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HJ B I installed the application on a Windows 10 computer (with most current updates and more than adequate disk space and memory), I tried to run it several times. Each time I received an error to the effect that something had not been installed.

Oct 10 2019 at 6:33am Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond Sorry to hear that. Could you please send us a screenshot of the error that's raised, to support

yohz.com? Thank you.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Oct 10 2019 at 7:20am Copy Link

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Praveen I am also getting an error when launching the app. Error report emailed to you.

Oct 10 2019 at 8:59am Copy Link

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Praveen I managed to activate the trial license after dismissing the error message but PDF files located in the selected folder are not shown on the right side.

Screenshot: https://cl.ly/44b9d2

Oct 10 2019 at 9:10am Copy Link

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Allan User Ouch, I get same error dialog :(
Got app to run, after error dialog, but selecting a simple 1 page pdf the app hangs then get error dialog.
Is there a past version that can be tried?

Oct 10 2019 at 9:30am Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond Thanks all for sending the bug reports. We believe we've fixed the issue why the bug happens on some computers.

We just uploaded an updated installer, so if you could download and install the latest version, you should be able to run the application without issues.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Oct 10 2019 at 9:47am Copy Link

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Praveen I installed the latest version, but I still have the same issue.

https://d.pr/i/cISwWY

Oct 10 2019 at 10:27am Copy Link

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Praveen Can you please extend the deal for another 24 hours so we can have a properly working app before buying?

Oct 10 2019 at 12:06pm Copy Link

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Allan User OK. Got app to run on dl from yohz.com on a fresh computer. works fine.

did install with yohz.com download on previous computer that failed and it still fails to error dialog.

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Allan User Should we download the new fixed version from Bits trial or yohz.com trial?

Oct 10 2019 at 1:05pm Copy Link

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Constantin Florea In case of this promotion, the installer BitsDuJour is using is pointing to the one on the product website.

BitsDuJour Admin - Oct 10 2019 at 1:14pm Copy Link

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Mark Krieger I just downloaded the trial version off the product's website and it starts fine for me but no PDFs show in the right pane where they should show up :(
And yes - I tried multiple folders that contain PDFs.
I really want it to work...

Oct 10 2019 at 2:03pm Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond The download link on BDJ is the correct download link. We're still working on why the error happens on some users' computers.

Mark Krieger - could you please send us (at support

yohz.com) a couple of the PDFs that you have, that Easy PDF Explorer could not process? Thank you.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Oct 10 2019 at 5:31pm Copy Link

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HJ B It is now working for me.

The program ought to have an option whereby, for each pdf from which material is extracted, the resulting files will automatically be placed in a folder that includes the name of the pdf from which the material was extracted.

Also, the program does not work properly if the pdf is totally based upon graphics, i.e. text is also in graphic form. An effort should be made to distinguish between graphic pictures and graphic text.

Adobe Acrobat has an function that will extract graphics from a pdf; however, I do not believe it has the batch extraction feature.

Oct 10 2019 at 11:30pm Copy Link

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HJ B It is now working for me.

The program ought to have an option whereby, for each pdf from which material is extracted, the resulting files will automatically be placed in a folder that includes the name of the pdf from which the material was extracted.

Also, the program does not work properly if the pdf is totally based upon graphics, i.e. text is also in graphic form. An effort should be made to distinguish between graphic pictures and graphic text.

Adobe Acrobat has a function that will extract graphics from a pdf; however, I do not believe it has the batch extraction feature.

Oct 10 2019 at 11:32pm Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond It is possible to store the extracted content in subfolders that are created from the source file properties, and we've expanded on this topic here (http://www.yohz.com/blogs...-explorer/).

With regards to extracting text from graphics, this involves the use of OCR libraries, and from our experience, the resolution of most embedded graphics in PDF files are only adequate for viewing and printing. The OCR libraries we've tried require images to have at least a 300 dpi resolution before the text can be scanned accurately.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Oct 11 2019 at 12:27am Copy Link

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MSWallack Can the application display .pdf files with thumbnails instead of just text names?

