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+5  Q: 

How to get serial number from hard disks?

Is there an easy way to get the serial number of all the hard disks in a PC using the Win32 API?

+5  A: 

look here

Fredou  2008-12-01 15:06:41
+1  A: 

GetVolumeInformation is your friend.

Edouard A.  2008-12-01 15:06:46
GetVolumeInformation() will only give you the serial no of the volume. Disk volume != hard disk. The volume serial is typically just a 32-bit timestamp from when the disk was formatted.
Andreas Magnusson  2008-12-01 15:46:54
You are correct.
Edouard A.  2008-12-01 19:37:51
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It's a Win32 FAQ See news://comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32 for the right method

 2008-12-01 16:13:52

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