I tried this in order to wotk with USBDLM but othrs may find it useful.
Hard Disk Serial Number Changer is one small freeware to change the hard drive serial number, this disk serial number is generated by Windows when you format a disk partition, many software and programs be bind to this serial number, with this small disk tool, you can get a new hard drive volume serial number right now, without reformatting your hard drive. The standard serial number format is XXXX-XXXX, using HEX symbols 0-9, A, B, C, D, E, F. the total length should be nine and using upper case char. After program change serial number, you need reboot PC to apply it correctly.
Web Site
http://www.xboxharddrive.com/freeware.html
Download
http://www.xboxharddrive.com/HardDiskSe ... hanger.exe
This program can work with file systems: NTFS, FAT, and FAT32, it is available for Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows 2000/2003/NT server, Windows server 2008, Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Please note, this serial number of hard disk is not hardware serial number set by the manufacturer, the hardware serial number value won't change even if you format your hard drive. This freeware can work under Windows 7, both 32bits and 64bits version, not need the XP Mode under Windows 7, program is very small, it can run directly from one Flash USB disk.
For Windows 7 Users:
Please run this program as an Administrator in Windows 7/Vista, you can right-click on executable file names in a Windows Explorer, select "Run As Administrator"
Hard Disk Serial Number Changer
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I saw this thread initially and didn't say anything for lack of knowledge about the topic, but going back through old threads: why would you want to change your serial number in Windows?
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Disk-cloning...?
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Seems if you have SysInternals then you can use VolumeID.
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Excellent - thanks