Oct 11 2019 at 8:19am Copy Link

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Mark Krieger I figured my problem out.
The program does not display properly on HighDPI screens. A column is missing and some other small issues.
Set it to use System (Enhanced) scaling instead of its own and everything works.

Oct 11 2019 at 11:25am Copy Link

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HJ B Further to our prior exchange.

Thank you for the info concerning automatic creation of named folders.

As regards OCR to enable extraction of text and graphics from totally graphic pdfs, your conclusion has not been my experience,

In any event, I suggest that, when pdf text is in graphic format, the program should warn the user, so as to give the option of terminating the extraction. Otherwise, one ends up with possibly hundreds of pages of graphic text, when all one wants is non-text graphics to be extracted.

Oct 11 2019 at 6:07pm Copy Link

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Allan User I purchased this program several months ago and it is excellent. Does what it says it will do. The developer is Very responsive! I suggested a couple ideas and quickly the dev had betas to me with excellent results.

Mar 4 2020 at 3:43pm Copy Link

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Great News! Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

BitsDuJour Admin - Mar 5 2020 at 12:11am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea The vendor has sent the registration information to all customers however for some of the customers the email the vendor sent has bounced back. So if you haven't received your registration information after purchasing this product, please feel free to contact either the vendor or us at notify

bitsdujour.com.

BitsDuJour Admin - Mar 12 2020 at 5:25am Copy Link

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Allan User Hey! This is very good software. I bought it October 2018. The Dev is Very Responsive! I had some suggestions and he worked with me on changes thru the next several days! Very quick changes and responses, even in 1 day!

The program is EXCELLENT to pull sections / pages from PDFs I have been studying into plain text. The dev put in a suggestion to keep paragraphs together so they flow into the word processor or database I use to keep my studies! Super helpful feature. Images can be extracted on selected pages so graphs etc can be put in my notes.

Yep, fanboy of this program and @ the current price, I bought 3 copies to put on my machines and to support the dev!

So, if you need info out of PDFs, even occasionally, you will benefit from this software.

Jun 12 2020 at 10:23am Copy Link

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Mitchell User A scanned pdf file is comprised only of "image" pages. The file more or less is a collection of .jpg files for example, including text. If you run this program against a scanned pdf file, it is going to extract all pages in the selected range including pages comprised only of "text." It can differentiate images from text in standard pdf files: non-scanned pdf files.

Jun 13 2020 at 5:33am Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond @Mitchell User - Hi, just to clarify, this program cannot extract text (essentially an OCR function) from 'scanned text' PDFs.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Jun 13 2020 at 6:24am Copy Link

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Allan User Hi All Bits folks,

There are lots of options on line and programs that will OCR your PDF files that will convert PDF file with only images of text - into text :)

I like that I can select Many individual pages or page sequences to put into a single file OR multiple files for study purposes. Say a reference has 800+ pages but only chapter 6 needs to be reviewed and further only page 300-312 and page 348 are needed - this program does just that :)

Hope that help anyone out there,
Easy PDF Explorer fanboy

Jun 13 2020 at 2:50pm Copy Link

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SKY All fine now.

Jun 16 2020 at 9:34am Copy Link

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Mitchell User If you need to extract text from pdfs, this program is absolutely magnificent. I need to cut and paste text from pdfs into my database and outline programs. Extracting the text massively simplifies and expedites the process. Owning a license to this program for five bucks is grand theft larceny.

Oct 13 2020 at 5:27pm Copy Link

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Robert Rodenberg When I tried to install it, I get an error code which says:

Compressed (zipped) Folders Error

The Compressed (zipped) Folder 'C:\Users\RobertRodenberg\Desktop\EasyPDF ExplorerSetup.zip' Is invalid.

I've downloaded the file twice and even rebooted. And it still comes up with the same error code

Mar 6 2021 at 5:05am Copy Link

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soo mi @Yeoh Ray Mond,

I purchased Easy PDF Explorer the last time it was offered, and am about to purchase another license (as a gift) for a fellow student. Is there any chance you will offer the BDJ community similiar opportunities (/discounts) to purchase Easy PDF Search, Easy Excel Analysis, or SQL Data Analysis?

