METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTION OF CONTINUOUS USAGE

摘要

PURPOSE: To provide a method for installing the copy of a software product into a system by providing a prescribed extension of a time before the start of a designated trial period. CONSTITUTION: This prescribed extension of a time is provided for a cumulative lapse time after the install of a software product evaluated in a designated trial period in order to facilitate a counter measure to each kind of start of a computer system 10 before executing productive usage for the purpose of evaluation in the trial period of a user. This each kind of start indicates a case related with the install procedure of the software product at the time of a preload action, the connection of a device or an adapter for adjusting a system according to specific user constitution, or the 'boot' or inspection of the system before the productive usage.