ZipGrep is a utility that can list and search zip (.war, .ear, .jar, etc) archives for text patterns, without the need to extract the archive's contents.
One of a set of tools we're offering as a way to say thank you for being a part of the community.
Some other info is available by using DeviceIoControl( handle, IOCTL_STORAGE_GET_MEDIA_TY
The Model ID and manufactures and even the 'hardware serial namber' are easily available for WinNt, but not so easily accessible for Win9x. Here is a link to an open Q in which we are exploring these issues:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/cplusprog/Q.20299743.html
-- Dan