[LINK] Win 2K, Office 2K to ship with new antipiracy devices

[Howard Lowndes]

Am I missing something, or is this a unique identification; and just what
is the "signature" of the hardware of the machine?

Howard.
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Bob Bain wrote:

> "Once a user has provided the required information, the computer creates
> a 16-character installation ID, which is used to identify a unique
> installation. The installation ID does not contain or encode any
> personal information. Rather, it contains a signature of the hardware of
> the machine on which the user has installed Office 2000. "