Installing software in a system
A method and computer system according to the disclosed invention allows the pre-installation of a software application without a license key. The computer system installs a software application and provides a prompt for a license key. The license key is stored in a registry. If the license key is n...
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| Zusammenfassung: | A method and computer system according to the disclosed invention allows the pre-installation of a software application without a license key. The computer system installs a software application and provides a prompt for a license key. The license key is stored in a registry. If the license key is not entered, the computer system installs the software application and installs disabling code. At startup, the disabling code is executed if installed, providing a prompt for a license key. If the proper license key is entered, the computer system stores the key in a registry and uninstalls the disabling code, allowing installation of the software application. If an improper key is entered, the computer system allows the key to be reentered |
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