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A-12 NEC PowerMate VT 300i Series Release Notes
Intel Processor Serial Number Control Utility
The Intel
®
Processor Serial Number Control utility is a Windows
®
program that
enables or disables the reading of the Pentium
®
III processor serial number by
software. This function lets you control which software programs or websites
have permission to read the processor serial number. When installed, the utility
runs automatically each time the system powers on.
This utility places an icon in the Windows system tray. The icon provides a
visual status of the processor serial number. You have the option of hiding the
system tray icon. You can disable the processor serial number at any time.
However, enabling the serial number requires restarting the system.
The following information describes:
system requirements
installation procedures
processor serial number features
answers to frequently asked questions
Intel technical support.
Identifying System Requirements
The Intel Processor Serial Number Control utility requires:
a Pentium III processor-based system
Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT
®
4.0 (or later)
2 megabytes of hard drive space.
Installing the Utility
The Intel Processor Serial Number Control Utility (version 1.0) comes on the
NEC Application and Driver CD. See your PowerMate VT 300i Series User’s
Guide for information about using the NEC Application and Driver CD.
Run
setup.exe
from the directory where you unzip the file.
Note:
Installing this utility on a system which does not
contain a Pentium III processor generates an error message.
Looking at Serial Number Features
The Intel processor serial number, a new feature of the Pentium III processor, is
an identifier for the processor. The processor serial number is designed to be
unique, and when used in conjunction with other identification methods, can be
used to identify the system or user. This number can be used in a wide variety of
applications which benefit from stronger forms of system and user
identification.