GiveAwayOfTheDay trick: How to get the original installer from setup.exe

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

Downloaded an interesting freebie today from giveawayoftheday.com. The problem was that the setup.exe connects to the web-site every time you try to install the program. And if you block internet connection, the installer just interrupts the setup process. I don't want to rely on any web-site when installing my programs, especially the ones that don't use any Internet connection. And I don't want to be asked whether I want to install any additional software from giveawayoftheday every time, so I decided to get the original installer after receiving my serial number and activation code.

There is a chance that you will be able to use a regular trial version from the software vendor, but there is no any guarantee, so let's get the original installer. The trick is very simple and requires you to copy the installer from the temp folder.

1. Download zip archive from GiveAwayOfTheDay
2. Open the archive and launch setup.exe
3. Let GiveAwayOfTheDay activator check the giveaway availability
4. When the original installer is launched just go to the temp folder:
   Open command prompt and type
   

   %temp%

   Then press Enter.
   
   Alternatively you can open
   

   C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Temp

   (in Windows XP)
   
   or
   
   

   C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Temp

   (in Windows 7 and Vista)
   
   You need to replace USER with your username. And you need to make sure that hidden files are shown: In Windows Explorer go to "Tools" -> "Folder Options" -> "View" and check the "Show Hidden Files".
   
5. In the temp folder find a file named xxxxx.tmp, copy it and paste in any other folder (like C:\Distrib\)
   If it is hard for you to find xxxxx.tmp that you need, just sort the files by date. Searching for a while which size is close to setup.exe may also help.
6. Rename xxxxx.tmp onto install.exe and enjoy installing it without connecting to giveawayoftheday.com!