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Can you point me to where I can find out about how to add the Version Info to the .exe
If you use the BB4W Help Search facility to look for 'Version info' it comes up with only one hit!
But since the Search tool appears to be unpopular, the information can be found at 'Command and Editing Window... Utilities menu... Add-in Utilities' or online here:
That will depend to some extent on who you purchase the Code Signing Certificate from. They should give you details of how to use their certificate; most likely it will involve the use of Microsoft's signcode utility:
If you want BB4W to do the signing for you, the registry entries you need to create are documented at 'Command and Editing Window... Registry settings' or can be found online here:
It is also highly desirable to digitally-sign your EXEs - that's probably one of the greatest safeguards against a false positive - but of course there is a cost involved. There are some bargains to be had if you shop around though.
This is a useful blog post, although it's a few years old now:
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