Well we have some old DOS based 16-bit apps that can be opened only once. I created a Batch they use to run the application. The batch file writes a file on opening and deletes the file after the program is closed. If the file is already present they can't open the application. Then I compiled the batch file to an exe and voila, they are stuck with only one user.
From: Craig Gauss [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 10:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Limit the amount of times an application can be opened? We have one application that is absolute resource hog. Unfortunately the users will open it over and over again, usually bringing the system to a crawl. It has been very difficult to train them to only open it once. Anyone have any ideas on how we could limit the amount of times it is opened? Craig Gauss, Technical Supervisor/Security Officer Riverview Hospital Association ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
