Get HDD Serial with .Net

What is the easiest way to get some machine specifice serial number with VB.Net?

I've searched the forums, all of the examples I found are using VB6...

I would like to use something like the processor or motherboard, but I would settle for the hard drive's serial number.

Thanks for your posts,

Squirrelly1

Quick search brought up these threads :
http://www.vbforums.com/search.php?s...der=descending

WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) Objects are your friend :)

you'd be surprised what you can do with WMI and Performance Counter Objects as well

You can eliminate tons of API code from your programs

try this:

Code:

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Imports Scripting

    Public Function GetLicenceHDDSerialNumber() As String
        Dim fso As New FileSystemObject()
        GetLicenceHDDSerialNumber = fso.GetDrive("C").SerialNumber.ToString
    End Function

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I tried, for my curiosity, but it doesn't obtain my HD serial number, but a negative number that probably is the volume number. I had the same result using a procedure that specifically obtain the volume number. With your procedure, as well as using the other one, I can obtain also another number, from the partition E: of the same HD, but serial HD number is unique on the same Disc. :rolleyes:

Yes. This gives only the serial no of the relevent partition. I also want to know how to get the HDD serial no.

Thanx

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Originally Posted by Chathura

Yes. This gives only the serial no of the relevent partition. I also want to know how to get the HDD serial no.

Thanx

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WMI is indeed the way to go. Take a look at the Win32_DiskDrive class. I did this myself a while back and I seem to recall that I had to use the Win32_PhysicalMedia and Win32_DiskDrivePhysicalMedia classes too. Just be aware that if a system is running a RAID array then you will not be able to get the individual serial numbers as the entire array is seen as a hard drive. I never did find a way around that.