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| Re: how to read hard disk serial number [message #134494 is a reply to message #133444] |
Thu, 25 August 2005 04:45  |
Michael Hartley
Messages: 110
Registered: December 2004
Location: West Yorkshire, United Ki...
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Bad idea.
In a production environment there's nothing worse than software that is locked to specific hardware.
Applications that are locked to system IP addresses, NIC mac addresses, hard disk serial numbers cause so much trouble. What happens to the production environment if the machine is moved to another subnet, if the Network card breaks, or the hard disk needs upgrading or replacing? These are all daily events in large production environments. You lock your software onto a machine and you sofware will be thrown away - I can guarentee it!
I would recommend you use a serial key unlocking mechanism that is based on the software owner. Take a look at ultraedit programmers editor for a reasonably fair and well considered (in my opinion) example of serial keys in action.
Kind regards
Michael Hartley
http://www.openfieldsolutions.co.uk
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