hi i am new to cracking and was just wondering if i am on the right track with this program i am trying to crack.. i have added a screen shot so you can see..
screen shot.. (http://members.shaw.ca/zao420/shot.PNG)

so far i have found out it uses the simgangster.lic file witch i made and added some crap to it.. then ran smart check with it.. by the way i get an error saying my license can't be validated and reverting back to demo.

anyways.. from what i can tell its using an encrypted key. so what would be my next step? use soft ice and brake befor it checks the lic file. or is there another way..

also does anyone know why ds 3.1 doesn't brake for me. i set some brake points like it says in a tut but it never brakes.. i load the program up into symbol loader like people have said on this board. but i can;t manage to get it to brake at all.