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Installing and controlling trial software

  • US 20030088515A1
  • Filed: 10/15/2002
  • Published: 05/08/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of creating a trial software product on a target system, the method comprising:

  • intercepting file system calls from an installation process associated with a full software product; and

    responsive to a write request from the installation process, encrypting data associated with the write request if the write request is associated with one of a predetermined set of critical product files, the predetermined set of critical product files including those product files comprising the full software product that have been identified as files to which access is to be controlled.

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