Changing System ID number

[Guest Harold A. Climer]

Recently I had to re-install my OS;Windows XP Media

Center Edition 2005. I also installed SP3 after using the HP patch

program for AMD processors before I installed anything else.

After transferring some files back from my USB backup external hard

drive, I noticed that the system ID was not the same as it was in the

previous installation. (I had kept the old system ID number in a Word

file.)

I have a piece of software that uses the system ID,a serial number and

a activation number to make sure it can only be installed on one

computer.

Is there a way I can change back to the old sysyem ID number, so I can

get the software up an running again?

BTW this is not the product number. It seems it is created when the

hard drive is formatted before installing the OS( A guess).

Harold A Climer

Dept. Of Physics Geology, and Astronomy

U.T, Chattanooga

Rm. 406A Engineering, Math & Computer Science Building

615 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga TN 37403

Harold-Cimer@utc.edu

[Guest GlowingBlueMist]

Re: Changing System ID number

 

"Harold A. Climer" <Harold-Climer@utc.edu> wrote in message

news:a1u3c4dp63miv2rlg4mbbtbi7mcmb223h6@4ax.com...

> Recently I had to re-install my OS;Windows XP Media

> Center Edition 2005. I also installed SP3 after using the HP patch

> program for AMD processors before I installed anything else.

> After transferring some files back from my USB backup external hard

> drive, I noticed that the system ID was not the same as it was in the

> previous installation. (I had kept the old system ID number in a Word

> file.)

> I have a piece of software that uses the system ID,a serial number and

> a activation number to make sure it can only be installed on one

> computer.

> Is there a way I can change back to the old system ID number, so I can

> get the software up an running again?

> BTW this is not the product number. It seems it is created when the

> hard drive is formatted before installing the OS( A guess).

> Harold A Climer

> Dept. Of Physics Geology, and Astronomy

> U.T, Chattanooga

> Rm. 406A Engineering, Math & Computer Science Building

> 615 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga TN 37403

> Harold-Cimer@utc.edu

 

Do a Google search for "SID changer" and you will find there are quite a

range of programs available to change a PC's system ID, from commercial to

shareware and freeware.