How to get the serial number of the hard disk of the client system using javascript?

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Hi Friends,
I am using C#.net ,asp.net and .net framework 2.
How to get the serial number of the hard disk of the client system using javascript?

Thanks in advance,
George

Posted 17-May-11 3:27am

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Sandeep Mewara · Answer 1 · 2011-05-17T04:03:00

Solution 1

serial number of the hard disk of the client system using javascript
While working on a ASP.NET application, any code on server side would be of webserver. JavaScript is a client side scripting language that might help. In order to get/interact with client system, either you need to use ActiveX control ~~or jump on to Silverlight.~~

Pick the one that suits you. With ActiveX you will have certain security things to handle and it will be only IE specific. If needed, articles on ActiveX is present here at CodeProject.

Posted 17-May-11 4:03am

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Updated 17-May-11 4:26am

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#realJSOP 17-May-11 10:13am

I don't think you can do it with silverlight because you can't add a reference to system.management in a silverlight module. Anybody with half a brain in their head would mrefuse to allow Active-Xcrement to ruin on their machien. Besides that, IE is the only browser that allows Active-XCrement.

Sandeep Mewara 17-May-11 10:25am

Thanks for reminding me of the only-IE thingy for ActiveX, forgot to mention that.

About, System.Management thing, good to learn. Thanks! So, just to add on, will the COM interoperability be an option here? I think, it can be, any idea?

#realJSOP · Answer 2 · 2011-05-17T04:14:00

Solution 2

You can use WMI.

I found this with a google search:

http://www.htmlforums.com/client-side-scripting/t-using-wmi-with-javascript-123787.html[^]

that returned over 920,000 results using this search phrase

javascript wmi[^]

Posted 17-May-11 4:14am

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Sandeep Mewara 17-May-11 10:27am

So, we are talking of ActiveXObjects here, right?

Uros Calakovic 17-May-11 14:27pm

That link is related to HTAs. WMI scripting objects are not marked as safe for scripting, so there is a good chance that GetObject / new ActiveXObject will fail.