Dotfuscator Community Edition Enhanced

Thank you for your interest in Dotfuscator Community Edition Enhanced Edition. Dotfuscator CE Enhanced is currently only available in English and is a separate product from the Dotfuscator CE that is distributed with Visual Studio. This new version is compatible with Visual Studio 2005 and 2008.

Dotfuscator CE Enhanced adds high value new functionality that allows you to:

Configure Dotfuscator CE from within Visual Studio for an improved user experience.
Obfuscate from within a Visual Studio build to streamline and further automate the software development lifecycle.
Export Dotfuscator CE project outputs to deployment projects within Visual Studio to improve quality, resolve dependencies, and simplify the build process.
Integrate Dotfuscator CE configuration files into Visual Studio source control to improve quality and control over the obfuscation process.

Please note you must have first registered your copy of Dotfuscator CE to be eligible for Dotfuscator CE Enhanced. If you have not already done so, please register your copy of Dotfuscator CE first.

The following steps will walk your through your Dotfuscator CE Enhanced upgrade process:

To check if your copy of Dotfuscator CE is registered, please start Visual Studio 2005. Go to Tools menu and select Dotfuscator Community Edition.

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If it has not been registered, you will be asked if you want to register on the splash screen that will appear. Click on Yes, register now and follow the instructions on the registration form wizard. Please make sure all of the contact information is correct. If your contact information is incorrect, you may not receive the key for Dotfuscator CE Enhanced. Our privacy policy supports the confidentiality of your personal information.

If Dotfuscator CE is already registered, obtain the key from the splash screen (you will need it on the next page).

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Before proceeding you must agree to the following:

Dotfuscator-CE Enhanced(TM) Binary Code License

1.  General Description. This binary code license ("License") contains rights and restrictions associated with use of the accompanying software and documentation ("Software"). Read the License carefully before installing the Software. By installing and/or using the Software, you agree to the terms and conditions of this License.

2.  Personal Use License. PreEmptive Solutions, LLC ("Licensor" or "PreEmptive") grants to you ("Licensee") a personal non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable limited license to use the Software on one machine (central processing unit) at one location until the date the limited license terminates pursuant to Section 9 of this License. Licensee shall not process the work products of a development group consisting of one or more individuals other than the Licensee. Licensee shall not permit others to use the Software for debugging, testing, obfuscation, deployment, or other purposes. Licensee shall not upload or download any Software to another central processing unit, nor shall Licensee network any Software for multi-station use. "Software" shall include any upgrades, modifications and new versions of the Software furnished or sold by Licensor to Licensee. This License is for the use of the Software in object code form only. Licensee may not redistribute the Software in whole or in part, either separately or included with a product, to any person or publicly accessible machine. Licensee agrees to take all reasonable precautions to secure the Software from distribution to any third party.  Licensee shall not copy or duplicate the Software (in whole or in part).  Licensee shall use the software only to support its own activities and shall not use the Software for the benefit of any third parties (other than its affiliated entities). In addition, each individual using the Software within your organization must have acquired a separate and valid license.  Licensee warrants that 1) there will be only one named user of the license and that named user will be identified to Preemptive; 2) the applications being obfuscated by Licensee are NOT the work product of a development group that includes developers other than the Licensee; and 3) the target machine is used primarily by the Licensee and is not a networked build machine. PreEmptive may be contacted at solutons@preemptive.com if a different type of license is desired.

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