Latigomy answers....why not? :)Sun Dec 6 23:53:01 1998 hi there crackers!i know i know, lots of people have allready posted their solutions...i have NOT read them of course! :) ill read them after posting this; and as i took the time to try to solve the first questions, i think i deserve a place among the posts....ok so much for the talking1) The data is kept in the registry :hklmsoftware4developers2)the counter is also in the registry : HKCRRCW when the trial expired , the value was 729649, and before expiring (30 days remaining) the value is 7296503) its Time limited, it has crippled/restricted functionsand 4)The program does use a file called rcw.d98 which containns the same value than HKCRRCW..and guess what..if the trial expires,when u execute the proggy, the file is deleted :)well, thats all for now, there are many 'bread crumbs' left to be collected and analyzed.bye know!