how to give product or serial key.

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hi all,

i have created one application. and i want to protect it.
without serial or product key it should not install in any computer.

i am creating setup,
when user(any person) install my application in computer, without serial or product key he should not do this.
i want security of serial or product key install time.

how can i do this.

Posted 8-Dec-11 17:02pm

Bhatt Aniruddh

Updated 8-Dec-11 17:54pm

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aayu 8-Dec-11 23:09pm

well i didn't got your question can you please explain in-detail what you are trying to do it.... so i can help you hopefully.

[no name] 8-Dec-11 23:54pm

check it out my improved question.
thanks.

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**Manoj K Bhoir** · Answer 1 · 2011-12-08T18:30:00

You can use Custom Actions while creating Vb.Net Deployment Application.Follow these Steps to Add Protection to your Vb.Net Application.

Right Click on your Deployment Application in Solution Explorer->View->User Interface

It will open User Interface Window on left Pane.Then Right Click on Start in Left Pane.

Add Dialog->Customer Information

Go to the Properties of Customer Information And Set Following Properties :

ShowSerialNumber = True
SerialNumberTemplet = ###-%%%-###

And Build Your Project It will create Product Key For your Application : 111-000-111
For More Inforamtion See This link :
http://www.emoreau.com/Entries/Articles/2007/12/Licensing-a-VBNet-application.aspx[^]

--MKB :)

aayu · Answer 2 · 2011-12-08T18:10:00

Solution 1

Go through this link hope this will help you.

http://vijirajkumar.blogspot.com/2010/03/create-setup-and-deployment-project.html[^]

Mark answer if it helps you

Thanks & Regards
aayu

Posted 8-Dec-11 18:10pm

aayu

Jαved · Answer 3 · 2011-12-08T23:07:00

Solution 3

Go through the following link-

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/easysetup.aspx

Posted 8-Dec-11 23:07pm

Jαved