Licensing for windows application

[Nilam2477]

I have developed a product which i want to distribute.
I want users of the product to register before using the product. What are steps required to provide licensing? Pls help

[cloud255]

There are several third party vendors with licensing tools out there, after a quick search I found these two:
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I have personally not used them, but have a look and see what is available.

The other option is to build your own system. Many applications require to be activated online. In its most simple form the client application sends its product key information to a server. The server then checks if this key is valid and if it has already been used to activate a product.

Based on the validation results of the supplied key the server sends a response telling the application to go ahead and run or to exit.

PS: If you are starting a business it might be wise to consult someone with legal expertise on how to do this or you might end up with some problems in the future. The laws may vary depending on which country you are in.

[RedSon]

There is also a Microsoft produced shareware starter kit but I don't think it is being actively developed any longer.

http://blogs.msdn.com/danielfe/archive/2005/07/10/437293.aspx