Mar 6 2021 at 6:45am Copy Link

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John Sutherland Excellent software tool. Does exactly what it promises, good interface, very well written, Especially useful for extracting images/text from PDF files rapidly. Batch operations simple and fast. I tested it on extraction of images from a large number of image-heavy PDF files, performed flawlessly. Extracted 5500+ image files from the PDFs in a few minutes perfectly. This will be my go-to utility for the multiple PDF tasks that it performs (and performs well). Highly recommended.

Mar 6 2021 at 11:55am Copy Link

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DH007 I would be also much interested in Easy Excel Analysis.

Mar 6 2021 at 12:39pm Copy Link

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Geoff Woodfield This is a no-brainer. Just started using PDF Search. Its brilliant. There is only one other PDF search tool to rival it. Ive tried them all. And you have to buy a whole expensive PDF Editor Suite to use it. Keep up the good work Yohz Software.

Mar 6 2021 at 1:52pm Copy Link

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Robert Crombie Hi,
Regarding your program - Easy PDF Explorer
I am interested in converting the whole file(s) into images (NOT just pages within the PDF file). And a semi automatic way for a program (VB6) to call it.
Does your program have a command line interface ?
Such an interface allows you to call (execute) the program, whilst passing instructions such as -
Convert all PDFs in folder C:\PDFs\
Into JPGs
Placing the JPGs into folder C:\JPGs\
It would be nice if it could delete each PDF after it is converted to JPG

Similar functionality could also be provided WITHOUT using the command line.
That would entail the program having some settings where, we tell it where the PDFs folder is (to watch), and where the output JPGs folder is, and the program can be told to run minimized, and keep watching the PDFs folder.
Meaning every time the program sees PDFs (in the PDFs folder), it converts them into JPGs (into the JPGs folder) automatically.
It would delete the PDFs after it has converted them.

Thanks,
Robert Crombie

Mar 6 2021 at 2:36pm Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond @Robert Rodenberg - we're sorry to hear you had problems installing the program, and have arranged with BDJ to issue a refund.

@soo mi and @DH007 - at the moment, we have no plans to offer any of our other products for BDJ promotions.

@John Sutherland and @Geoff Woodfield - thank you for your kind words.

@Robert Crombie - those are certainly some interesting suggestions, and will keep them in mind.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Mar 6 2021 at 5:24pm Copy Link

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Great News! Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

BitsDuJour Admin - Mar 7 2021 at 12:11am Copy Link

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Stephen Warkentien VirusTotal.com indicates two possible problems.

Mar 7 2021 at 1:47pm Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond @Stephen Warkentien Thanks for bringing that to our attention. We submitted the file to VirusTotal.com and it did return one positive from Ikarus, out of 61 antivirus scanning engines.

We wanted to submit the file to Ikarus for further analysis, but unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a way to do it, unless you own the product.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Mar 7 2021 at 4:12pm Copy Link

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Bernard User Hi,

VERY VERY VERY GOOD SOFTWARE ! ! !

When problem, they help you even on sunday.

Apr 11 2021 at 8:59am Copy Link

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Bernard User With this program , you can use the advanced search in many pdf files. A lot of pdf software does not have this feature. THIS PROGRAM MAKES YOU SAVE A LOT OF TIME (hours saved ! ! ! )
THANKS A LOT

Apr 11 2021 at 9:07am Copy Link

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kydara I've been looking for a long time for a piece of software that can determine if a PDF is an image-only or has been OCR'ed. I've come across a few bandaid solutions but nothing really reliable.

For clarification, I do not need software to do the OCR; I already have software to do that. I just need to identify PDFs which NEED to be OCRed. Obviously, need to do this in batch form. If it were only a few PDFs, I could just open them and try to select text. If I can, then it's been OCRed. If I can't, then it's an image and I can send it to my OCR engine. But doing this for thousands of PDFs manually is impractical.

Can this software help with this task? Please be specific in your answer. Thanks.

Sep 10 2021 at 5:28am Copy Link

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Robert Crombie I tried to install the trial. Did not install into XP Pro 32 bit DID NOT INSTALL INTO 8.1 32 BIT <====== This is the one I wish an answer on

Sep 10 2021 at 7:00pm Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond @kydara

Hi, could you please download this version and give it a try (https://www.yohz.com/down...up_new.zip)?

