Hello all,

I am looking for alternatives to a program licensing scheme that would allow for some specific operating conditions. The license should be by machine so that whoever logs in to that machine has access to it (i.e.. terminal server). The license storage location should be in a location that is not restricted to the most limited user and be compatible with windows new Vista OS.

In the course of my search, I came across a thread by MartinLiss that is very useful but the storage method uses GetSetting/SaveSetting which seems to be by user, requiring every user of the machine to license the program separately. I realize that I could store the license info in a file but then that seems rather transparent. Even if I encrypt the contents of the file, the file itself could be passed around. It would be the same as if I told someone the unlock code is "UNLOCK"

Now that I think about it the problem doesn't seem to be so much with the scheme of the licensing feature as much as where and how to store the info.

Thanks, Jay