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Robert Hoover <not.a.real.address@anywhere...sorry> wrote in message
news:4062f12c@newsgroups.borland.com...
> I'm trying to get a unique identification number for every computer
we
> resell.

You didn't indicate the ultimate objective.  Typically this is copy
protection or license control.  And you also didn't indicate whether
it has to be durable through customer OS reinstalls, upgrades, and so
on.  You might also reflect on the fact that Microsoft originally
created a GUID in MS Office without telling the users, and embedded it
invisibly in every document (not just the owner's Registry) they
created.  Blessedly, they were forced to terminate this plan, and
actually released "GUID-removal" tools.

I'm in no way opposing your (I presume...) need to protect
intellectual property.  But it's much, much harder than this, and
often irritating to users.  Many posters have described striking a
balance between protection and irritation.  You might wish to search
these groups (or others) for messages on "Copy protection" or "Unique
ID" in the hope of finding something useful.

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Timothy H. Buchman
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