Question

I have packaged a .NET application in the form of a .zip file.
The user needs to unzip the file on his local hard drive to create a directory with an executable and associated resources.
However, users keep unzipping the file on a network drive and execute the app from there, and they get problems because of this.

Can I force users to run the file from their local hard drive by displaying a message if they run it from a network drive and closing the app ?

Answer 1

You only need to check if the path is a network path and give an error message.

Steps:

1. Get path or running application:

   var path = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);

2. Check if path is a network path:

   [DllImport("shlwapi.dll")]

   private static extern bool PathIsNetworkPath(string pszPath);

   if(PathIsNetworkPath(path))...

3. Give error message

Refer: PathIsNetworkPath