New utility

[boxig]

PTE allow us to add a password protection but what if we want to give

a show or ebook which we want user to be able to use but we want him

to register by reminding him nonstop to do so ?

This small utility will add a mini banner (100x20) on the top-left

corner of the screen which says "Unregistered" and a nugging pop-up

message will appear about every one minute. You can modify this

message as you like.

If you want user to be able to see the show with no nugging box, tell

him to copy all files to any folder he likes and add the 1 kb release

file which you will send him by email.

If you include this release file in the folder, the message will not appear.

The zip include 4 files:

Unregistered.exe

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The utility.

message.txt

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You messge text for the pop-up nugging box.

Reg.gxn

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Unlock file.

ReadmeFirst.txt

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This Readme file.

How to do it:

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1. Rename your application (show) to be "confg.grn". This way it will

be hard for unexpert user to find your show on the CD.

2. Rename the utility file (Unregistered.exe) to be the name of your

application. For example: if your show name is "MyPictures.exe",

rename "Unregistered.exe" to be "MyPictures.exe".

3. Open "message.txt" and write your message for the message box.

4. If making a CD let "autorun.inf" to open "MyPictures.exe"

which is actually the utility. If making a Zip for sending, put

first all files in a folder and zip the folder. Don't forget to

put all files in same place not including this readme file.

5. Send "Reg.gxn" file to the user after registration and tell him to

add it to the folder to where he copied all files from the CD or

the original folder if he got it zipped.

Testing

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Put as described above in a folder and run "MyPictures.exe". You will

see the nugging box appearing every minute. Don't forget not to include

"Reg.gxn" in the folder. Now add "Reg.gxn" file to the folder, and run

"MyPictures.exe". There sould be no nugging box.

All the above text is included in the "ReadmeFirst" file.

Hope you like it.

Please your comments.

Granot

[Guest guru]

Hi Granot!

I found this utility very interesting and very useful in some cases. But I think it will be extremely interesting for professional photographers, even if they might perhaps prefer a more "boring" banner.

[boxig]

Guido,

Thanks. I'm still waiting for your final evaluation om my V2 of inf maker. I just added a new feature for Readme file and some popup helps. Sending you now.