its not that easy with 2004 very hard to crack, as it has two seperate identifiers - a serial number, and an activation number. Now, getting a working serial is all well and good.l...but when it comes to your activation code, if your code does not exactly match the code on the Symantec servers allocated to the digital signature of your copy, then you are screwed basically. Its very secure. Norton have spent shit loads on encryption for the 2004 version, and it has hit headlines for how well it keeps software pirates at bay.... ....lets hope other vendors dont develop similar strategies. If you crack 2004, i will be very suprised...and indeed pleased!!