Assalam-u-Alaikum, You can use the Registry.
1) Right Click Setup project -> View -> Registry 2) Add Key (normally in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[Manufacturer]) 3) When your Application executes first check the Registry if that key does NOT exist then terminate the application with a message. Regards, Arsalan Tamiz On Feb 20, 10:20 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > hye every body, > > i have develop application in vb.net 2005 now em at deployment stage > and i have also created setup of the application using deployment and > setup wizard. > when i install the setup file on the target computer it installed > successfully but when i copy the installed files / folder form target > computer's programs folder and paste it to another computer's > directory the exe file also works fine and my project works also fine > on other computer > but i want that if any one copy the installed folder from one pc on > which it is installed and paste it to any other pc's directory then my > application should not be run. > is there any option in making setup of my application in deployment > and setup wizard of visual studio 2005? > plz if any one know how to solve this issue then plz help me this is > my first project which i want to deployee > > thanks in advance.. > regards > Faraz Ahmed
