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Luc Pattyn wrote:
I just discovered Win32_BaseBoard.SerialNumber, maybe that suits your needs. Please let me know
what your conclusions will be, I have a similar need.


Here are some things I've discovered in the last few weeks...

1) MAC addresses should never be used to identify a machine. Why? Because a machine could have two adapters (wireless and wired - like most modern laptops). If BOTH/ALL NICs are disabled, you can't get ANY mac address.

2) The BaseBoard serial number is almost always empty after the user updates the bios the first time. This is especially true on home-made desktop systems. None of my home systems (all home-built) have a baseboard serial number because all of them have had their BIOS's updated. My laptop has also had a bios update (twice in fact), yet it retains its original serial number.

3) I'd expect the Win32_ComputerSystemProduct.UUID to be the same after a windows install, but as previously pointed out, a home-built machine will probably not have a meaningful UUID. On the other hand, my Acer laptop has one, even without the original OS installed (it came with Vista, and I installed XP).

I figured setting a meaningless UUID from within my app would result in a UUID that isn't all 0's or all F's. Documentation is pretty scarce about this topic.


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