HELLO.

FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE FOR USING NULLED VERSIONS OF SOME OF YOUR PRODUCTS.

I got nulled versions from different sites by searching in google. I installed and used them for about three months, they are still working but I am feeling guilty to use them without purchasing them. I searched for them because I liked them but I couldnt afford them as I am student with no job and forum is just my hobby without any income from ads and other things. I started feeling guilty last week (not going to explain why). I was using nulled vBulletin but now I have purchased it and they told me that I dont have to do anything but just upload files and run upgrade.

Now I want to convert all your products to lite as I cant afford to purchase them. I have following versions

DragonByte Tech: Advanced Post Thanks / Like (Pro) 1.0.1
DragonByte Tech: Advanced User Tagging (Pro) 1.2.1
DragonByte Tech: Info Panels (Pro) 1.1.1
DragonByte Tech: vBActivity & Awards (Pro) 2.1.2
DragonByte Tech: vBCredits II Deluxe (Pro) 1.2.0
DragonByte Tech: vBShop (Pro) 1.2.1

what should i do? i know i deserve to be banned here and no support on this issue because i have done very wrong thing. but if there is a little hope, i want to apologize on my act. i am ashamed.

first i thought to uninstall all products and then install lite versions but in this case i think all data will be removed. i dont want to lose thanks, likes, tags, mentions, mentions, achievements, awards, points and gifts which i have added by working three months on them and assigning them to members.

please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please forgive me and guide me and help me. what should i do now?

You could consider asking your Forum members to donate towards the cost of purchasing the Pro licenses.

I'm agree...the piracy ruine the small teams and internet company...i like this excuse post but i'm think you should find a system to pay this mods (with bulk purchase you would have a discount)...you can ask donations to your members or another system, bear in mind that piracy ruin and create great damages to the little businesses...

Ahhh.... I understand the idea of wanting nice toys and stuffs for cheapest (or even free), but that takes away from DBtech getting people to program mods that all work together and with other system.

They put a lot of work into their programs to work so well.

Maybe you can help them identify where you got them

Thanks for your honesty =)

As some others have stated, piracy *really* hurts small companies like ours. A lot of people think "oh i wouldn't pay for it anyway, so it's ok" - The problem with that is the people who release it are encouraged every time someone downloads it. Every time someone does it they are helping to support the pirates.

A lot of small companies go out of business because of piracy. or end up having to encode their products to try to slow it down/stop it.

I'll have @Belazor explain how to downgrade if it is possible.

Iain

To downgrade, open your main public_html folder (or wherever the forum files are kept) and open the dbtech folder.
Then, delete every folder that has _pro in its name.

After that, go into /includes/xml and delete all bitfield_, cpnav_ and hooks_ XML files that have names like dbtech_<product>_pro.

Then, just import the Lite XML files in your product manager.

Glad you are honest and want to purchase our products the correct way