1) open activation tool aka '...AVS4YOURegistration.exe'
2) close internet connection
3) enter some random activation string and hit register
4) it will tell you that it was not possible to connect to the internet
5) hit cancel to go to the email activation and get hardware ID from there
7) paste it into the keymaker
8) hit generate and save license in main_os_drive:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AVS4YOU\Licence
if you have vista/seven:
host_operative_system_folder:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming
AVS4YOU\Licence