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Any one know how to make users pay for your software

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?

Jul 15 '08 #1
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On Jul 15, 9:16*am, "ThatsIT.net.au" <me@workwrote:
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
Jul 15 '08 #2
On Jul 15, 5:16*pm, "ThatsIT.net.au" <me@workwrote:
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.
Jul 15 '08 #3
Change your name to Tony Soprano.
"ThatsIT.net.au" <me@workwrote in message
news:A1**********************************@microsof t.com...
>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?
Jul 15 '08 #4
ThatsIT.net.au wrote:
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

Jul 15 '08 #5
There's a number of solutions on the CodeProject. Just search on
Licensing or some such. You'll find it.

"Todd Carnes" <to********@gmail.comwrote in message
news:g5**********@aioe.org:
ThatsIT.net.au wrote:
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
Jul 16 '08 #6
On Jul 15, 11:16*pm, "ThatsIT.net.au" <me@workwrote:
I want to sell a application I'm making, I want to know how to add some sort
oflicensekey 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?
If you are open to a commercial solution then take a look at
Infralution's Licensing System. It's simple, cost effective and would
save you a lot of work. You can get more information and download an
evaluation version from:

www.infralution.com/licensing.html

Regards
Grant Frisken
Infralution
Jul 16 '08 #7
Thanks everyone, I will look into the solutions offered.

"Todd Carnes" <to********@gmail.comwrote in message
news:g5**********@aioe.org...
ThatsIT.net.au wrote:
>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
Jul 16 '08 #8
This is "microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb". How does that make this
"basically a C# NG"?

"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ig************@gmail.comwrote in
message
news:47**********************************@y38g2000 hsy.googlegroups.com...
On Jul 15, 9:16 am, "ThatsIT.net.au" <me@workwrote:
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
Jul 19 '08 #9
Bruce W. Roeser wrote:
"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ig************@gmail.comwrote in
message news:47**********************************@y38g2000 hsy.googlegroups.com...
>On Jul 15, 9:16 am, "ThatsIT.net.au" <me@workwrote:
>>I'm VB.Net
This is basically a C# NG, so it's not the best place to ask this
question.
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
Jul 19 '08 #10

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