Re: is it possible to create a registry entry w/VB that regedit does not display?

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"Mike Scirocco" <mscir@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have been asked to create a registry entry which will be used to store
the installation date of a time limited program. The owner of the program
does not want people to be able to find this registry entry using regedit.

I think this is probably not a reliable scheme because sysinternals regmon
would see the entry being made, and I think there are other viewers that
are capable of displaying these types of entries.

But my question is, can VB create a registry entry that is not visible
using regedit?


No. Just encrypt the date you write to the Registry. In your program, also
write some code to do some simple validation. For example, that it's an
actual date and that it's not later than the current date. Both could be
signs that the user is attempting to circumvent your program's protection.

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP Visual Basic



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