StartWithDate
 

StartWithDate:
Start an executable (.exe extension) with the specific date;
- Drag and drop support for exes just drag it anywhere on main dialog;

They are two structs - two way of keeping time:
SYSTEMTIME (16 bytes) and FILETIME (8 bytes)

GetLocalTime, GetSystemTime - SYSTEMTIME
GetSystemTimeAsFileTime - FILETIME

More time Apis:
FileTimeToSystemTime - converts a 64-bit file time to system time format
SystemTimeToFileTime - converts a system time to a file time

Hopefully this will be an external D/L at some point...

Keep the great work coming!!! I use your tools weekly (seriously).

Version 2.0 Out
 

New on Version 2.0:
- Now you can also set time from date;
- Ability to specify process parameters:
First process parameter is the exe file name,
so enter first a space like this:
" example.txt", // Additional application arguments
Process parameters are separated by a space - " " !

External link:
https://www47.zippyshare.com/v/NZ3HXeLi/file.html

what's diff with RunAsDate from Nirsoft?

Offers more info and more select-able options
 

Offers information: about selected date (converted to both SYSTEMTIME and FILETIME) needed probable for permanent patches, Info about how many times Api was reached (Info button); more select-able options like what Api to change;
except those there isn't much.

is possible src please?

nice tool =) spares one from a little hooking code at times

This would be really useful if you would publish the source as well...

https://forums.codeguru.com/showthread.php?417758-Assertion-in-GetCurrentTime%28%29-why
the only way was to link it statically (MFC Static Library)
this bug was on VC v6 debug mode, fixed now.

Another bug was due to fact that Apis have only a jmp dword [...] on their body
so writing directly to Api address would lead to corrupting code after jmp dword [...].
Fixed.

00437298 6815E636 /CALL to GetSystemTime from wpdshext.6815E630
0043729C 004372C4 \pSystemTime = 004372C4
004372A0 00437390
Registers are altered on hooks so I got to use pushad (60) and popad (61) instructions.
Fixed.

Attached final version and source code.

Is this an alternative to the RunAsDate program? I have been looking for alternatives for this program and can't find anything, hope this is better as RunAsDate.

Thank you!

maybe this help you...

yet another
 

You may try Time Stopper https://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-e...-a-software/2/ as well.

Does it work with trial server checking?

Does this work with Java apps or only native?

The server uses its own time setting, so obviously it won't work

StartWithDate v4
 

New on Version 4.0:
- Added GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime api

I noticed that on some x64 won't hook kernelbase.dll but kernel32.dll;
while using Attach button will hook kernelbase.dll like it should.

And I was using this program only for figuring out what Api is being used for getting the time.

the API is bad
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/sysinfoapi/nf-sysinfoapi-getsystemtimepreciseasfiletime

it has limited OS support!

btw it's not working at all .. didn't investigate why ..

of course not working in all cases.
protection developers not stupid of course test public tools from here or github.

It still worked with 3-4 years ago programs.

StartWithDate_v4 64 bits
 

StartWithDate_v4 64 bits released;
source code included; VS Community 2017.

patching GetLocalTime loader example
 

Two patching GetLocalTime loader example; source code
One 64 bits and one 32 bits.

StartWithDate64_v5
 

StartWithDate64_v5:
4 hocking options: "User RAX", "Use RBX", "Use stack" "Jump dword"