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I am supposed to announce the winners for Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 license today but I’ve decided to do that tomorrow because I have something more important to share with all of you. You know I try to bring you the best computer tip of the day before anyone else does it. Rest assured that the comments will be closed to prevent further entries for the KIS 2009 lucky draw which will lower your chances in winning a license.

I’ve received an email today morning from Merlin Magii regarding VNU offering free commercial download for the latest iolo Search and Recover 5 worth $39.95. iolo Search and Recover 5 is developed from the same company as the popular System Mechanic 8. Search and Recover 5 is a very powerful yet easy to use data recovery software that can help you recover deleted pictures, movies, songs, sounds and emails. Other than that, it has advanced disk tools that can help you to make a copy of a drive, create virtual drive, search for lost or damaged partition and even a file terminator to permanently and securely delete sensitive information through your right click menu.


iolo Search and Recover 5 is an excellent data recovery software that helps you instantly recover deleted photos, documents, email messages, videos, MP3 files, and more. The easy-to-use interface allows you to quickly sort through irrelevant files to rescue your precious data—be it from a hard drive, a floppy disk, a CD/DVD, an MP3 player, a digital camera, or any other portable device.

It’s StrongScan technology recovers information even if you have emptied the Recycle Bin, formatted a drive, or suffered a PC disaster—even years after the data was lost. Never worry about losing your files again! Search and Recover also offers tools for system backups and the secure deletion of sensitive data, making it a comprehensive product for managing your critical data.

To get your free activation key for iolo Search and Recover, you can either head on to the original VNU Search and Recover promotional page, or follow the easy step-by-step instructions below.

1. Go to this promotional page http://www.iolo.com/casr to get your Search and Recover activation key.

2. You should see a Continue button like image shown below. If you do not see it, please temporarily disable your script blocker such as NoScript, AdBlock Plus and also antivirus.

3. You should now see that Search & Recover 5 1 Year Subscription Promotion has been added to the shopping cart with the unit price $0.00. Click the red Secure Checkout button.

4. Enter your first name, last name, address, city, postal code, country, phone number, email address and click Continue. Make sure you enter a valid email address because the Search & Recover activation key is sent there.

5. Click Continue again on delivery method page.

6. And finally click Place Order. You should be forwarded to a page that says “Thank You! Your Order #2101XXXXXXX is complete”.

7. Now check your email that you’ve entered in step 4. You should receive an email from iolo technologies, LLC with the subject “Thank you for ordering from iolo technologies, #2101XXXXXXX”. Note down the Search & Recover 5 1 Year Subscription Promotion activation key.

8. To download the latest Search & Recover, you can either download from VNU site, or here to directly download the SearchAndRecover.exe installer.

9. Install and when you see a dialog box below, select “I own Search and Recover and can enter my serial number later” and click Next.

10. Enter the activation key at the next window and you now have a fully licensed iolo Search and Recover 5 valid for 1 year.

Here are a few important tips that you should know on how to improve your chances of successfully recovering data. For effective data recovery, you must recover your data as soon as possible and save recovered files to a drive that is different from the drive it originally existed on. For best results, do not restart your PC after data loss, save any documents or files, start or use any programs other than Search and Recover, and compact or compress your mailbox when want to recover your emails.

Chris Wiles, I hope it is fine for me to post this as it is a website promo and not a magazine promotion for your magazine readers. I am not distributing this software nor mirroring this promotion. I am actually promoting your site by sending my readers to your VNU. If you do a search on the promotional iolo link, you’ll find that there are already sites “mirroring” this promotion and not helping you to promote.