XPost: comp.lang.basic.visual   
   From: WatsonR@IntelligenCIA.com   
      
   "Otie"  wrote in message   
   news:qYadnbXoCuPkoK7ZnZ2dnUVZ_s2dnZ2d@adelphia.com...   
   > >> OK, assume you have two registry keys, "installed" and "last used"   
   > "last used" is always written when the file is accessed.   
   > If it is accessed for the first time, "installed' is written as well.   
   >   
   > >> All you have to do is compare "last used" to "installed."   
   > If less, someone copied the file to another PC.   
   >   
   >   
   > Can't someone just change the installed date using regedit?   
   > What good is this approach if either date can be changed?   
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   What you're saying doesn't make sense because in order to do this,   
   one has to know *where* --or what key among the thousands..   
      
   It doesn't matter what technique you use, one can always disable   
   the code which does the checking. So using your attitude, one   
   can always say "what good is this method?" Just find the code   
   and replace it with NOP's   
      
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