Some softwares are restricted by number of software installations or number of activation. These softwares use the Volume Serial Number to track where and how many times the software has been installed or activated. Volume Serial Number is unique and it changes when you format your hard disk. Some softwares (that are controlled by Volume Serial Number verification) might not work on your PC due to not able to recognise the old volume serial number. If you would like to change your hard disk Volume Serial Number to previous serial number to solve this issue, you can use Hard Disk Serial Number Changer.
Hard Disk Serial Number Changer is freeware and handy to use. This software utility is capable of changing your Hard Disk serial number to your preferred number. Prior to format your hard disk, you must note the volume serial number so that you can change the volume serial number back to your previous one after its formatting.
To get the serial number, just go to command prompt, then type ‘dir’ and press enter, the volume serial number will get listed as shown below:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>dir
Volume in drive C is OSDisk
Volume Serial Number is 12AF-YYZZ
Once you have changed the volume serial number using this utility, you must restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Hard Disk Serial Number Changer works with file systems like FAT, FAT 32 and NTFS. The utility is compatible to run in Windows Vista/XP/ME/2003/2000/98/NT. If you plan to format your hard disk but still wants to maintain its software compatibility, this tool is definitely useful and worth using.
Click here to download Hard Disk Serial Number Changer for free.
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Great tip. Does anyone know if it works on virtual machines?
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