Since every key is unique, it is wise to keep that registration key in a safe place, because you are only given one per copy of the program. Each key will allow you to register that program. This registration key will look like a complicated set of numbers and letters. Sometimes when you buy a program in-store (we'll use the game example again), it will comes with a special ' registration key'.
99% of the time, 'cracked' software is used by people who have illegally downloaded software, in order for them to be able to run the program on their computer without the required CD/DVD (which they obviously don't have). So according to the original example, you would be able to play the game without the CD/DVD in the drive.
One simple example is when you buy a computer game, you are required to insert the CD/DVD in the drive to play it.Ī ' Crack' is simply term used to describe a patched version of the original program launcher which bypasses the program's copy protection features. When you buy a program and install it on your computer, the program's 'launcher' will have some sort of built-in copy protection feature. Any time you install a program, it creates an executable used to launch the program (we'll call this the ' launcher').
