Newbie Guide to Loaders, cracks, keys, and care with certain sites

Using Cracks and Keygens a Guide for Newbies

It's important to read the *.NFO that comes with any of the above so you get the right infomation for applying them to unlock the application.

*.NFO files can be opened with NotePad or DAMN_NFO_viewer.

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Keygens:

These provide the registration info that is needed to access the application.

Sometimes this is required before, during or after installation to unlock unlimited full access. Some applications require only a serial to unlock, other are more comprehensive in the details required to finally unlock the application.

Some Keygens will need:
* Name: this can be fictitious
* E-mail: this can be fictitious
* Business name: this can be fictitious

Some programs need a serial to install then generate their own code which needs to put into the Keygen which then generates a final activation code which inturn unlocks the application. Other programs may require a serial number which is derived from the MAC code, this is more specific to the computer that application is installed on. Most keygens will automatically find your computers MAC code and generate the appropriate serial to unlock the application, but in some cases you will have to find and input the MAC code into the keygen manually before it can generate a serial.

MAC is short for Media Access Control. The MAC address is also sometimes called: the ethernet address.

To find your MAC address for any of these O/S's:
Windows XP, 2000, and NT
Windows ME, 98, and 95
MacOS X
MacOS 9.2 running TCP/IP (Open Transport)
Linux
Solaris
SunOS

Go here:
/http://www.its.caltech.edu/net/mac.html

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Patches or cracks:

These alter the *.exe file of the application concerned and sometimes alter the information in the registry.
They are run after installation and in the installation directory where you installed the application concerned. Sometimes they can be run from anywhere because they have the facility to allow you to tell them where the installation directory is located.

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Loaders:

These replace the applications *.exe with the one supplied.

You need to copy the crack to the application installed directory and use it to start the application. Usually you DO NOT remove the applications own *.exe although the loader might rename it. Loaders are less common when cracking applications, but are still used.

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Serials:

These are the supplied registration information needed to unlock the application.

They might include info such as Name, Company, Register number etc. and must be entered EXACTLY as supplied in the proscribed place. Often cut and paste is the best method but occasionally you need to type in the info given. This may be during or after the applications installation. (Just like Keygens).

Serials are commonly used – especially with new versions. The crack writers have not had time to design and release a new crack, and software authors learn what is being posted so they “Blacklist” that serial to prevent it working in the next version of the application.

Serials are commonly supplied with applications posted for download.

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Registry Cracks:

These can be run from anywhere after you install the application.

They alter the information the application wrote to the registry. Registry cracks alone are not as common but are still used. Quite often you may have to use a combination, i.e.: Registry Crack and a serial or loader.

The supplied *.NFO file will have these details.

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*** warning *** some sites (crack.wz, andr & a few others) place trojans/adware in folder, scan w/ good AV, delete trojan/adware, unzip, keep crack (usually 4 files) delete remainder and the zip folder.

Tips: all crack files will have the same date... The trojan/adware will have a different date. Setup.exe, crack.exe, AWI.EXE, start.exe or run.exe file(s) in the CRACK archive are dead give-a-way & do not usually contain any icons.

Never click on these, delete them immediately.

Another tip: You must also first read the *.nfo file to find the real crack.
Then look at the date of the files so you can find the trojan & delete.