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I have an assignment, and it has (amongst others) two demands:
I'm using VS9 (2008) express, I think I can do the installer part, but I'm not sure how to do the "security" part. I don't need any hard to crack safety, just a dumb condition that will stop most users from copying the files to another computer. (Like checking the MAC address).
Any ideas?
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I would like to check the MAC address but I want the program finalized during installation. Meaning that after I install I can't move the program to another machine. It also does not have to be a very smart or difficult condition, just bare minimum. I just don't know how to do it in the installation.
EDIT:
It's sad I don't have the complete VS then I would be able to do it easily.
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If you don't want your other users to even have access to the program, install it just for the current user. Uninstall/reinstall the program to change this. Otherwise, you can simply remove the shortcut in the other users' Start Menus.
You can launch and freely use any programs you purchased and legally installed on your computer at home or at work from any other networked computer.
Often, a program starts automatically because of a shortcut in the Startup folder in the Start menu. The program may also run automatically from a registry entry.
To open a second window of certain open apps, just hold Shift and click on the icon in your taskbar. For programs like Word, Notepad, File Explorer, and Chrome, this will open a second window with a blank document. You can work in that instance of the app separately from whatever else you already have open.
If you're looking for some way to mark the first computer as the "authorized" computer, then you need some external service you can ask for permission to launch.
The first person to ask permission would be allowed, the rest would be prevented.
You'll also need to come up with some way of identifying a particular instance of your application that's different for every install.
If your app needs to be authorized for the machine, then you will need to calculate some fingerprint for the machine it can use each time (eg across installs).
[Edit] This approach is useful when you're worried about copies of the installer being distributed as well. You did specify that its ok to install on multiple machines, so in that case MasterMind's approach is superior. It will work, and does not requires a 3rd party server
[Edit 2] If you're looking for info on how to build a custom installer, try here
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