On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 02:47:01PM -0400, Greg Freemyer wrote: > On 5/24/07, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Which serial number? The volume one, or the usb one? They are and can > > be different. > > > > I guess both. > > We do computer forensics and need to have a way to verify the S/N > reported by Windows in the registry is the same as physical > thumbdrive. > > ie. We are occasionally given a Windows computer and a thumbdrive and > told the thumbdrive was used to copy files off of the computer. Our > job is to verify the statement. So Windows records the S/N in the > registry, and we need to verify that the physical thumbdrive we were > provided has the same S/N. Which serial number is Windows using here? You might want to verify that first :) thanks, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