Retrieve BIOS Serial

[DarkLotus]

How would you retrieve the BIOS Serial Number without having to use any on-form controls?

I've searched + Googled but I cannot find an example in C++.. just VB.

Thanks in advance.

[kuphryn]

check out MSDN

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...re_classes.asp

Kuphryn

[kirants]

Not sure if this helps:
http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/w-p/syst...le.php/c12347/

[VGirish]

Hi,

Take a look at WMI. It contains features to enumerate most of the resources
used by the system. Just changing the parameters would enable you to
even get the bios serial number of any other machine on your network.

If u need a sample, give me a shout (or) search in google for WMI.

[DarkLotus]

Hi,

Take a look at WMI. It contains features to enumerate most of the resources
used by the system. Just changing the parameters would enable you to
even get the bios serial number of any other machine on your network.

If u need a sample, give me a shout (or) search in google for WMI.

Would you mind posting an example, please?

[VGirish]

Hi,

Guessed that u would ask for a sample. Anyway, take a look at
this link

WMI works as follows:

1. It uses a subset of SQL called WQL for querying the system.
For example, SELECT * FROM Win32_Processor would return all
processor related data from the system. In your case, u would be
needing "Select SerialNumber from Win32_BIOS".

Do u believe it is as simple as that ? It is.

2. Secondly, u need to use IWbemLocator to access the WMI service

3. You need to connect to the WMI service on your machine.
You can use ConnectServer in IWbemLocator to do that.
The ConnectServer statement allows you to query either your machine
or if you have the credentials, u can even execute the same query on
a different machine on your network.

4. You then call IWbemServices::ExecQuery to execute your WQL query.

5. Finally, you can call IWbemClassObject::Get to get the output.

Note: If u are not sure of what WQL statements to use, download the
WMICodeCreator from this MS link

Though it generates code in C#, VB and VB Script alone, you can just
use it to execute your WQL statements and see if the results u get are
what u want. Moreover, u can also see the various available namespaces
that u can use and query.


Phewwwwwwwww. Typed this reply in a hurry as i've got official work
pending. Hope this helps. Cheerio.....