Algorithm 2 crack
Allowing for a new lease on life for....what is still kinda crap software.
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Do yourself a favor and read both of the below sections before continuing :3
Algorithm 2 Compatibility and Features
Compatibility
Windows 98, 98 SE or ME on x86 (untested but theoretically works)
Windows 2000 on x86
Windows XP on x86 and x64 (not IA64)
Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1 on x86 and x64
Windows 10 on x86, x64 and ARM64
Windows 11 on x64 and ARM64
Requires .NET Framework 2.0 or later.
Windows Vista and later should include a copy of .NET Framework sufficient to run this application.
Features
Visual Basic + WinForms """"IDE""" (it's not good)
Basic "Object -> Event -> Action" non-code architecture
Compilation to standalone executable (requires crack)
Export to Visual Basic project for use with Visual Studio (requires crack)
Randomly crashes when you try to do complex things, so set the Debugging mode to 'Save and start' or you will be sad
You will enjoy "object reference not set to instance of an object" messages constantly
Check out the official product page at archive.org - "Free Software Maker - Algortihm 2" (yes, typo in the tital and all, that's how it was)
Crack Details and History
Compatibility
The compatibility of the crack is identical to that of the original program, with the same requirements.
Features
Unlocks all features that require paid registration
Easy to install
Seamlessly replaces the original binary
Why?
The original websites (algorithm2.com and algoritm2.ru) have been down for many years, and as such you cannot purchase a legitimate registration key even if you wanted to. Additionally, you had to contact support for every new machine you wanted to activate, because each registration key was tied to the 'machine id' of your computer. Without being able to register the program, your compilations have to be done through an online service that obviously went down when the websites did, so the program was essentially useless.
In 2019 (back in the ThatsNiceGuy times), I took it upon myself to create a crack that would bypass the activation mechanism, allowing all paid functions to be used. After about a month of fucking around in IDA Free with no success, I declared failure and gave up. Later on, I asked a friend to help me, and in the span of about a week he made some progress but ultimately wasn't able to successfully crack the app.
After a few more failed attempts, I forgot about it for years, moving on to other things. Then one funny day in April 2023, I remembered about Algorithm 2 and decided to try cracking it once again. One thing led to another and well, here we are. I cracked it successfully in April, let it sit for a while, then remembered that I should publish it, so here I am publishing said crack so others can experiment with the program. Downloads of the crack and Algorithm itself (you'll still need a clean copy of that) are below.
Downloads
Alg2Crack v1.0 (latest)
Tap this link to download Alg2Crack v1.0
1.0 changelog:
Initial release, compatible with Algorithm 2.7.1
I need Algorithm too
Recommended version for use with my cracks, and is the one I test with: Tap this link to download Algorithm 2.7.1 (CD version)
Here are some older versions I managed to dig up:
Same version but the installer is smaller than the CD version so like wtf: Tap this link to download Algorithm 2.7.1 (web download version)
Older version? Haven't installed, untested: Tap this link to download Algorithm 2.7 (web download version)
Older version? Haven't installed, untested: Tap this link to download Algorithm 2.5 (web download version)
Changelogs for any versions unavailable and any version not here is one I haven't found. All of these versions are unmodified installers from the sources specified.