1. RE: Making a computer run on only one computer
actually, the serial of the drive is the encoded date and time the drive
was formatted, and if you took a look at it, there are 8 digits. it's 32
bits.
C. K. Lester wrote:
> you can use the "C" drive's serial number. that's generally considered
> unique, being based on a 128-bit number randomly assigned by the
> manufacturer.
2. RE: Making a computer run on only one computer
The code is in hex.
> actually, the serial of the drive is the encoded date and time the drive
> was formatted, and if you took a look at it, there are 8 digits. it's 32
> bits.
>
> C. K. Lester wrote:
> > you can use the "C" drive's serial number. that's generally considered
> > unique, being based on a 128-bit number randomly assigned by the
> > manufacturer.
3. RE: Making a computer run on only one computer
that's obvious. at the risk of sounding smartass, 8 hex digits = a 32
bit number
C. K. Lester wrote:
> The code is in hex.
4. RE: Making a computer run on only one computer
Look, I was just regurgitating what I thought I'd been told. :)
> that's obvious. at the risk of sounding smartass, 8 hex digits = a 32
> bit number
Life is boring if you don't take risks. It's also safe.
5. RE: Making a computer run on only one computer
oh, a *minor* error on my part, it's the encoded date(no time) the drive
was formatted. my "C" drive's serial is 07D0-0C15, so it was formatted
december 21st, 2000
6. RE: Making a computer run on only one computer
> If your program is too much bother to use, or violates what
> people expect to be able
> to do with something they have bought and paid for, you'll get
> lots of free (bad) publicity, and lose more sales than you gain.
My company's re-install program is based on the hardware-based code scheme.
I've not gotten one complaint from any customer regarding their having to
get a code to reinstall. We made the process quick and simple.
> Of course, Microsoft promises that you won't have to pay again 'if the
> change is minor', but we all realize they could make new rules at any
time.
> Their promise isn't in writing. Besides, who believes Microsoft promises,
> anyway?
Besides that, you'll have to read them a 50-digit code, and then type in a
49-digit code in response. (Number may not be exact.) So what happens if you
typo?! That's a pain in the sweet behind.
> >No animals were hurt while writing this E-mail :)
>
> No, but billions and billions of innocent electrons were bounced around,
> more or less at random, thus contributing to the entropy of the
> universe as we know it, and hastening its eventual destruction.
Bleak, Irv. Very bleak. But funny.
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