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Applies to: VPN-Q 2009
Problem: When creating an a
computer account in Active Directory for use with VPN group restrictions you
need to specify the hardware GUID of the computer. Obtaining the hardware GUID
from a PC BIOS can be difficult and sometimes isn't displayed.
 Resolution:
Winfrasoft have made available a free tool called GetGUID which retrieves the
computer name and machine GUID for you while Windows is running. This makes it
easy for a user to retrieve the GUID and send it to the administrator.
Click here to download Winfrasoft GetGUID
(0.5Mb).
To run GetGUID simply extract the GetGUID.exe from the downloaded ZIP file
and run it. The main screen will load showing the machine hardware GUID in the
format required by Active Directory.
Tip: You can copy and paste the text from GetGUID for easy retrieval.
More information:
Winfrasoft GetGUID requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Last updated: 12/03/2009 |