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&gt;&gt;I want it to modify a resource<br />
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This is possible using e.g. 'UpdateReposurce()' (<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/hh/winui/resource_2crp.asp" rel="ugc">http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/hh/winui/resource_2crp.asp</a>) - see also <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/hh/winui/resource_05yr.asp" rel="ugc">http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/hh/winui/resource_05yr.asp</a>&nbsp;('Adding, Deleting, and Replacing Resources'). However, there are some restrictions:<br />
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&nbsp; Windows NT/2000 or later: Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later.<br />
&nbsp; Windows 95/98/Me: Unsupported.<br />

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>>I want it to modify a resource

This is possible using e.g. 'UpdateReposurce()' (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/hh/winui/resource_2crp.asp [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/hh/winui/resource_2crp.asp]) - see also http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/hh/winui/resource_05yr.asp [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/hh/winui/resource_05yr.asp] ('Adding, Deleting, and Replacing Resources'). However, there are some restrictions:

  Windows NT/2000 or later: Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later.
  Windows 95/98/Me: Unsupported.


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Hi!<br />
Why resource ???<br />
you can write serial id indirect into the EXE file just make sure where serial located in the exe and write nwe value to the founded offset
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Hi!
Why resource ???
you can write serial id indirect into the EXE file just make sure where serial located in the exe and write nwe value to the founded offset

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I basically want to be able to modify a resource in my executable as a way of copy-protecting my programs. When the program first runs, I want it to modify a resource, giving it the serial number of the user's C: drive.<br />
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Is this possible? I know how to retrieve serial number - I only want to know how to modify &quot;self&quot;. <br />
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I basically want to be able to modify a resource in my executable as a way of copy-protecting my programs. When the program first runs, I want it to modify a resource, giving it the serial number of the user's C: drive.

Is this possible? I know how to retrieve serial number - I only want to know how to modify "self". 



How do I allow my exe to modify it's own resource?

Kernel and system programming is the process of creating the software necessary for a computer or device to function and operate other programs. Some operating systems (such as Microsoft Windows) are proprietary, but others, such as the various Linux distributions, are open source.