READ HARD DISK SERIAL NUMBER

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Hey!!! how 'bout some feedback??? did it work for you??? HEY!!! Is any body home???

>>EVERYTIME WHEN YOU USE FORMAT SERIAL NUMBER IS DIFFERENT....

FORMAT program uses current time to calculate disk number; that's why each time you use FORMAT, srial number differs. BUT both you and your friend, if format a disk simultaneously could (in theory) get the same serial number.

Even you can try this: create a .BAT file and put these commands on it:

TIME <any time you want>
FORMAT <drive>

Execute the BAT file several times, and time will be the same each time you run it.

But I don't know why I think I'm tallking to a wall... :~(

ASKER

i made any program in turbo pascal 6.0 that read all information from bios including hard disk serial number (real not from boot sector ) and hard disc... but i need to make the same application that will do the same thing in windows because this pascal program can only work in msdos ... and i am writeing any windows application

ASKER

i made any program in turbo pascal 6.0 that read all information from bios including hard disk serial number (real not from boot sector ) and hard disc type... but i need to make the same application that will do the same thing in windows because this pascal program can only work in msdos ... and i am writing any windows application

>>that read all information from bios including hard disk serial number

Disk serial number does NOT come from BIOS.

>>this pascal program can only work in msdos

If it runs in DOS, it can run perfectly under a DOS window from Windoze (in fact, I have Pascal and Basic (both compilers from Borland) programs which perform the same job. And work.

ASKER

not exacli from bios - bios read from hard drive...

>>bios read from hard drive

hehehehe... BIOS reads from (and writes to !!) everything, including a diskette [one of the reasons why BIOS means "Basic Input/Output System"] :) :)

Can i get my points???

Why did i get a "B" when you specifically say:

HOW TO READ REAL SERIAL NUMBER OF HARD DRIVE... IN "DOS" OR WINDOWS?

Just a doubt...

But Thanks... hope the code had help you out...

ASKER

i didn't use your code but is ok..
i had been done with my own code
but i am still looking for code that do the same thing under windows system (via API)

>>i am still looking for code that do the same thing under windows system (via API)

If you're looking for a protection system, I'm afraid you're going in the wrong direction; disk "serial" number is not such a thing. In fact, that stupid number can be written as easily as it can be read. ¿Do you know what are one of mi disks' number?: BEBE-CACA (you must know Spanish :)

Thus, if your protection scheme is based on a disk number, anyone can duplicate thge same number on another disk and ¡¡voilà!! your protection system was defeated.

Sorry...