RE: linking a word document to a computer

From: Tom Erik Engeskaug (tomerik.engeskaugat_private)
Date: Mon May 26 2003 - 08:47:17 PDT

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    > From: stephen_larsonat_private
    > [mailto:stephen_larsonat_private] Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003
    > 1:55 AM
    > To: forensicsat_private
    > Subject: linking a word document to a computer
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    > Hello,
    > Is there a way to link a word (or other MS Office) document to a 
    > particular computer?  I've heard that each installation of MS
    > Office is  serialized, and that each doc created has that serial #
    > embedded in its  meta-data, but have yet to be able to find it.
    > Thanks.
    > Steve
    
    
    I guess you're thinking about pid_guid. This is supposed to have been
    removed in versions of Office beginning with 2000 and up.
    
    Warren G. Kruse II and Jay G. Heiser have some good info on it in
    their book "Computer Forensics - Incident Response Essentials" (ISBN
    0-201-70719-5). It will also be covered in a paper I'm writing on
    Windows investigation basics. Getting the book will probably be
    faster than waiting for me to finish though ;)
    
    Best Wishes,
    Tom Erik Engeskaug
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