How to make OneTimeInstaller setup in .net

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i want to build a setup for my application,but the condition is, it only installed once after that if the user tries to install in another system it should not work.please let me know if you have solution i am struggling from a week ago.

Posted 29-Apr-13 22:13pm

Shekhar Reddy.N

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**Orcun Iyigun** · Answer 1 · 2013-04-29T22:22:00

Well I think instead of allowing the user to install the desired application once you better look more into licensing your application might work out better in this scenario. What if the user formats the HDD? And needs to install it again? I do not think this is the right approach. For licensing references please check the following links:
How to give licensing for the windows application[^]
Create an expiration for C# application[^]
Creating a product key for C# application[^]
License Key Generation[^]

However if you are really keen on implementing your way see this article in Cp.
How to limit windows application to install only one computer using c#?[^]
Some additional links regarding to your way,
Visual Studio Windows Application Setup Project[^]
Create custom dialogs for use in your Visual Studio Setup projects[^]
Extending Visual Studio Setup Project[^]

Good luck,
OI