How do I get usb serial number C# in XP

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The standard code works for me in windows 7/10 but it doesnt in XP.
Is there a workaround?
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I tried using the code that is on this site. But it doesnt work for XP

Posted 17-Aug-16 19:15pm

Vasily Tserekh

Updated 17-Aug-16 20:17pm

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Maciej Los · Answer 1 · 2016-08-17T20:17:00

I'd suggest to start here: How USB Devices are Assigned Container IDs[^]

In WinXP you have to use WMI: Retrieve Hardware Identifiers with WMI and C#[^]. To get the list of USB devices, you have to loop through the collection of Win32_USBControllerDevice

For further information, please see:
ManagementClass Class (System.Management)[^]
ManagementObjectSearcher Class (System.Management)[^]