CPU MAC ADDRESS

[David Crow]

ApurvKolte wrote:

IS CPU MAC ADDRESS...

:confused: NICs have Media Access Control addresses, not CPUs.

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[AprNgp]

Is there any method to differentiate between two machines, for avoiding piracy ?

Apurv

[David Crow]

Do both machines have a NIC?

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"Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed" - 2 Timothy 2:15

"Judge not by the eye but by the heart." - Native American Proverb

[AprNgp]

may or may not... Actually I am searching a way to avoid the piracy of the software, that I supply to anyone. Is there any serial no. of CPU or OS, which is unique ?

Apurv

[anand_study]

Many commercial Applications are using Motherboard serial-number or hard-disk serial-number for that !

[AprNgp]

How to get that in VC++ ?

Apurv

[David Crow]

ApurvKolte wrote:

Is there any serial no. of CPU or OS, which is unique ?

Some (older) CPUs have serial numbers, but the owners of such can disable the feature.

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"Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed" - 2 Timothy 2:15

"Judge not by the eye but by the heart." - Native American Proverb

[David Crow]

By looking at the Win32_MotherboardDevice or Win32_Processor WMI classes, specifically the DeviceID property of each.

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"Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed" - 2 Timothy 2:15

"Judge not by the eye but by the heart." - Native American Proverb

[AprNgp]

Can u describe it a little bit more, plz

Apurv

[David Crow]

See here.

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"Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed" - 2 Timothy 2:15

"Judge not by the eye but by the heart." - Native American Proverb

[AprNgp]

Thanx !

Apurv