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(@curtmagnus)
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Hi.

I'm working on a project were I'm supposed to tie a USB-stick to a computer, but I have a problem. Were, on the USB-stick, do I find the uniqe number stored in the computers registry.

Hopeful anyone here can help me.

//Magnus


   
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jaclaz
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Hi.

I'm working on a project were I'm supposed to tie a USB-stick to a computer, but I have a problem. Were, on the USB-stick, do I find the uniqe number stored in the computers registry.

Hopeful anyone here can help me.

//Magnus

An USB stick might (but it also might not) have a Serial Number set by the Manufacturer.

There are more than one "unique numbers" stored in the computer registry related to an USB device (depending also on how the stick is partitioned/formatted AND the specific Windows version), but I am assuming you mean the device serial number.

The Serial number is usually found in several places in the Registry, see as an example Chapter V of this

https://faculty.nps.edu/ncrowe/oldstudents/jshaver_thesis.htm

You can use any of the "common" USB identifying tools to get this serial number from the Registry, like
http//www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html

or from the actual stick, example
ChipGenius
https://www.usbdev.ru/files/chipgenius/
(Russian site, use Google Translate)

jaclaz


   
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