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  2. Software cracking - Wikipedia

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    Software crack illustration. Software cracking (known as "breaking" mostly in the 1980s [1]) is an act of removing copy protection from a software. [2] Copy protection can be removed by applying a specific crack. A crack can mean any tool that enables breaking software protection, a stolen product key, or guessed password. Cracking software ...

  3. Keygen - Wikipedia

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    A software license is a legal instrument that governs the usage and distribution of computer software. [1] Often, such licenses are enforced by implementing in the software a product activation or digital rights management (DRM) mechanism, [2] seeking to prevent unauthorized use of the software by issuing a code sequence that must be entered into the application when prompted or stored in its ...

  4. Download and install System Mechanic - AOL Help

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    Click Download now | wait for the installation file to download. Click the file to open. System Mechanic will begind to download. When the download finished the install wizard will show up. Click Yes. Click Install. After the installation you will be asked for your email address for activation. Enter the email address used for purchasing System ...

  5. No-disc crack - Wikipedia

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    A No-disc crack, No-CD crack or No-DVD crack is an executable file or a special "byte patcher" program which allows a user to circumvent certain Compact Disc and DVD copy protection schemes. They allow the user to run computer software without having to insert their required CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. This act is a form of software cracking.

  6. Download, install, or uninstall AOL Desktop Gold

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    Learn how to download and install or uninstall the Desktop Gold software and if your computer meets the system requirements.

  7. Microsoft Product Activation - Wikipedia

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    The procedure enforces compliance with the program's end-user license agreement by transmitting information about both the product key used to install the program and the user's computer hardware to Microsoft, inhibiting or completely preventing the use of the program until the validity of its license is confirmed. [1]

  8. Product key - Wikipedia

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    Product key on a Proof of License Certificate of Authenticity for Windows Vista Home Premium. A product key, also known as a software key, serial key or activation key, is a specific software-based key for a computer program. It certifies that the copy of the program is original. Product keys consist of a series of numbers and/or letters.

  9. Product activation - Wikipedia

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    Upon connection, the serial number was validated. A unique "key" was returned which allowed the program to continue for a trial period. If two D'Bridge systems communicated using the same key, the software deliberately crashed. The software has long since had the entire activation system removed and is now freeware by Nick J. Andre, Ltd.