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Q: 

Reading the serial number of USB storage device in Vb

Is it possible to read the serial number of a USB drive using VB.

A: 

Google found these tutorials:

visual basic (for hdd serial, but it seems it works for a usb drive too):

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/hard_disk_serialno.aspx

powershell and vbasic:

http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2007/02/24/displaying-usb-devices-using-wmi.aspx

vbasic:

http://www.myitforum.com/forums/m_147418/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm

Mercer Traieste  2009-07-21 10:48:37
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It's in the registry, HKLM\System\CCS\Enum\USB\VID_XXXX&PID_YYYY\<serial>. (Vendor and Product ID will vary too, as serial numbers are only unique for a single product.)

MSalters  2010-02-22 16:39:13

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