title: Obtain a unique hardware identifier in C++ in Windows
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2842116/reliable-way-of-generating-unique-hardware-id">Reliable way of generating unique hardware ID</a>  </p>
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  <p>I would like to retrieve an unique hardware identifier for a single machine in C++. Any suggestions? I need this software working in Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8. I just need a few system calls to retrieve MAC address, hard disk serial number, or something like this.</p>