For a limited time, we are making available to the public a free download of a fully-functional copy of the Puritan Hard Drive  KnowledgeBase application software, bundled with more than 300 Adobe PDF books/articles and MP3 audio sermons from the Puritan Hard Drive collection. (Click here to download a PDF listing of all bundled Puritan books/articles and Reformation MP3s.) This is the same critically-acclaimed knowledgebase and powerful search engine to be found on the Puritan Hard Drive, with the following limitations:

• You can only access the Resources that are bundled with the demo.
• You can only save a maximum of 5 Saved Search Results Sets at any one time.
• You can only save a maximum of 3 Saved Search Results Sets Lists at any one time.
• You can only save a maximum of 10 unique Resources in your Favorites List at any one time.

This demonstration version contains all the content and search functionality of the unrestricted version available only on the Puritan Hard Drive. This unrestricted version of the KnowledgeBase Application provides the user with immediate access to the more than 12,500 PDF (books and other text resources), MP3 (audio) and WMV (video) Resources contained in the full Puritan Hard Drive collection.  In that version, you can create thousands of Saved Search Results Sets and Saved Search Results Sets Lists, limited only by the available free space on the internal drive or external USB drive where the application resides. This also applies to the Favorites List.

*** Please note: because of the large number of demo downloads, we cannot provide technical support for the PHD demo software beyond the instructions contained on this page. Additional tutorial material relating to the use of the software can be found here ***

System Requirements for the PHD KnowledgeBase Application Software

• A personal computer (laptop or desktop) that is either (1) a PC running either Windows XP (Service Pack 3 - SP3), Vista (Service Pack 1+), or Windows 7; or (2) a PowerPc or Intel-based Apple Mac running Mac OS X versions 10.4 through 10.7 (Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion)
• 512 MB (1GB+ highly recommended) of internal memory (RAM)
• Approximately 900 MB of free hard disk space is required to save the downloaded self-extracting archived application file
  
• Approximately 1.5GB of free hard disk space is required to install the downloaded application file
  

To successfully download this software, you must have a broadband internet connection. The Windows version file is 825MB and the Mac version file is 827MB. Sample download times:

• DSL (1.544 Mbps): 1 to 1.5 hours
• Cable (2-10 Mbps): 10 minutes to 1 hour
  

Please do not attempt this download unless your internet connection is at least 750 Kbps. You can order a copy of both versions of the software on a DVD by clicking here.

To quickly learn how to make the best use the free Puritan Hard Drive demo software, please watch the tutorial videos at " ALL PURITAN HARD DRIVE VIDEOS ".

 

Instructions for Downloading/Installing the

Free PHD KnowledgeBase Application Software

On Windows  & Mac OS X

(Please read ALL the directions before proceeding)

Windows OS (XP [SP3], Vista [SP1+], Windows 7)

Click on the link below to download the Windows OS self-extracting archived application file:

PHD KnowledgeBase Demo for Windows.exe

Depending on your particular web browser, a window, similar to the one below, will pop-up asking you whether you want to save the file to your computer.

Depending on how you've configured your web browser to save downloaded files, you may be presented with a Windows Explorer dialog box to select the download storage location, or, the download may begin immediately. In either case, once the file has been saved to your hard disk, double-click on the file in Windows Explorer.

A small window with extraction instructions will be displayed reminding you that will need to obtain a password to extract the files from the downloaded archive file:

 

This password is easily obtained by sending an email to demo@puritan-hard-drive.com . Click here to launch your default email client. The email will be filled in with all the necessary information. Simply click on the Send button in your email client. In a few moments, you will receive an email with the unlocking password, which you can copy & paste into the password box or enter it directly.

You will be prompted to indicate where you want to have the extracted files stored. We recommend that you extract the files to a top level directory such as C:\

Finally, you will be prompted to enter the password you obtained as specified above:

There is no further installation process to run.  After a few minutes, you will see a folder called "PHD Demo" in the directory where the files were extracted. Double-click on the following folders in succession: PHD Demo -> Puritan Hard Drive -> Apps -> PHD KnowledgeBase Demo:

Once inside the folder "PHD KnowledgeBase Demo", scroll down to locate the application file "PHD KnowledgeBase Demo":

Double-click on the application file "PHD KnowledgeBase Demo.exe". In about 30 seconds or so (depending on your computer's performance), the program will open.

 

MAC OS X  10.4-10.7

(Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion)

 

Click on the link below to download the Mac OS X self-extracting archived application file:

PHD KnowledgeBase Demo for Mac OS X.sitx

Depending on your particular web browser, a window, similar to the one below, will pop-up asking you whether you want to save the file to your computer.

Depending on how you've configured your web browser to save downloaded files, you may be presented with a Finder dialog box to select the download storage location, or, the download may begin immediately.

In order to extract the files from the downloaded archive, you will need to have pre-installed the latest version of Stuffit (Standard, Deluxe) or the free Stuffit Expander (2011, Version 15.0.1+). The latter can be downloaded without charge by clicking here. (Earlier versions of Stuffit Expander will NOT be able to extract the demo files successfully. You will receive an error message that the archived file is corrupted.) The remainder of these instructions will assume you are using the free Stuffit Expander.

Once the file has been downloaded, make sure the archive file is located in the directory where you want to install the demo files since, by default, Stuffit Expander extracts the files in the archive to the same folder where the archive file resides (you can set Stuffit Expander's Preferences to prompt you for another location). Double-click on the filename in Finder:

A dialog box will appear for you to enter in the password  to unlock the archive file:

After the password is successfully entered, the files will be extracted. A bar in the Stuffit window will display the progress of the extraction process, which depending on your computer's performance could take up to 10 minutes or so.

There is no further installation process to run.  Once the extraction is completed, you will see a folder called "PHD Demo" in the directory where the files were installed. Double-click on the following folders in succession: PHD Demo -> Puritan Hard Drive -> Apps -> PHD KnowledgeBase Demo:

Double-click on the application file, "PHD KnowledgeBase Demo.app". In approximately 30 seconds (depending on your computer's performance), the program will open.

Additional Useful Links

PURITAN HARD DRIVE SUPER SALE

PURITAN HARD DRIVE TUTORIAL VIDEOS (FREE)

PURITAN HARD DRIVE SOFTWARE DEMO ON DVD (use this link if you do not have a broadband connection to purchase both the Windows and Mac versions of the Puritan Hard Drive Software Demos on one DVD

PURITAN HARD DRIVE MASTER SEARCH INDEX PDF (FREE)