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Re: Unique compuer ID

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From: Renald Yazmir
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 20:17
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What about "GetCurrentHwProfile" and returned parameter of HW_PROFILE_INFO 
szHwProfileGuid
"{12340001-4980-1920-6788-123456789012}"  ?




"Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <no.spam@no.spam.com> wrote in message 
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> "Renald Yazmir" <renald@partmaker.com> wrote in message
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>> What Windows API function can I use to get a unique compuer ID?
>
> There is no such ID associated with a computer to begin with, thus no
> function to retreive it.  The closest you can get is to:
>
> 1) retreive the serial number of your hard drive(s) via
> GetVolumeInformation()
>
> 2) use inline assembly code to query the CPU for its unique ID (but this
> only works on certain Pentium chips, is not included in the latest chips
> anymore because it was too controversial, and can be disabled by the user 
> in
> the BIOS).
>
> 3) generate your own unique IDs, such as via CoCreateGuid().  This 
> generates
> a new GUID each time it is called.  It is not stored anywhere on the
> hardware, although it may use hardware values to help ensure uniqueness.
> You are responsible for keeping track of the values you generate.  If you
> lose it, it is gone.
>
>
> Gambit
>
> 
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