I've always thought the simplest approach to crippling a software application is to disable the printing capabilities. Does not really do anything, and for the most part, this is the most used feature in an application.

IMHO, you would be signing your own death warrant as a programmer if you tried to destroy a users data. If word spread about it, you might as well not try to write another application.



>Hello all.
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>I want include lines of code that will disable my software and delete/destroy the data if one of my clients decided not to use my software and request his money back? I (or some one working for me) would walk the user through to accomplish this.
>I want to do this so that the use won't able to use the system after I have refunded his money.
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>I need some thought before proceeding.
>Does anyone see a potential law suite? :-)
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>thanks