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Old April 30th 09, 08:12 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Rage Skywolfe
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what is Hardware ID and does it change if you add new components to the
computer like cd drives,hard drives etc. and also does it change when you
reformat?
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Old April 30th 09, 10:09 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Bob I
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1. Sounds like you are referring to the Hardware hash code.
2. Yes, it does.
3. No, it doesn't.



Rage Skywolfe wrote:

what is Hardware ID and does it change if you add new components to the
computer like cd drives,hard drives etc. and also does it change when you
reformat?


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Old April 30th 09, 10:09 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Big_Al
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Rage Skywolfe said this on 4/30/2009 3:12 PM:
what is Hardware ID and does it change if you add new components to the
computer like cd drives,hard drives etc. and also does it change when you
reformat?


Google Hardware ID. One of the definitions is the ID of a component.
I'm not sure that's what you are talking about.
Look at these links. Do they help?
Hardware ID:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd567990.aspx

Technical Details on Microsoft Product Activation for Windows XP
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb457054.aspx
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Old May 1st 09, 12:08 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Rage Skywolfe
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yeah they do I was just curious as to what it was. thanks guys.

"Big_Al" wrote:

Rage Skywolfe said this on 4/30/2009 3:12 PM:
what is Hardware ID and does it change if you add new components to the
computer like cd drives,hard drives etc. and also does it change when you
reformat?


Google Hardware ID. One of the definitions is the ID of a component.
I'm not sure that's what you are talking about.
Look at these links. Do they help?
Hardware ID:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd567990.aspx

Technical Details on Microsoft Product Activation for Windows XP
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb457054.aspx

 




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