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        http://pages.prodigy.net/volatility

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*  File: CrackersConvert v1.0 (cconvert.exe)         *
*  Author: Volatility (volatility@prodigy.net)       *
*  Type: Utility/Crackme all in one!                 *
*  Crack Difficulty: Fairly Easy With The Right Tools*
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INTRODUCTION

Greetings, and thanks for downloading my little utility
/crackme.  This program will serve both as a nice 
R.C.E utility, and as an R.C.E target!  Should be fun :)

ABOUT THE PROTECTION

I'm not going to give you TOO many hints here, but I will
tell you that the program is written in Visual Basic, which 
makes it a little tougher to crack, but with the right 
tools, you should have no problems whatsoever.  Hey, I 
could've compiled it to P-Code *wg*.

IMPORTANT

I've helped you out a bit, by leaving the two key 
files (cconvert.$$$, cconvert.ccc) needed by the 
registration routine unhidden.  I was going to generate 
them ONLY if you entered your correct combination, but I 
found that to be a little difficult.  THESE TWO FILES 
MUST REMAIN IN THE SAME DIRECTORY AS CCONVERT.EXE!!!
If you remove these files, you'll get a "file not found"
error, and the program will shut down.

You will not need to do any editing, manipulating or
reconstruction of the key files (*hint*) the only reason I
used them here, is that I didn't have the patience to
code a registry or .ini file access routine (*hint*).

The key files DO have some information already entered
in... this is necessary for the registration check I 
coded (*hint*).  If you edit the key files, the program
will most likely give you an error and shut down.  LEAVE
THEM BE!

There are also two icon (.ico) files needed by the 
program.  I threw these in just for the hell of it 
because I was bored.  If you successfully crack the
program, the sad smiley turns to a happy smiley :)
LEAVE THESE ICONS IN THE SAME DIRECTORY AS THE PROGRAM
ALSO.  If you remove these files, you'll get an error,
and the program will shut down.

OBJECTIVES

Well, with all the hints I gave you above, you should 
have no problem cracking this babe.  You can use ANY 
tools available to you to find your correct registration.

Once you do find your registration, you should have no
problem figuring out the calculation so that you can 
write a key generator.

FINAL WORDS

If you do successfully crack this program, PLEASE send
me an e-mail at volatility@prodigy.net telling me EXACTLY
how you did it.

If you successfully write a key generator, PLEASE send 
that to me as well.  Don't you think it's worth sending
me a simple e-mail for providing you with both a useful
utility and some cracking enjoyment? :)

If you need help or hints, you may e-mail me as well.  I
won't give you the full crack, but I may be able to give
you some more hints to get you started again.

Again, thank you for downloading, and happy cracking!

-Volatility-