Quote FA wrote: > >A better suggestion (probably the best) is to not use a harddrive's > >serial number, but instead use the BIOS serial number which is on the > >motherboard, and can be read on nearly all computers. > And what are the solutions in TP7 for reading BIOS serial number? You could create you own specially named file with ascii value > 128 and then store your own 'Serial Numbers' in it, to keep prying eyes out set the system and hidden bits.

How can I read the Hard Drive Serial number, or motherboard serial number. Get the help and guidance you need from experienced professionals who care. I have question how to generate unique serial number of machine in Delphi? I tried to do this using the ID the motherboard or processor, but unfortunately it's unfortunately supported. Partition serial numbers, etc. Fall off, because it is changing after the formatted.

This is probably the easyest solution. Quote Jeff Patterson wrote: > On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Louis Beyer wrote: > > Does any body have info or tp7 code to get the hard drive serial > > number?? Not the one that changes after format, but the hardware serial > > number that is uniqe to itself. I need to > > be able to tell 14 computers apart. > The only way I know of to get a harddrive Serial number is to take the > harddrive out of the computer and looking at the number on the label. IDE drives have unique serial numbers burned into the ROM which can be read by software (I posted a link to one source listing earlier in this thread). Quote > Why couldn't you use the volume serial number?

There is a program out > called VASN that allows you to set a volume label's serial number to any > hex digit you which (if you are worried about the harddrive being > reformatted (how often would anyone expect that to happen?)). In the case of security and tracking systems, Volume serial numbers aren't secure. It's easily modified with a sector editor, and source is readily available to modify it without a sector editor.

When you have multiple partitions, each partition has its own volume number, which repartitioning will also blow away. Quote Louis Beyer wrote: > Does any body have info or tp7 code to get the hard drive serial > number?? Not the one that changes after format, but the hardware serial >Cs 16 iceworld map download. number that is uniqe to itself. I need to > be able to tell 14 computers apart. > Thanks, > Louis Beyer Hi Louis, just a couple of weeks ago we had this discussion after just the same question of mine and some people were kind enough to explain it.

I've tested it in PM and RM and it works fine. If you're interested I'll email you the source code. Quote On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Louis Beyer wrote: > Does any body have info or tp7 code to get the hard drive serial > number?? Not the one that changes after format, but the hardware serial > number that is uniqe to itself.

I need to > be able to tell 14 computers apart. The only way I know of to get a harddrive Serial number is to take the harddrive out of the computer and looking at the number on the label. Why couldn't you use the volume serial number? There is a program out called VASN that allows you to set a volume label's serial number to any hex digit you which (if you are worried about the harddrive being reformatted (how often would anyone expect that to happen?)). A better suggestion (probably the best) is to not use a harddrive's serial number, but instead use the BIOS serial number which is on the motherboard, and can be read on nearly all computers. -- Jeff Patterson Internet: aa.@fan.nb.ca Author of jpIRC DOS IRC Client PGPKey: pgp-public-k.@keys.pgp.net HomePage: PGP Info: 2048/A8A1DCD5: E0 9E 9B EF C8 E4 68 3D B5 9C 72 4C EC 61 DD 7A .