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Thread ID: 61569	2005-09-09 06:18:00	How Can I Find Any Unique Serial Number Of PC Using VB6 ?	sun (8791)	PC World Chat

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387124	2005-09-09 06:18:00	I am wanted to find a unique number which is not in the other machine and it must remain same after the formation of all drives of PC i.e whenever my program run I will get only the same number. Please give me solution.	sun (8791)
387125	2005-09-09 06:44:00	You asked virtually the same question yesterday. If you looked at the previous discussion here, you will have seen that there really isn't a solution. The hardware does not exist. The Intel CPU serial number isn't there if the CPU isn't an Intel one. There are a number of fairly obvious software "near-solutions", which a Software Engineer should surely have worked out, if a mere Linux User like me can see them. ;) How about the Windows registration code? That might not be unique. ;) How about making the user make some entries to register the programme. From this, and the label of the hard disk, generate a secret code which can be stored in a small file. Then each time, read the label of the hard disk drive and check that its the same. (The disk label is read in a DOS style directory command. It defaults to be a an 8 character hexadecimal number, (32 bits.) That's probably as "unique" a hardware ID as you can find, but the user can change it.	Graham L (2)
387126	2005-09-09 08:35:00	windows reg code might not be a good idea. a simple OS upgrade will mean the softeare they paid for won't work/install etc. MS copy protection works by iding a range of hardware but even thats a pain when you upgrade you need to call MS to reactivate.	tweak'e (69)
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