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Getting the System ID from WMI (SMBIOS)

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sunny

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Mar 3, 2004, 11:26:03 AM3/3/04
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Hi All,
I am trying to get some system properties from the WMI like BIOS
manufacturer,BIOS Version ,System Name and System ID.

I could get most of the stuff except the system ID which is a one or
two byte identifier (for DELL systems) using the classes win32_bios
win32_computersystem and MSsmbios_rawsmbiostables. Any one having any
idea regarding this would be of great great help.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Sunil.

Torgeir Bakken (MVP)

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Mar 3, 2004, 2:52:04 PM3/3/04
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sunny wrote:

> I am trying to get some system properties from the WMI like BIOS
> manufacturer,BIOS Version ,System Name and System ID.

Hi

System ID, is it one of the following properties:

K:\SM_INFO.EXE 1.1.0
Copyright 1999 Dell Computer Corporation - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

SMBIOS tables found; version: 2.3

System Name: Latitude C600
System UUID: 0x44454C4C37B110388042B5C04F31304A
System type: 0xB1
BIOS vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
BIOS version: A06 dated 02/07/2001
Service tag: 578B10J
Asset tag: 3110435


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sunny

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Mar 17, 2004, 12:50:03 PM3/17/04
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Hi Torgeir,
Sorry but none of these is the system id for that particular system.
looks like the BIOS doesnt tell the OS abt the sys id.
Thankx aneways,
Sunil.
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