Software Installer Registration System

I'm fairly sure Install Creator Pro doesn't support this. You're only option with MMF is to build it into the first frame of your application / game.

This also allows you to use the Get Object extension to communicate with your website and verify the serial to tighten the screws in your security (although this also means registration requires an internet connection).

Other commercially available installers may do this. Look into it if you have your heart set on building it into your installer.

I've researched a lot about serials, DRM, etc. If you need serial distribution and disable of serials, Install Creator Pro can do this. It has a built in serial verification, not remote though. You can also have banned serials so that if someone does have a copy of your software it can prevent them from installing the updates. The downfall is that all a banned list can do is prevent the person from installing updates using that particular serial. To check for a valid serial you'd either have to:

A.) Encrypt the list of serials in your app to check on startup that a valid serial is available (such as by encrypted info in registry entry)
B.) Create your own serial system that generates serials based upon info and an algorithm (prone to keygens)

In the end, the fact of the matter is that thieves will be thieves. Top of the line software gets their serials and systems cracked in no time. Best thing is to focus mainly on software development.

I plan on implementing a system called White Knight Protector. (Please login to see this link.). Depending on your costs it's a small price to pay for the system. While I'd prefer a self-hosted solution, this will do for now. Basically the software protects your exe. On startup the person has x-number of days to use your software for free. After that they must register it. The system doesn't tie in to any payment processors. In a way it's a trust system, but in a way it's not. I can login to check any new registrations. If I see a registration that I don't have payment for I can disable that app. I will set the app to connect to verify licensure 45 days after registration. This gives 30 days after the money back guarantee/refund time plus an additional 15 days in case the person got caught up and requests a refund a few days after the 30-day time frame.

It's not flawless but I've decided i want to spend more time on developing my software than trying to stop Joe/Jane theif from stealing software. I'll try my best to keep it off file sharing sites via DMCA takedown requests as before releasing my software I will copyright it.

Hi Everybody,
please take a look at this Topic: Please login to see this link.

Basically it uses the "Advanced Volumen Info"-Object by LB which allows to retrieve the Serial-Number of a (specific) HardDisk.
This allows to setup a "Challenge-Response"-System like many commercial Products use. (Check out my Example in the Thread i
wrote about in the first Sentence.

With Kind Regards,
jahkri