On Wed, 4 Oct 2000 07:55:36 +0200 Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sam wrote:
>> The above describes only one type of scheme that could effectively prevent
>> one from installing the same software package on more than one computer.
>> There are other ways by which software developers can protect themselves
>> from would-be license violators.
> Yes it would partially prevent people who are semi-legal (ie. have diffrent
> serial numbers on their Windows installations).
> I would (if I would want to install one of these new programs and they
> worked like this) do it the following way:
> 1. Install the program.
> 2. Exchange my HD(s) with that/those from one of the other computers that I
> wanted the program installed on.
> And repeat until I'm finished.
This won't work. Upon starting, the program would auto-detect itself as
being an illegal copy and then shut itself down. The serial number of
the program will not correspond with the serial number of the BIOS and
as registered in the key obtained by the initial installation process.
Regards,
Sam Heywood
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