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- From: kd9fb@xnet.com (Peter Mikalajunas)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: Q: identify PC uniquely
- Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 05:11:11 GMT
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- Petri Jooste <rkwjpj@rivier1.puk.ac.za> wrote:
-
- >Is there a way to write a C program to get unique system
- >information on a PC? For example a serial number of the CPU.
-
- There is no such thing a CPU serial number that can be
- access via software.
-
- >Alternatively I could build an identification code from the
- >combination of some specs: bios version, CPU speed, amount of RAM,
- >hard disk specs: Cyl, head, tracks, size ....
-
- Everything you mentioned can be replaced by the user.
-
- >How do I access these specs from a C program ?
-
- Check in comp.os.msdos.programmer, their faq will
- point in the right direction.
-
- >I want to use it to authenticate software installation.
-
- In the end you may need a dongle.
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