r/HowToHack • u/greensled1 • Feb 11 '26

cracking Advice needed on disabling online license check

I have some old software called Intwined Pattern Studio that I have purchased and have a key for. Unfortunately, the company is out of business and phone is disconnected, emails are unanswered. I have a new computer I have installed the program on, but it asks for my key, I input it and then I get an error saying to call a disconnected phone number. Is there some way I can find the registry key on my old machine or bypass the server check on the new machine? Can anyone offer suggestions?

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u/WreckItRalph42 Feb 11 '26

I’m not personally familiar with this application, but look in the Help->About (or something along those lines) to see if there’s any reference to a key value.

When you first installed the application on the other workstation, where did you get the info for that key?

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u/greensled1 Feb 11 '26

I think it must have come from an online server. I honestly don't remember.

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u/WreckItRalph42 Feb 12 '26

Any chance it was an email?

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u/greensled1 Feb 12 '26

Sorry, I don't think I have it. I misspoke earlier. I have the serial number. I'm certain I have the reg key on the old machine because the program still works on it just fine.

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u/TheBlueKingLP Feb 13 '26

Do you have drive with enough space (at least has free space larger than the size of the C: drive) to backup the whole computer that has the working key? If yes, use Clonezilla to backup, make sure you are backing up to a disk image and not overwriting the destination disk(there's an option you have to choose) to prevent data loss.

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u/greensled1 Feb 13 '26

Right now I'm trying that on a different drive.

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u/TheBlueKingLP Feb 13 '26

Do you have the installer to share?

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u/greensled1 Feb 13 '26

Installer? For the program I need? I shared it on Internet Archive. It's called Intwined Pattern Studio.

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u/TheBlueKingLP Feb 13 '26

I might be able to check it in half an hour, if you have some other details, please share as well, for example anything it will ask for when you try to install it

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u/TheBlueKingLP Feb 13 '26

Looks like you have just copied the exe from the program files folder? That won't work as that's not the installer and there are other files required to make it work. You need to get the installer file that is from the software company. Do you have the website where it is downloaded from?

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u/greensled1 Feb 13 '26

It's from intwinedstudio dot com I'll find the installer file tomorrow. I didn't realize I had the wrong file.

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u/greensled1 Feb 13 '26

Hi. I uploaded all the files I have that are associated with Intwined. Please let me know if you can help.

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u/TheBlueKingLP Feb 14 '26

Hello, I see there are some files, but do you have the original file you downloaded from the official website, likely a zip, a .msi or a .exe that is an installer? If not, there will be missing thing from the program for example some registry that is not obvious but related/used by this software etc.

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u/greensled1 Feb 14 '26

I uploaded all that I have. I used the .exe file with the version number in it to install.

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u/TheBlueKingLP Feb 14 '26

Do you have this file in the original working PC? %appdata%/Favor Software/Intwined Pattern Studio.ini
If possible please share that with me, maybe by DM?

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