> I have an Idea > > What is the version of VC++ you have? > > What if you write and compile let's say, a small app that uses MFC and > IE, using the VC++ tool-chain. Than you are a legal distributer of M$ > software, end of problem. Do you want that I send you a small windows > app that uses MFC and embeds an IE control that displays an embedded > HTML page. This could be the final step in the installation where you > actually test the installation. It can be a nice HTML with links to the > site and other nice links like winehq.org > > About a windows only platforms. They had such an illegal clause in VC6 > but they fixed it fast in SP3 and up. If you have VC6 than the SP5 is > free (I think). I've never heard of a license fee for a SP, so it should be free. This sound at last like a reasnoble solution, even if it could be kept M$ free by using the users windows CD. > > By the way, I'll check it later, but I think that if you use IE in your > application than you are allowed to also distribute the IE setup, > provided that you use the original M$ setup where the user presses on > the Agree to the M$ EULA You would need a redistributable, but it isn't on the M$ download site, so I'm not sure it exists. This is really not an issue, as the user can download it from M$. You could use the example of the NTFS captive driver, just ask the user if he has a windows license, if he answers yes, download the setup from the M$ web site, and if the user doesn't have a license it's his problem. Also M$ can't claim the download is illegal, as they host it.
Ivan.
