How to read HDD Serial Number over the network?

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Program A is saved in Computer A. Then user execute the program A at Computer B over the network to read the HDD serial number of computer A.

Anyone can share with me how to do this in VB.NET?? :doh: :doh:

Posted 30-Jun-10 23:24pm

bibijojo

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Solution 2

Hi Tiggerc,

Thank you.

I have checked http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/hard_disk_serialno.aspx and found that it's written in c# :((

Unfortunately I'm only use to VB.NET. I got no idea how to convert it to VB.NET. Anyone can help me for this with the use of VB.NET??

Posted 1-Jul-10 15:59pm

bibijojo

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Christian Graus 8-Jul-10 20:18pm

Why would you press 'answer' to ask a question ? Do you know what the word 'answer' means ? How about 'comment' ? In any case, converting between VB.NET and C# is both trivial, and easily automated.

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Hi,

I have tried converted the code to VB.NET yes It's working now but it isn't what I want. It still only get the workstation's hard drive serial number not server's hard drive serial number.

Posted 6-Jul-10 22:22pm

bibijojo

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Thank you so much for RLH68 :)

I have tested and it looks the same when I run it over the network (application is placed at server and execute application at my computer) then I got message "Invalid Parameter". Unless I run this application locally (place the application in my computer) and put my computer name then it works fine:

searcher.Scope.Path.Server = "my computer name"

Anyway thank you so much for tying to help me so much. :laugh:

Posted 8-Jul-10 16:54pm

bibijojo

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idenizeni 9-Jul-10 12:11pm

I don't think you really want to do it this way, run exe across systems, I could be wrong though. Just run the exe from your workstation and enter the servers name like I showed. Then from your one PC you could check every server on your network by just changing the server name.

Edit; I edited my comment after I read your question. My first response was based on your question title and not on the actual question. My mistake.

bibijojo 10-Jul-10 4:58am

Is okay :)
At least you tried help and shared with me.

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tiggerc · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-01T00:15:00

Solution 1

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/hard_disk_serialno.aspx

the above will show you how to use Windows Management Interface to read the serial Number of computer A from computer no need for a program on computer A to do that.

Substitute the "." for the computer name.

Posted 1-Jul-10 0:15am

tiggerc

Scubapro · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-01T20:02:00

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There are numerous free online converting services available for this.
Just google 'convert C# to VB.NET' and you'll find them. One of them is:

http://www.developerfusion.com/tools/convert/csharp-to-vb/

Posted 1-Jul-10 20:02pm

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idenizeni · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-08T13:56:00

Try setting the server after you create each of your ManagementObjectSearcher objects like so...

Dim searcher As New ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * FROM Win32_DiskDrive")<br />
searcher.Scope.Path.Server = "servername"<br />
<br />
<br />
searcher = New ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * FROM Win32_PhysicalMedia")<br />
       searcher.Scope.Path.Server = "servername"<br />

The account that runs the search needs to have Admin access to the server you are trying to search.

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