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Different Hardware ID for different exe packed with same Project

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 7:33 pm
by gjmptw
I have a saved project File (.enigma) which I have stored for future updates.
The exe which is packed with the project was a quite old exe compiled in VB6 (i dont have the source code)
Now I am trying to pack a new exe compiled in C# using the same project file but when I run the protected exe, it shows a different hardware ID.
To ensure, I packed the old exe again and its still showing the old Hardware ID.
While packing both the Exes, I change nothing in the project file other than the exe's path.

What can be the issue here?

Re: Different Hardware ID for different exe packed with same Project

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 7:49 pm
by gjmptw
My bad. Didnt took much time to find out the reason.
Its not due to different exe.
The old file was set to run as administrator but I was running the newly packed file without administrator rights.
You can delete this thread or maybe just leave it as it is. Might help someone else in future.

Re: Different Hardware ID for different exe packed with same Project

Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2022 6:13 pm
by Enigma
Hi, yes, present and absence of administrator privileges may affect the hardware id, but also depends on what parameters are specified for hardware id generation at Registration Features - Hardware Lock panel.