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[lorraine1000]

sorry to use this new post but i did not know if you would go back to the no-cd help post that i leave you.

well i have downloaded all the programs that you said and installed them but i think i am really going to need some help with this where do i start can you help. i think you know what you are talking about i have read a lot of you posts and i can see that you help a lot of people i really would like to get into this i know a lot about computer i build them so if you need any help in that i will be willing to help you out i know that you said it is hard to do. but i really want to learn how to do this please help me out


lorraine1000

[crispy]

HI there, sorry for not replying to your posts but I've been kinda busy elsewhere.
So where to begin. Cracking cd protections and other types e.g. serials, time limits, nag screens etc is all about knowledge, experience, and a little luck!
The best advice can offer is do a search on e.g. google for "cracking tutorials" and download as many as you find. Read them and digest the concepts behind the method.
In some cases it will be a simple search thru the disassembled (in win32dasm) prog, starting at the error screen (e.g. incorrect serial) and looking backwards thru the code for a simple compare function.
This method is what I call "static" cracking.
The other method uses SoftICE, is what I call "dynamic".
Dynamic cracking is where you use SoftICE to break at certain points in the code. e.g. a windows message box (such as GetWindowTextA) or maybe a memory comparison (e.g. HMEMCPY) when a serial you enter is compared to one generated within the program itself.

Personally, I'd download a couple of time limited shareware programs from place like www.cnet.com, and practice on these. But again, tuts are the best way to understand the mnay ways you can crack a program.

As for cd copy protections, you are talking about a whole different ball game. These are usually very difficult to crack, and require a very deep understanding of assembly, compression techniques used to package the executables, and techniques to rebuild dumped memory back into usable programs.
Believe me when I say that there are loads of tutorials out there. some are good, some are bad. But the only way you'll understand is to digest them and learn more.

Hope this helps in some way. ;)

[lorraine1000]

crispy
your a darling thanks for that i may be able to get some where now i think it is going to be harder then i thought but i will get on with it and try it out i can only have a go

lorraine1000