Fluffy Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Hello,I am looking for a file which contains a summary of my system's information (in particular i'm looking for the computer's name). I KNOW I can just go to Control Panel and have a summary of my machine done for me. But I'd like to know if and where the operating system stores a file which contains details about my machine in a "readable" format. Does anyone know where in windows can i find the file which will tell me what the computer's name is ?thanks ahead for any feedback,--Fluffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Hello, and welcome to the Windows Forum!I don't think that the system information you are looking for are just stored in a simple sequential file. Most likely these information are stored all over the registry, and any program that collects these information may need a few seconds to retrieve them all.Some good tools that can retrieve much more information than the Windows Control Panel apps:Belarc AdvisorSystem Information for Windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cozofdeath Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Many settings have moved from files to the registry. I know the computer name and most other system info is held there. Does it have to be a file?HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\ComputerName - This key holds the computer nameIf it has to be a file I think this is how I would do to get it.Run this command from a command prompt.start /wait msinfo32.exe /report .\desktop\syssum.txt /categories + systemsummaryIt will give you a text file on your desktop of the system summary screen that you would find in msinfo32.exe. It will look something like this...System Information report written at: 10/30/06 21:54:29System Name: EXAMPLE[system Summary]Item Value OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600 OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation System Name EXAMPLE System Manufacturer WINFORUM System Model T55555 System Type X86-based PC Processor x86 Family 15 Model 9 Stepping 0 GenuineIntel ~3066 Mhz BIOS Version/Date Intel Corp. AG91570J.15A.0579.2007.108.1003 SMBIOS Version 1.3 Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32 Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1 Locale United States Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)" User Name EMACHINE\Owner Time Zone Eastern Standard Time Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB Available Physical Memory 315.84 MB Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB Available Virtual Memory 1.95 GB Page File Space 2.38 GB Page File C:\pagefile.sys*sorry Pat, you must have posted while I was typing. If I repeated some things you said this is why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted October 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 okay, i'm beginning to get a clearer picture now...Thank you so much for your help ! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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