Can VB write over itself?

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From: Howard Pell
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 14:40

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I want to have my software product prompt the user for his/her name and the
registration number and then store this in a safe place, as do most
software packages.  Can Visual Basic overwrite its own .EXE file to store
this info?  That is, can I set aside an area of the .EXE that will be used
exclusively for this purpose?  Then if the setup program sees that this
area has data in it, it will not prompt the user to re-enter his/her name
and registration number.

Any and all help appreciated.

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