James M. Fisher Well-known member Joined Jun 8, 2014 Posts 272 Location New Brunswick, Canada Jun 24, 2014 #1 I am working on an article regarding the collection of a PC's hardware & software information. I am familiar with the System Information applet and I have always used the Belarc Advisor. Do you use another auditing tool to collect general PC information: hardware, installed software, etc? Thanks,
I am working on an article regarding the collection of a PC's hardware & software information. I am familiar with the System Information applet and I have always used the Belarc Advisor. Do you use another auditing tool to collect general PC information: hardware, installed software, etc? Thanks,
Tekno Venus Senior Administrator, Developer Staff member Joined Jul 21, 2012 Posts 7,230 Location UK Jun 24, 2014 #2 I've used Speccy for quite a long while: https://www.piriform.com/speccy I used to use SIW, but it's now paid for. The old, free 2011 version is still out there on various sites though, and I do keep it on my memory stick.
I've used Speccy for quite a long while: https://www.piriform.com/speccy I used to use SIW, but it's now paid for. The old, free 2011 version is still out there on various sites though, and I do keep it on my memory stick.
satrow Moderator, BSOD Kernel Dump Senior Analyst Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2012 Posts 993 Location Cymru Jun 24, 2014 #3 Easily explore your PC online/offline collator of hardware, software, driver versions, autoruns, etc. Main site is French, so digging deep into it may require a reasonable knowledge of French computing terms and language.
Easily explore your PC online/offline collator of hardware, software, driver versions, autoruns, etc. Main site is French, so digging deep into it may require a reasonable knowledge of French computing terms and language.
jcgriff2 Co-Founder / AdminBSOD Instructor/ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Feb 19, 2012 Posts 21,541 Location New Jersey Shore Jun 24, 2014 #4 https://www.sysnative.com/forums/bs...ctions-windows-8-1-8-7-and-windows-vista.html :) Also, as you probably know, WMI is a very comprehensive - https://www.sysnative.com/forums/wi...management-instrumentation-batch-scripts.html
https://www.sysnative.com/forums/bs...ctions-windows-8-1-8-7-and-windows-vista.html :) Also, as you probably know, WMI is a very comprehensive - https://www.sysnative.com/forums/wi...management-instrumentation-batch-scripts.html
TomasD Sysnative Staff, BSOD Kernel Dump Senior Analyst Staff member Joined May 7, 2013 Posts 461 Location Kaunas, Lithuania Jun 25, 2014 #5 I've made this script - CollectTroubleshootingData - some time ago to collected a lot of information about PC some time ago, though I never polished it completely or tested properly. It requires elevation and takes 2-5 minutes to run :roll eyes (sarcasti
I've made this script - CollectTroubleshootingData - some time ago to collected a lot of information about PC some time ago, though I never polished it completely or tested properly. It requires elevation and takes 2-5 minutes to run :roll eyes (sarcasti
P Patrick Sysnative Staff Joined Jun 7, 2012 Posts 4,618 Jun 25, 2014 #6 It's the effort that counts, my friend :dsmile: