Well, GODspeed, IMO those convoluted registration schemes are great for the software houses, but not so wonderful for the users. It's bearable when it's just one product, but consider what it'll be like if all your installed products pull this trick. What if you ever have the nerve to move to another machine or are forced to recover from a disk failure? You'll be installing for days (assuming the software houses are prepared to reissue reg codes). All the while wondering why as the poor schlep that actually paid for the software you have to do all this. As for reduced piracy resulting in lower software prices, it is to laugh :)