What installation key software is well suited for Visual Basic or C# apps?

Question

So I am getting ready to wrap up another project in VB and C# (written in Visual Studio 2008). Now I want to have the software only run in full version mode if the user enters a valid registration key (like xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx). What software are the guru's on this list using to manage the registration key generation and integration with the application once sold to the end user?

Feedback is much appreciated.

Answer 1

Take a loot at the NSIS tool. It provides many features and most probably also a key check plugin (or at least the option to make one yourself) for your installation. Though I have only used it for a simple setup so far.