i find that inorder to retrieve cpu id , assembly language is to be written,is it true?Is there any other alternative??thanking you in advance.... :)

is motherboard serial number different from the Cpu id?If a system needs to be identified ,which is the better one(cpu id or motherboard serial number) to identify one system from another,other than MAC id?thanx in advance.... :)

hi,i want to know how can i retrive the cpu id,mac id using c++/java?am using vc++6.0&windows xp.It would be better if the sample code is provided too...thanx in advance. :)