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Re-Install? Protection-Schemes

• Posted by "Gottwald, IT-IS T500, Fa. Compaq, DA" <T.Gottwald at DEUTSCHEPOST. Dec 13, 2000
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Hi Euman,

the best protection to prevent your program from beeing used by other people
is doing just all these things you write below.

Some people think "women are more attractive if they are not easy to crack"
but even if it would be the case, thats definitely not true for Software .

So increase the value of your Programms with nice graphics, an intelligent
bug-free user-interface and don't waste your time in protection-schemes.

Technically there are sooo many ways to implement and to overcome
 a time-limit protection, but besides that I think most people avoid it
 by simply keeping distance from these programms .

One more thing to think about. WHY is Microsoft-Ofice the most used office
 in all major companies ? Here is my answer: Because its ALSO the most often
 private-free-used-and-widely-spread office program far and wide.
So the "bosses" say "we take the expensive microsoft product because
 we already know it AND OUR employees also already KNOW it."

 And why does everyone use Windows ? Isn't often enough the reason that
the neighbour has also Windows and can give a "starting collection" of software
 ?
So everyone has it and everyone wants it. And Microsoft earns good money - or
 not ?

 Many popular Software made their founders rich simply by getting spread widely
 especially if its for free.

 Take another example: WinZIP ... Zonealarm ....

--Theo Gottwald

PS: Do you use time-limited programms ?
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Take a look out of my window. NO TIME-LIMIT !!!
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Hello

If I want to inforce a time limit on my software and keep the program safe from
Re-Installation, what would be the best way?

i.e:

* encrypt a file with time date information and hide it in the Windows dir
  or anywhere that my program can find it later.

* store the info in the Windows Registry (this could be accessed and deleted).
  if the info weren't encrypted and hidden in a registry key not haveing my
  software name attached to it.

I want to find the best solution so I ask all for input.

Another ? from
euman at bellsouth.net


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