So what you do is first select the 'count images and text option' on the PDF file list toolbar (on the right panel).
Then select your PDF files in the file browser. The PDF file list will then be populated with details of the selected files.
Theoretically, PDF files with only images and no text should show a text count of 0 and image count of > 0.
Click on the text count column to sort the files by that value.
Now remove the files with a text count > 0 by either selecting the range of files using the shift-mouse click combo and click on the 'Remove selected files from list' button (next to the 'Copy to folder' button),
or
deselect the files with text count > 0.
Now click on the 'Copy to folder' button, select the folder you want to copy the un-OCRed files to, and the selected files will be copied over for you to scan.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Sep 10 2021 at 7:30pm Copy Link

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kydara @Yeoh Ray Mond

If this works you will have solved a problem that has plagued me for years! Thank you!! I will report back how well it works.

Sep 10 2021 at 7:38pm Copy Link

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eb235 Is it possible to install a trial for version 2.7 on a computer with a valid but older license ?
I installed v2.7 on a different folder but I get an almost blank windows (File+Help only, no explorer-style pane) when I launch the new version.
Now I have uninstalled the new version but it seems this wiped out the older version. I reinstalled v2.7 but only to get the same symptoms.

I assume from the pop-up I get at launch that Easy PDF Explorer is able to notice there is an older license (deep in the registry ?) on the computer but interprets the installation of a new version, too recent for the installed license, as trying to circumvents the older license rather than simply trying to "trial" the new features.

I hope my question will receive an answer. But right now I do have a suggestion :
rather than only verifying the license at launch, that is once an installation has ruined a running program, why not test it at the start of an installation ?
That way the user is warned that (s)he will be stuck if (s)he proceeds. Or (s)he may enroll for a trial period of the new version...

Namely, what I was after was testing the extraction of pages from a PDF (not present in my old 2.2 version). Because some PDFs have split images and extracting such images as images would require stitching them afterward, a cumbersome process.

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kydara @eb235
Dude, I can sort of understand your frustration, but:
1. You should have expected that the new install would have overwritten the old one.
2. You should have backed up first.
3. Not for nothing bro, but it's $5. Just pony up & upgrade.

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Yeoh Ray Mond @eb235 Hi, could you please contact us directly at sales@red-gate.com, so that we can check what is the latest version you can use with your license? Thanks.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Sep 12 2021 at 6:47pm Copy Link

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DH007 1. If my current licence expires in 2022, can I have the new licence installed over and it would add the time to my current licence?
2. Do you plan to offer on sale Easy Excel Analysis? I would buy straight away if available just to add to my portfolio.

Sep 12 2021 at 11:41pm Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond @DH007 - you should activate the new license after the validity of the existing license has lapsed.

- at the moment, we do not have any plans to hold a BitsDuJour promotion for Easy Excel Analysis

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Sep 13 2021 at 5:51am Copy Link

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Hourglass94 I tried to download this but windows reported that it had found a virus or other unwanted software in the archive file.

Aug 13 2022 at 3:47am Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond @Hourglass94 Could you please send us (support@yohz.com) a screenshot of the Windows report? We just tried submitting the installer to VirusTotal, and this was the result (https://www.yohz.com/easypdf01.html). Thank you.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Aug 13 2022 at 6:43am Copy Link

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franp User Your website does not congtain much information. Does the image exporting tool export image at their native format and resolution, or does the tool re-encode them to a specific (and which) format and resolution ?

Aug 14 2022 at 12:50am Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond @franp User If the PDF identifies the image as an object, then Easy PDF Explorer extracts the image in its native format and resolution. If PDF identifies the image as a bitmap, then Easy PDF Explorer reencodes and saves the bitmap to a PNG file.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Aug 14 2022 at 1:54am Copy Link

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Daniel User I've been testing the trial version. The program is quite fast, no doubt about it.

But strangely every extracted image is upside down and twisted so that that's on the left is on the right and vice versa. Is this a "feature" of the trial version or does it do this in the full version.

