Registered / Unregistered Software.

[Adamba]

Hiya,

Is there anyway i can detect the 'Licenses' on a computer? What i would like really is to create my own list of all software on a pc and whether it is Registered/Cracked/Shareware/etc.

I understanmd there is software on the market that can do this but was wondering if there are any manual alternatives to this.

I would also like to know if possible whether i can do this across a network?

Thanks in advance

Adam

 

[grygst76]

yes you can do what I did and create a script that checks the machine for any unlisted/liste apps I use kixstart for my loginscript and added lines to check the registry on start to give me a detail of what the users had installed it is time consuming but once written you can check multiple registries with the standard and then catch your culprits as what I like to call them

 

[Adamba]

Thanks for your help,

could you possible post an example or e-mail it to me? I know how to program VB & DOS.

If not is there a way of looking at the registery and telling whether the software is registered? I dont really know much about the registry at the moment, im currently playing with it on a machine that i dont mind destrying

Also can i access someone elses registry from across a network?

My e-mail is adam@psanda.co.uk if you can send me an example.

Thanks!!!
Adam

 

[david902]

another solution might be to search for specific filenames and file sizes, this is how some of the applications work,

i.e. msoffice.exe is a different file size depending on the version of ms office running, this won't provide license information, but if you can come up with a list of target files you can search for them across the network by mapping drives to local PC's, you will have a list of software on each pc.

 

[grygst76]

If I give you that information that would be cheating!! anyhow you can get the script information from

http://www.kixstart.com

its a freeware scripting program royalty free and I'll email you more info on the script you would want to run to generalize the search

 

[grygst76]

in my last post I incorrectly gave you a link I apologize its

http://kixtart.org/

 

[ANFPS26]

Have you tried this?

http://www.belarc.com

It lists software licenses that are on your PC. "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing....."

 

[Adamba]

Thanks Guys,

This is great il have a play with both of these progs.


Adam