If you type systeminfo at the command prompt, there is a listing for Product ID. Can someone explain what this is exactly, and would it make a good seed for a registration code algorithm?
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If you type systeminfo at the command prompt, there is a listing for Product ID. Can someone explain what this is exactly, and would it make a good seed for a registration code algorithm?
i believe it’s representative (or is) your windows product key. Either way, all you really want is a GUID.
From http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb878062.aspx