CDRWin/DAO V3.8A+ Open-Source Keymaker V1.1 - Some Notes
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This is my contribution to everyone who is sick and tired of burning
coasters over and over again.
If you have used a CDRWin Keymaker not written by me, I strongly
suggest that you replace the CDRWIN.DAT file (containing the registration
information) in your CDRWin folder with a clean one (you can use the
one supplied in this release), and afterwards reender the registration
information using my keymaker.
Little technical information:
The unlock key consists of four dwords,
xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx.
1) xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-XXXXXXXX
The forth dword is determined as a checksum calculated from your
name/company/email. It is also the only part which differentiates
between the unlock codes for CDRWin and the unlock codes for DAO.
Note that they use two different tables to generate the checksum.
Also, this part is used to determine whether the entered user
information is blacklisted or not - beware, a blacklisted key
leads to unwanted results :)
2) xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxXXXX-xxxxxxxx
The Version information. Expiration etc is determined from here.
3) xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-XXXXxxxx-xxxxxxxx
Another Checksum that is used the first time CDRWin is started
after the user has entered the registration information. If it
fails, a nice piracy message pops up.
4) XXXXxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx
Just another Checksum, hidden this time (i.e. no error messages,
only unwanted behavior of the program).
5) xxxxxxxx-xxxxXXXX-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx
And finally another Checksum, again hidden, again unwanted behavior.
6) xxxxXXXX-XXXXxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx
Note that these two words are still left unchecked; at one place
CDRWin accesses those words, though they are not yet meaningfully
used. THIS is the place where Jeff is going to add some more
checks, hence beware for future versions of CDRWin, which might
as well disable keys made with this keygen (or add to your coaster
collection again). Of course, I will be informed and add those
checks as soon as they are present.
Last words:
- BUY your personal key from Goldenhawk, since the price is
decent and the product is great! (I really don't understand
why anyone would favor Fireburner, latter doesn't even support
my damn CD-R!)
- If you intent to use parts or the whole of this keymaker
for your own group release, feel free, I don't give a fuck,
as there are already more lamers on earth as I could count
them.
- Thanks to Egis/Core who quickly released an updated version
of my CDRWin Keymaker when Jeff blacklisted the Version-
Word 4a2.
Greetings to all who love and hate me.