Ok from what I have read on here others have had this problem, but I lost my hardware key.. I know it's in a box somewhere but I just cannot find it. I read that 4.3.3 doesnt need a key so I installed that but I still get the same error.

Or rather if I run the shortcut the program installs I get a windows error of :

16 Bit MS-DOS Subsystem
DkiAdmin
The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction
CS:9196 IP:0002 OP:0f 00 00 00 00 'Choose Close to Terminate this application'

I am running XP SP3, but I have tried running this in compatibility mode.

If I instead run DKADMAP.exe manually I get the familiar hardware key is not installed error..

Any suggestions here? I do not want to go buy a new key only to find there was a simple solution that did not involve spending hundreds of dollars to replace a key I already own.