CS4 Trial expired overnight.

I installed CS4 trial on Windows XP Pro yesterday on my son's PC.
He wanted to learn PS so I encourage that.
He requested that I install it on my PC, which is dual screen, so he could have PS on one screen and the tutorials/youtube videos on the other.
Next day, his PC has expired, whilst mine still works.
How do I get the trial working again? I tried logging in as an administrator, to no avail.
Also, I notice that PS will NOT run if you try run it under a user who does not have a password. For example, Guest.
All my users are 'Limited' users - nobody in my household has admin priv (other than myself) so running PS as an administrator is completely out of the question.

How do I get the trial working again?
Not at all, unfortunately. Once locked, only a full retail serial will unlock it. re-installing or ny such thing doesn't do anything nor would the options listed on the knowledge base - where there is no serial, there is nothing to fix. As to why it shut down is a differnt matter, but your security policies may add to it due to blocking access to specific files and the registry. This would be perceived as an attempt at tampering by the licensing service. Similarly, virus scanners and otehr tools may interfere. Another frequent cause are updates of any kind, Adobes own and others. Anyway, short of rebuilding the OS from scratch with a low-level format, there is nothing you can do. If it's just for learning generic image manipulation stuff, give GIMP a spin. It's free. You may also want to consider edu versions of Adobe products, if your son or one other family member is entitled....
Mylenium

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