Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ncrlnk!ncr-sd!rb-dc1!shapiro From: shapiro@rb-dc1.UUCP (Mike Shapiro) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Sector editor needed Keywords: sector editor, serial number Message-ID: <545@rb-dc1.UUCP> Date: 1 Jun 89 23:40:02 GMT References: Reply-To: shapiro@rb-dc1.SanDiego.gould.UUCP (Michael Shapiro) Organization: Encore Computer, San Diego (was Gould/GSD, soon to be extinct) Lines: 22 In article cmm1@CUNIXA.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Christopher M Mauritz) writes: >Can somebody recommend a decent sector editor? I'd prefer a PD program, >but I'll buy one if the quality is there. I have a program with an >imbedded serial number that I want to alter so the editor needs to have >a search function in it. Thanks. I usually use the Norton Utilities (Advanced) package, which includes a sector editor. With the whole package of utilities, I think it's a good buy. Be careful in changing the displayed serial number of software. Some packages have implemented a protection package which will not allow the software to run if the serial number has been altered. Various schemes, such as checksums or comparisons to encoded versions are used. If your software uses one of these and you change the serial number, you may also need to find and disable the check. -- Michael Shapiro, Encore Computer Corporation (formerly Gould/GSD) 15378 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128 (619)485-0910 UUCP: shapiro@rb-dc1 (This location will close, starting July 10. I will be moving on.)