Hack to make serial number appear in System Profiler after logic board swap

Hello All,
We've graduated to a slightly different topic in another thread. So, I thought I would place the current question under it's own topic in hopes that someone might see the subject and have an idea / answer.
In the thread at:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1511437#1511437
We've been discussing ways to make the serial number appear in the "About this Mac" box under the Apple Menu.
The solution is successful.
But, is there a way to similarly make the serial number appear again in the System Profiler?
The convenience is great, and I am so used to the System Profiler that I'll remember it is there.
If anyone knows of a way (even if it has to be re-done when you install OS X again), I - and many others - would love to hear about it.
Here's hoping there is a software trick.
Thank you in advance for any ideas.

Well, after all this time, I guess there must not be a way to do this. I've since gotten another machine anyway, so it's not really an issue anymore.

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