Thanks for the reply. After I was unsuccessful in my attempt to crack it, I went to the adobe site to just get a taste of the program. I downloaded the free trial and the same thing happened. Even if I was to buy the darn thing I think it would be the same story. My next attempt would be to re-install windows which would be a pain in the butt. So even if I gave you the thread it would be useless. I've tried several before I tried the free 30 trial.