Ron: " Perhaps they will realise that the exact method may go too far, and this entire arguement can be dropped". I hope so for you, but I wouldn't bet on that. Steve: a quotation from a post below: ------------------------------------------------------- " .. We absolutely do not check the hard drive at all for any software other than our own." Steve Yatson Product Manager Curious Labs ------------------------------------------------------- I can't remember that Newtek ever wants to check my hard drive, nor for their own products neither for anything else. I also can't remember that Newtek (or Maxon, Corel, .. as well) ever wants to know when I change my machine, had a HD crash or buy me a new car. (The last one might be part of the next "software protection" ;)) Hope you see the difference. regards Thomas