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new Guid( )

Fact 1: Guid is a value type.
Fact 2: Values types are initialized to all zero upon construction.
Fact 3: Value types cannot have default constructors.
Conclusion 1: new Guid( ) should earn you lots of spanking.
Conclusion 2: Guid.NewGuid( ) is the right thing to do.

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