Could this code be recorded > somewhere in some obscure initialization file or something like that? They are most often stored in the registry, but I have seen them stored in .ini files and in similar configuration files of almost any description. It might not even be stored anywhere. The setup file might just be hardwired to recognize numbers with certain properties. Do you remember anything about the number's format? Would you recognize it if you saw it again? If the answer to either of these is 'yes', the first thing to do is to use regedit or your favorite registry editor to search for the values of any keys containing the name of the program or the vendor. Would > anyone have any idea where or what to look for? By the way, I tried looking > at Versa-Check's website, but it won't even show FAQ's without a validation > code (that I lost). Have you tried phoning them? Thank you. David Jonathan Justman Do you want to signoff PCSOFT or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://freepctech.com/pcsoft.shtml