> good point. BTW, dont rely on a certain size, either: under windows 2000,
> those files are there, but they are all 0K 'big'.
>
> Surely the volume label contains a time stamp?!!? If you rely on something
> in c:\windows, its not likely to be there in Win2k, or NT. Maybe
> there is a
> registry entry that contains the install date?!?!
Nowhere have I seen this Nic - that would be the ideal scenario. I agree
though, if Windows is started afresh, I would be very surprised if Uncle
Bill hasnt gotten someway of interrogating when its been installed.
>
> How about this: combine the MAC address of the network card, the HD serial
> number, and compare that on boot (dunno how to get the MAC addr tho :) ).
> Warn the user if one of them is out of whack - refuse to load if both are.
The HD serial number is fine; I do this with the regcode. Adding the MAC
makes it more complex and likely to cause even more problems if the NW card
is changed.
regards,
Al+
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