need help. v4.5 is deleting my license codes

[winchester]

Please help.

When I enter my license codes into TextPad v4.5 it is accepted and works but only for the next execution. After I close and run it again a third time, it reverts back to evaluation mode.

I have looked into the Windows registry (I am running Win 95) and have found out that by the third time TP4.5 is executed it has already deleted it's own registry entries for the license code.

What is happening?

If anyone knows a solution, please help. Thanks!

- WinC
NipSys, Inc.

[guru]

Hi,
the reason could be the following lines of code within textpad

key = get_license_from_registry;
check_key (key, expiration);
if expiration > today() then exit;
...
check_key(..)
expiration = today();
if key_checksum = true then
expiration = to_date('99991231');
if instr(key,'specialThing')>0 then
cnt = to_number(substr(key,length(key)-1,1));
cnt ++;
if cnt = 3 then
delete_license_from_registry;
else
key = substr(key,1,length(key)-1)+to_char(cnt);
write_license_to_registry;


So just made it plain for you. There exist two classes of keys: keys that are obtained legally and others. As long as any illegal key will work in then first instance, no one will bother to create a better key. So this method prevents cracker to push this issue further (the problem is solved, what else would you need)...
As conclusion of this, I dare say your key, you are using is not the one you obtained legally.
guru