And when exporting to Word, the images are all missing. There's a blank box for each image. Again, is this a "feature" of the trial version or will it do this with the full version too?

And for heaven's sake, why save images as in PNG format which may be suitable for onine images, but not for print images?

Aug 14 2022 at 8:06am Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond @Daniel User - the trial version only adds a TRIAL text onto the exported images. It doesn't rotate/flip the images. You will probably get the same results in the full version. Same for the Word export - there seems to be an issue exporting and embedding the images in the Word document.

Could you please send us the PDF document that's exhibiting those errors, to support@yohz.com?

With regards to exporting the images in PNG format, it makes sense to export them to a lossless format, which you can then convert to a lossy format if needed.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Aug 14 2022 at 8:42am Copy Link

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Rajeev Dugar I have purchased the software today and have paid for it too. However, have not received the email confirming purchase and it is also not showing in my list of Purchases maintained by BitsDujour.

Please advise.

May 3 2023 at 2:44am Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond Apologies for the missed email. I have just sent you your license key to your registered email address.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - May 3 2023 at 2:47am Copy Link

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Rajeev Dugar Have not received your email regarding the license key and download links.

May 3 2023 at 3:01am Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond Could you please check your spam inbox? It might have ended up there.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - May 3 2023 at 3:09am Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond Never mind, I think it's because the registered email address provided to BitsDuJour was wrong. We've received your email sent directly to us, and have now corrected your email address.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - May 3 2023 at 3:14am Copy Link

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Rajeev Dugar Thanks for the prompt help and support. Request you to keep the corrected email in your records. That is the email registered with BitsDujour too.

May 3 2023 at 3:20am Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond You're welcome, and thank you for your purchase.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - May 3 2023 at 3:42am Copy Link

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Duane User A total waste of money. The only thing it does once installed is show the words "Bookmarks bar" rather than showing the toolbar. Only File and Help menus are shown and there is nothing useful there.

Update: Even though the software says it's registered after installing. You need to enter the registration code to get it to do anything. The words "bookmarks bar" still remains instead of an actual toolbar.

Not ready for prime time. Would have been much more useful 10 years ago. I'm not sure I'll get $5 out of this software.

Aug 8 2023 at 7:16am Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond @Duane User - could you please let us know where it says it's 'registered after installing'? We would like to fix that error.

The description for the product should have provided an idea of what it does. If there was any misrepresentation, let us know and we will correct it. If you require help using the product, or it's missing a described feature, please drop us a line at support@yohz.com.

Thank you.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Aug 8 2023 at 7:30am Copy Link

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Duane User It happened only once. Then I registered it. Surely you can find it easier than I can.

As far as the product description is concerned, Between the time it said it was registered (a popup) and the time I entered the key, it did not provide any functionality.

A text saying "bookmarks bar" is not a substitute for an actual bookmarks bar. Looks like a programming goof.

Aug 8 2023 at 3:08pm Copy Link

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Mark Snyder I could not get it to register at all. Waste of time and money. This app is a joke.

Aug 9 2023 at 1:53am Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond @Mark Snyder - We wrote to you yesterday with instructions on how to register the product, to the email address you used to purchase the product. Could you please check your spam folder in case the email ended up there? Thanks.

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Aug 9 2023 at 2:25am Copy Link

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Yeoh Ray Mond @Duane User - we are unable to reproduce the scenario where a window pops up informing the user that the application has been registered when it is installed. The only window that appears is the quick start guide.

With regards to the bookmarks bar, this is indeed a bug. We have fixed this, and you can download the update using this URL: https://www.yohz.com/down...rSetup.zip

We have also described how to use the bookmarks bar in this blog - https://www.yohz.com/blog...-explorer/

Yohz Ventures Sdn Bhd - Aug 9 2023 at 4:41am Copy Link

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Mark Snyder @Yeoh Ray Mond I found the email, Thank you!
What happened it installed but the icon says Sawhole Studio. This must be a partner app I had previously installed. I had to search for Easy PDF because it did not create its own folder group in the start menu. I then opened file location and copied the icon to the desktop. I have now been able to activate the software.
Thank you!

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