Wtf Is A .ini?

[NegativeNrG]

the file i want to hide isnt and ini its a file that contains a key that the program reads to be sure that the computer is authorized to use the prog

you should use an ini file for that solution.

Example of an INI file:

[Password] <<<----This is what you call a 'Section', surrounded by '[' and ']'

mykey=myvalue <<<----mykey is your 'KEY' name, and myvalue is the value that is set to 'mykey'

So you can use:

if INIRead('myini.ini','Password','mykey','not found') = 'mypassword' Then
;stuff here...
Else
Msgbox(0,'Error!','You are not authorized to use this program.')
Endif

Edited March 23, 2006 by NegativeNrG

[Nuffilein805]

how bout storing the pw in the registry on first run?

maybe check the drivegetserial()

or do something else to secure your file a bit

filesetattrib ("your file", "+SH") so its harder to find

i love this thread - haven't had such a good laugh for a while

[jacky_ckw]

sorry i cant help but to laugh

i do agree that you should do more reading and understanding of how ini works.

maybe you can check your computer and look for this file C:\boot.ini (not for Win98 or ME)

its some configurations Windows used when booting up.

[CyberSlug]

I wonder which idea could be more dangerous: Mentioning the registry or mentioning boot.ini ....

[Valik]

I wonder which idea could be more dangerous: Mentioning the registry or mentioning boot.ini ....

When I read "boot.ini" I admit that the thought of the OP messing with it was slightly amusing.

[jacky_ckw]

I wonder which idea could be more dangerous: Mentioning the registry or mentioning boot.ini ....

equally dangerous, haha!

well, sometimes you just need to explore a little more to learn.

[nitekram]

equally dangerous, haha!

well, sometimes you just need to explore a little more to learn.

I swear I learned more by breaking things than by anything else - when it comes to computers.

You could always do a search on the internet - the one you are using to post with and do a search for *.ini or ini extension and I am sure that you will find all you are looking for. I would suggest not changing anything related to a computer without first making a backup - that will be in the help section of windows.

[Nuffilein805]

ok just backup your boot.ini to boot2.ini and delete boot.ini afterwards - this will be great fun (this is not as safe as it should be, but just have a try if you want to learn what the boot.ini does )

ok, don't do it!