what to use to crack??

hi im new to cracking
i have tried cracking with softice for winNT (with patch for XP)
some softwares detect it& restart syatem or refuse to start
i use winxp with sp1

i have windasm32 and hiew670

plz give me indepth tutorials on how to crack/patch!!

thankyou

[SHaG]

As far as tools goes I think those are good to have:
1. IDA - best disassembler
2. SIce - good debugger, but rarely needed
3. OllyDbg - nice application-level debugger
4. WinHEx - hex editor of choice
5. peId - identifies packers (snaker, you rock! =) )

Then read tuts.

Shag has pretty much covered it there, especially the

read tutorials

part.
If you can't find any tutorials basic enough, then my Ollydbg ones are easy enough for a beginner (in fact I aim/aimed them at beginners)

hxxp://cracking.accessroot.com/ try taking a look there, but keep in mind one man's tea is anothers coffee.