PID/SID

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  G_MS_H:

  They could mean a few different things.  PID: Product identifier, process identifier.

  SID System identifier or Security identifier.

  Greg

  Monday, June 5, 2006 4:08 PM
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  Many thanks Greg, are you affiliated with MS in any way, or a user like myself ?
  Unfortunately your answer does not clarify the situation, acronyms save typing but are not known for their clarity, so could I have a definitive answer please?
  

  Tuesday, June 6, 2006 11:38 AM
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  G_MS_H

  See this link, page 3, for a decent explanationof Product ID:  http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/1/6/21654b16-6c81-4d96-9390-5203cd43d07d/WindowsProductActivationTechnicalMarketBulletin.doc

  This MS KB article has a brief explanation of SID:  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q243330

  Tuesday, June 6, 2006 5:07 PM
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  Many thanks Dan, answered my questions
  

  Thursday, June 8, 2006 11:20 AM
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  G_MS_H,

  You're welcome!

  Thursday, June 8, 2006 4:00 PM
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  G_MS_H:

   

  I apologize for missing your post. Theres been a recent "flood" of user inquiries in that I wanted to get answered ASAP. I'm glad Dan did answer your post though. He, along with Carey, are the two best contributors we have :).

   

  -Phil Liu

  Thursday, June 8, 2006 6:17 PM