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Problem:

Can a computer be identified by a program?

Resolution:

The WinApi GetCurrentHwProfile retrieves information about the current hardware profile for the local computers producing a GUID.

On every call, GetCurrentHwProfile computes the same GUID on the same hardware but a different GUID on a different hardware.

This GUID should be unambiguous between different computers.

Attachments:

GUID.zip

Old KB# 1294