To unprotect Disk Mechanic Version 1.13, do the following patch: A>Debug TRQ5.BAS -a 858 858 NOP 859 NOP 85A NOP -W -Q To unprotect Disk Mechanic Version 3.20, do the following patch: A>Debug TRQ8.BAS -a 887 887 NOP 888 NOP 889 NOP -W -Q That's all you have to do to be able to use Disk Mechanic from your hard disk.