Installation Key

[Guillermo]

Hi All.

Does anyone know how can i easily include a form into a
VB .NET setup project in order to make the user to insert
an Installation Key?? Of course, if the Installation Key
is not correct, to abort the setup process.

Where can i find some info about this??

Thanks a lot.

[Peter Rilling]

Re: Installation Key

You cannot. The setup project in VS.NET is such a joke. You will have to
use other applications to do that, VS.NET will not help you.

"Guillermo" <gamo1975@hotma il.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All.
>
> Does anyone know how can i easily include a form into a
> VB .NET setup project in order to make the user to insert
> an Installation Key?? Of course, if the Installation Key
> is not correct, to abort the setup process.
>
> Where can i find some info about this??
>
> Thanks a lot.[/color]

[Eddie]

Re: Installation Key

Yes you can..

..NET Installer projects allow creation of Custom actions,
as well as having a pre-defined set of customisable forms
that can be presented to the user for gathering
information.

Have a look at the following MSDN article:
http://tinyurl.com/laoq

It covers customisation of IIS during installation, but
the same principles can be used for entering/checking
registration keys


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>"Guillermo" <gamo1975@hotma il.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi All.
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>> Does anyone know how can i easily include a form into a
>> VB .NET setup project in order to make the user to[/color][/color]
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>> an Installation Key?? Of course, if the Installation[/color][/color]
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>> is not correct, to abort the setup process.
>>
>> Where can i find some info about this??
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>> Thanks a lot.[/color]
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[Eddie]

Re: Installation Key

Dude,

Maybe you need to look a little harder... .NET
Installation programs can be customised very easily...

Check my other post for a link to a good article...

Hopefully you can gain a new appreciation for the
installation projects in .net.

HTH

Eddie de Bear
MCSD
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>-----Original Message-----
>You cannot. The setup project in VS.NET is such a[/color]
joke. You will have to[color=blue]
>use other applications to do that, VS.NET will not help[/color]
you.[color=blue]
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>"Guillermo" <gamo1975@hotma il.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi All.
>>
>> Does anyone know how can i easily include a form into a
>> VB .NET setup project in order to make the user to[/color][/color]
insert[color=blue][color=green]
>> an Installation Key?? Of course, if the Installation[/color][/color]
Key[color=blue][color=green]
>> is not correct, to abort the setup process.
>>
>> Where can i find some info about this??
>>
>> Thanks a lot.[/color]
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