User Tip #11: Windows XP SystemInfo Utility

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The Windows XP utility systeminfo will give you a great deal of useful info including hotfixes installed and uptime.

Start | Run | cmd | systeminfo gives the following info on my PC at home:


Host Name:                 XP-AT-HOME
OS Name:                   Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Version:                5.1.2600 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer:           Microsoft Corporation
OS Configuration:          Standalone Workstation
OS Build Type:             Uniprocessor Free
Registered Owner:          Wayne Maples
Registered Organization:   personal copy
Product ID:                55274-337-1357534-22378
Original Install Date:     10/24/2001, 9:24:35 PM
System Up Time:            0 Days, 13 Hours, 29 Minutes, 48 Seconds
System Manufacturer:       Compaq
System Model:              Compaq PC
System type:               X86-based PC
Processor(s):              1 Processor(s) Installed.
                           [01]: x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~930 Mhz
BIOS Version:              COMPAQ - 1
Windows Directory:         C:\WINDOWS
System Directory:          C:\WINDOWS\System32
Boot Device:               \Device\HarddiskVolume1
System Locale:             en-us;English (United States)
Input Locale:              en-us;English (United States)
Time Zone:                 (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
Total Physical Memory:     255 MB
Available Physical Memory: 109 MB
Virtual Memory: Max Size:  881 MB
Virtual Memory: Available: 571 MB
Virtual Memory: In Use:    310 MB
Page File Location(s):     C:\pagefile.sys
Domain:                    WORKGROUP
Logon Server:              \\XP-AT-HOME
Hotfix(s):                 37 Hotfix(s) Installed.
                           [01]: Q147222
                           [02]: Q322011 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q322011
                           [03]: Q323255 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) [See Q323255 for more information]
                           [04]: Q327979 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q327979                            [05]: Q328310 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q328310
                           [06]: Q329048 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) [See Q329048 for more information]
                           [07]: Q329115 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) [See Q329115 for more information]
                           [08]: Q329170 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q329170
                           [09]: Q329390 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) [See Q329390 for more information]
                           [10]: Q329441 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q329441
                           [11]: Q329834 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) [See Q329834 for more information]
                           [12]: Q810243 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) [See Q810243 for more information]
                           [13]: Q810565 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q810565
                           [14]: Q810577 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q810577
                           [15]: Q810833 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q810833
                           [16]: Q811630 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q811630
                           [17]: Q814033 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q814033
                           [18]: Q814995 - Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q814995
                           [19]: S321884 - Update
                           [20]: Q324720 - Service Pack
                           [21]: Q322011 - Update
                           [22]: Q323255 - Update
                           [23]: Q327979 - Update
                           [24]: Q328310 - Update
                           [25]: Q329048 - Update
                           [26]: Q329115 - Update
                           [27]: Q329170 - Update
                           [28]: Q329390 - Update
                           [29]: Q329441 - Update
                           [30]: Q329834 - Update
                           [31]: Q810243 - Update
                           [32]: Q810565 - Update
                           [33]: Q810577 - Update
                           [34]: Q810833 - Update
                           [35]: Q811630 - Update
                           [36]: Q814033 - Update
                           [37]: Q814995 - Update
NetWork Card(s):           3 NIC(s) Installed.
                           [01]: Accton EN1207D Series PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
                                 Connection Name: Local Area Connection
                                 DHCP Enabled:    Yes
                                 DHCP Server:     192.168.1.1
                                 IP address(es)
                                 [01]: 192.168.1.100
                           [02]: VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter (basic host-only support for VMnet1)
                                 Connection Name: Local Area Connection 4
                                 DHCP Enabled:    Yes
                                 DHCP Server:     
                                 IP address(es)
                                 [01]: 192.168.198.1
                           [03]: VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter (Network Address Translation (NAT) for VMnet8)
                                 Connection Name: Local Area Connection 5
                                 DHCP Enabled:    Yes
                                 DHCP Server:     192.168.88.254
                                 IP address(es)
                                 [01]: 192.168.88.1