Any one know how to make users pay for your software

[ThatsIT.net.au]

I want to sell a application I'm making, I want to know how to add some sort
of license key or something to the app so that it can not be used without
payment.

I'm VB.Net and want to distribute it thought the web publish tool in visual
Studio 2008

Anyone know how to do this?

 

[Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )]

I want to sell a application I'm making, I want to know how to add some sort
of license key or something to the app so that it can not be used without
payment.

I'm VB.Net and want to distribute it thought the web publish tool in visual
Studio 2008

Anyone know how to do this?

This is basically a C# NG, so it's not the best place to ask this
question.

There are various ways of doing what you want, you could provide a
trial version with only a few functions active, or you could limit the
amount of data the app can process.

I'm sure that if you look into the archives you will find plenty of
suggestions as this is a recurrent question

 

[Mr. Clean]

This is basically a C# NG, so it's not the best place to ask this
question.

<SNIP>

He cross-posted in the m.p.d.l.vb group, too, so if you are going to
berate him for posting in the wrong group, trim the follow-ups.

 

[Pavel Minaev]

I want to sell a application I'm making, I want to know how to add some sort
of license key or something to the app so that it can not be used without
payment.

I'm VB.Net and want to distribute it thought the web publish tool in visual
Studio 2008

Anyone know how to do this?

Google for "visual basic .net copy protection" for a start. It gives
plenty of seemingly relevant links on the first page already.

 

[Mythran]

I want to sell a application I'm making, I want to know how to add some
sort
of license key or something to the app so that it can not be used without
payment.

I'm VB.Net and want to distribute it thought the web publish tool in
visual
Studio 2008

Anyone know how to do this?

Now this is quite funny....to answer your Subject line I'll use a little
humor...

"Any one know how to make users pay for your software": Yes, first you have
to become a dictator and second, make them pay.
"Any one know how to make users pay for your software": Yes, make some sort
of software that forces users to pay for another piece of software.
"Any one know how to make users pay for your software": Yes, make software
that people will want to buy.


Now, aside from the humor....Ignacio hit the nail on the head...



Mythran

 

[Junior]

Change your name to Tony Soprano.

 

[Todd Carnes]

I want to sell a application I'm making, I want to know how to add some
sort
of license key or something to the app so that it can not be used without
payment.

I'm VB.Net and want to distribute it thought the web publish tool in visual
Studio 2008

Anyone know how to do this?

You know, Microsoft offers a free shareware starter kit. Why not
download it and see how they do it?

Todd

 

[John Baird]

There's a number of solutions on the CodeProject. Just search on
Licensing or some such. You'll find it.

 

[ThatsIT.net.au]

Thanks everyone, I will look into the solutions offered.

 

[Bruce W. Roeser]

This is "microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb". How does that make this
"basically a C# NG"?

message

I want to sell a application I'm making, I want to know how to add some
sort
of license key or something to the app so that it can not be used without
payment.

I'm VB.Net and want to distribute it thought the web publish tool in
visual
Studio 2008

Anyone know how to do this?

This is basically a C# NG, so it's not the best place to ask this
question.

There are various ways of doing what you want, you could provide a
trial version with only a few functions active, or you could limit the
amount of data the app can process.

I'm sure that if you look into the archives you will find plenty of
suggestions as this is a recurrent question

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

This is "microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb". How does that make this
"basically a C# NG"?

This thread is cross posted to both the C# and the VB.NET group.

Ignacio reads the C# group and you read the VB.NET group.

So you are both right or both wrong depending on how you define it.

Arne