Single Use Installation

[SGW]

Hi

I am using SUF70 and wonder if there is any way to restrict a promotional copy of a publication, given away on a CD, to only be run once and not be installable, after the first installation, using other copies of the CD made by unauthorized CD duplication. It's almost as though I'd like the promo copy to install X 1 and then destroy its capacity to be copied and used to reinstall again (and again and again). Otherwise, if you provide a promo copy, there's nothing to stop the recipient from copying it unauthorized. Before long, unauthorized copies of your promo can prevent sales.

I do have the capacity to set evaluation/trial expiration for the publication, which generates a unique identifier for each system but requires the user to contact me for a key to unlock/end the expiration. However, I'm trying to set up promo copies that do not require the user to contact me for a key.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Stephen

[Adam]

Stephen,

The only possible way that I can see is to use HTTP.Submit() so that your install contacts a web page when it is run. Then once the key has been given once the server side will bann all future use of that key. This would require Internet access as well as a server side script to be running.

Either than that I don't see a way. There is no way to change the data on a ROM disk on the users machine so there is no way to disable that disk physically.

Adam Kapilik

[SGW]

Thanks Adam for your reply.

Stephen