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What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:42 am
by Doombrain
for gathering all the information and data on a PC. so installed components, versions, software, drivers etc?

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:51 am
by SOAPboy
Is this for someone whos computer illiterate? Someone who knows "basics"
Or someone thats "in the know"?

I ask, because how hard is it to look at control panel and regedit? I mean, seriously.

Software versions, SHOULD all be dependant on themselves. So outside applications i wouldnt think could read that info.

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:54 am
by Doombrain
this is for someone who designs software/hardware, only they are in Japan and the hardware they need the data off is with me in the UK.

I need to make it as clean and easy as possible because talking to japan about stuff is like talking to people on mars.

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:54 am
by Captain
Start -> Run -> Dxdiag

Belarc Advisor is pretty much the whole package though.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:56 am
by SOAPboy
Doombrain wrote:this is for someone who designs software/hardware
.... you have to be kidding.

VVV..beat..VVV
Captain Mazda wrote:Start -> Run -> Dxdiag

Belarc Advisor is pretty much the whole package though.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:01 am
by Doombrain
Captain Mazda wrote:Start -> Run -> Dxdiag

Belarc Advisor is pretty much the whole package though.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
spot on, cheers.

soap, i don't expect someone who works in a casino to understand the intricacies of working in a multicultural corporation, but thanks anyway.

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:01 am
by LawL
Doombrain wrote:the intricacies of working in a multicultural corporation
rofl :olo:

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:06 am
by SOAPboy
Doombrain wrote:
Captain Mazda wrote:Start -> Run -> Dxdiag

Belarc Advisor is pretty much the whole package though.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
spot on, cheers.

soap, i don't expect someone who works in a casino to understand the intricacies of working in a multicultural corporation, but thanks anyway.

Yeah being a network admin, i dont know shit.

You have zero room to talk, you change toner.

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:09 am
by Doombrain
SOAPboy wrote:
Yeah being a network admin, i dont know shit.

You have zero room to talk, you change toner.
then why didn't you reply with the same answer mazda did?

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:15 am
by Turbine
Doombrain wrote:for gathering all the information and data on a PC. so installed components, versions, software, drivers etc?
Windows Update on VISTA checks for driver and firmware updates for your PC components, cool huh?

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:26 am
by Eraser
Turbine wrote:
Doombrain wrote:for gathering all the information and data on a PC. so installed components, versions, software, drivers etc?
Windows Update on VISTA checks for driver and firmware updates for your PC components, cool huh?
If I remember correctly, Win98 and XP did that too, but for only a limited set of drivers and they were usually older than the newest releases.

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:01 am
by SOAPboy
Doombrain wrote:
SOAPboy wrote:
Yeah being a network admin, i dont know shit.

You have zero room to talk, you change toner.
then why didn't you reply with the same answer mazda did?

I asked a question before i answered smart guy. And if you read my reply. Youll see "BEAT" in there. Way to read toner boy.

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:04 am
by LawL
lol, owned.

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:16 am
by ek
murrrrrrrrrbrain

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:11 pm
by random name

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:37 pm
by Doombrain
SOAPboy wrote:
I asked a question before i answered smart guy. And if you read my reply. Youll see "BEAT" in there. Way to read toner boy.
And i said it's for a bit of hardware that's over 9000 miles away from the person that needs it. Way to understand, network admin.

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:44 pm
by SOAPboy
Doombrain wrote:
SOAPboy wrote:
I asked a question before i answered smart guy. And if you read my reply. Youll see "BEAT" in there. Way to read toner boy.
And i said it's for a bit of hardware that's over 9000 miles away from the person that needs it. Way to understand, network admin.

You edited that in you faggot.

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:46 pm
by plained
now now boys!

say gg! and present and touch balls :up:

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:48 pm
by creep
Hypothetical situation:

You work for a decent sized company, designing hardware solutions to use on desktop PCs. Your product will need to run on 3000 PCs, with various software/hardware configurations. You want to test for any major compatibility roadblocks, so you want a good amount of data about your target PCs.

You're probably right, SOAP. Going around looking at "regedit" is the best bet.

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:54 pm
by Turbine
Give them a time-bombed beta and let them test it out.

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:26 pm
by l0g1c
creep wrote:Hypothetical situation:

You work for a decent sized company, designing hardware solutions to use on desktop PCs. Your product will need to run on 3000 PCs, with various software/hardware configurations. You want to test for any major compatibility roadblocks, so you want a good amount of data about your target PCs.

You're probably right, SOAP. Going around looking at "regedit" is the best bet.
You know, it's crazy, but that scenario sounds very probable. I mean, it could actually happen! I will disagree with you, though. I don't think regedit is the best solution. I know I'm going against SOAPboy's expert advice here, but I guess I'm just crazy like that. :rolleyes:

So, to answer your question Doombrain, Soapboy is the biggest tool.

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:07 pm
by Captain
l0g1c wrote:
creep wrote:You're probably right, SOAP. Going around looking at "regedit" is the best bet.
You know, it's crazy, but that scenario sounds very probable. I mean, it could actually happen! I will disagree with you, though. I don't think regedit is the best solution. I know I'm going against SOAPboy's expert advice here, but I guess I'm just crazy like that. :rolleyes:
I think creep was being sarcastic :owned:

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:21 pm
by hate
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Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:25 pm
by l0g1c
Captain Mazda wrote:
I think creep was being sarcastic :owned:
As was I. I was doing the double sarcasm maneuver! Also, a barrel roll.

Re: What's the best tool

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:38 pm
by Fender
Captain Mazda wrote:I think creep was being sarcastic :owned:
You're not very good at this Internet thing...