To lownoise,

When I changed the code to xor EAX , EAX DVDIdle Pro came up with the splash screen.

Is this something that is commen with AsProtect? I recall Stripper creating a working exe out of dvdIdle Pro.

I thought this whole process was to create an unpacked version of the original program. yes?

I will look thru this executing exe and see if I can discover the algorithm for the serial #.