Majot
Jean Pierre is right, Step7 V5.0 or higher will quite happily run without authorisation, it just searches for authorisation and let's you know that it can't find it, clicking on OK will clear this message and the application will run.
Ken,
There is an authorisation crack for the Seimens software, providing you have the original key disks, a multi-authorisation disk is most useful for this. I won't say that we use it, as all our software is fully licensed, but I can asure you that it is availiable.
This crack also works with S5 software.
I would just like to point out, that I am not condoning the use of software cracks for any Siemens software, nor will I pass this information on, regardless of how much money I am offered.
Paul