rq0j721xjjjgv1hfj6kn1rgcme21yoaer71r"



"gdxyd1vc3yhy1u89so71wzm2cn1xa3x4n1xjld9z1w5pt2n1teklkr1sx4lf41sm606p1qw7oe31yoae"



"r11vc5g6d1vwfjgf1wzqek41qlphcy1a8vmzp"



,IDI_APPLICATION,IDC_ARROW);

Note that only one source file in your application may use a 'GW_INIT_LIB' macro. You can change the Icon and Cursor parameters as needed, if you want. See the programmer's manual for more information on the GW_INIT_LIB macro.

To install the key so that it affects all programs using GWin3D run by a certain user (and which don't already have an embedded key), download the test-license registry file by right clicking HERE, and then select "save link as" (may vary with browser) and save the file to a convenient place on your local drive. This is a text file and you can open it in a text editor to see what it does. All it does is add one registry key into a safe place in the registry. To install the key into a computer on which you want to test the user-specific registry license key, from that user's desktop on that computer right-click the file and select "merge" and respond to the security warnings in the affirmative. Note that you may need certain administrator privileges to do this. If you plan on automatically installing your key by use of a software delivery system or custom code, then you should also test that method with this test key before purchasing a key. Note that only someone familiar with the registry and the dangers involved in editing the registry should install the key or create an automated installer of the key. Only install the key into the registry location specified in this .reg file. Do not alter the file.

To install the key on a computer so that it affects all programs using GWin3D (and which don't already have an embedded key) regardless of the user running the program, place the key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Coderboys/GWin3D instead of HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Coderboys/GWin3D. This should make sense to someone familiar with the registry.

Only one key can be installed per application, per user, and per machine. If multiple keys are available, their priority is: application, user, machine.