Re: Processor Serial Number

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From: JD
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:56

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Christophe MINETTI <cminetti@ulb.ac.be> wrote:
>
> [...] What I would like is a simple way to get the  ID (a
> uniwue ID) of the computer on which my software is running.

There is no fool-proof way to do that because equipment can
fail or be replaced during an upgrade.

The best approach is to gather several unique ID's from the
system and allow failure with verifying all but one and then
updating the ones that failed.

If you search the archives, you'll find many links where this
has been discussed in detail:

    http://www.tamaracka.com/search.htm
and
    http://groups.google.com/

~ JD

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