It's freeware and mine seems to work (no OCX problem). I registered mine before I tried to use it so I don't know if that is an issue or not.
>As far as how I found out about the program...I keep up to date on deompliers/hacks and such and simply ran accross it a few weeks ago during my weekly internet hunt for such things.
>Yes, I think we should invite the maker to introduce it here - and hopefully get him to put it in the downloads section. Nice to have something avail for free that would keep people from having to spend $400 on refox just to protect their apps from refox (which I consider mafia-style extorsion tactics)...
>I haven't had time to mess with this thing yet other than run it on a vfp.exe then try to open in refox just to verify it worked - so I don't know exactly what's happening to the exe's yet - but - like I said - on the surface it seems to do what it says...

I am sure it works well. As long as it feels like the app is being protected from an infringement - then the result of it's use should be applauded.

But understand - buying into a fear driven marketing scheme is something IMO we should avoid. Look at all the "you need ADO/SQL interfaces instead of DBFs" to protect your data! After a chorus of "rediculous!", the comeback would always be about some nefarious power user with an axe to grind - it's "fear" marketing. I thought that was the exclusive domain of the "after-life" institutions:-)

Laws protect us from that stuff - not technology.

I accidentally cracked Visicalc about 20 years ago. When the source dumped - I was looking over my shoulder - looking to see if anyone was watching. But even though I had the source, what would I do with it - recompile with my name on it and try to undersale Microsoft?:-)

An example of extreme fear marketing was when the honorable Tom Ridge suggested Americans prepare for warfare by purchasing duct tape. Even [some] college educated people in my hood went to Home Depot or SAMS and bought a case of the stuff. I guess they were going to tape themselves inside their house and just starve to death! Maybe it's a "better way to go".:-)

If you feel safer protecting your app, then buy anti-crack engines. But you are a developer and you should know that nothing is un-crackable. There is no real safety - except common sense - and that is the understanding that it just does not make economic or legal sense to repackage someone elses copyright. It's a waste of time. But feeling good is important. And, if an anti-crack makes us feel good, then who among us would deny us that joy?:-)