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To: Zen Dollar Round who wrote (15881)	7/21/1998 10:15:00 PM
From: JP Sullivan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

How do you take care of programs requiring serial numbers, just use the same ones for all computers? The user of the programs is supposed to enter the serial numbers when he runs the programs for the first time. The serial numbers are typically printed on the license or registration card that comes with the program. The same applies for Windows 95. When I received my new laptop (which was pre-installed with Windows 95) and booted it up for the first time, the installer for Windows 95 asked me to enter the serial number that was printed on a certificate glued to the manual. Hope that answers your question. Winston

To: Zen Dollar Round who wrote (15881)	7/21/1998 10:55:00 PM
From: jethro	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

with NT on an over the network unattended installation, you can use two different text files 1)unattend.txt and 2)UDF's(uniqueness database files). Using these two files will allow you to install over the net and customize the installation to each computer. jethro

To: Zen Dollar Round who wrote (15881)	7/22/1998 10:09:00 AM
From: BillHoo	Respond to of 213177

<<if you attempt to launch a program with the same serial number as a copy already in use on the network, you get an error message stating as much and the program refuses to load. Any programs on the Wintel side like this?>> I know what you mean. However, I have never gotten that kind of problem with Windows machines. Apparently, they do not communicate as well on the Network as the Macs do. So that kind of serial number copy protection is not easy to do. In the case of making Ghost "images"... that is the tech's job to plan and ensure that a site license has been obtained for all the software. Again, this kind of rapid deployment will only make it easier for the Mac to proliferate. Apple will do well and the stocks will continue to grow. Any software developers out there have any ideas? I'd like to see Symantec do something like this. Or even Connectix. -Bill_H