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Friday, May 24, 2013

How to Check Computer Information

Whenever we buy a new computer , we always want to know everything about it (Hardware , System , Drivers ...) To do this we have some easy ways listed below :

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Steps

Windows XP (using MsInfo32)

  1. 1
    MsInfo32 Main Window
    MsInfo32 Main Window
    Click Start > Run
  2. 2
    Type MsInfo32
  3. 3
    Find the System Summary on the main page, it includes the principal information about your computer(System , physical memory , virtual memory , BIOS version ...)
  4. 4
    Find information on your hardware on the "Hardware resources" tab.
  5. 5
    Find information about codecs (video, audio, other multimedia ... etc) installed in the "Components" tab.
  6. 6
    Look for information on drivers and services in the "Software Environment" tab.
  7. 7
    Find information about your Default Navigator "Internet Explorer" in the "Internet Settings" tab.
  8. 8
    Finally, look for MS Office applications' information on the "Office Applications" tab.

Windows XP (using DxDiag)

  1. 1
    DxDiag Main Window
    DxDiag Main Window
    Click Start > Run
  2. 2
    Type Dxdiag
    • You must have any version of DirectX installed on your system ..
  3. 3
    Find information about System , Display , Sound , Network .. etc. in their appropriate tabs.

Windows 7

  1. 1
    Windows 7 System Information Window
    Windows 7 System Information Window
    Windows 7
  2. 2
    Go to Taskbar > Control Panel> System
  3. 3
    It provides Information about the system (It's nearly like Windows XP )
  4. 4
    Use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool as mentioned in the prior section..

Windows Vista

  1. 1
    Windows Vista System Information Main Window
    Windows Vista System Information Main Window
    On the Taskbar : Click "Start" > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Information
  2. 2
    Follow the same steps as Windows 7

Linux Based Systems

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    Linux gnome Based Systems
    Linux gnome Based Systems
    Applications > Accessories > Terminal (Alt+F2 > type gnome-terminal)
  2. 2
    Type one of the following commands :
    • finger username : System info about a user. For example, "finger root"
    • cat /proc/version: Linux version and some information.
    • cat /proc/filesystems: Show the types of filesystems currently in use .
    • free: Memory info (in kilobytes).
    • ps axu | more: List all the processes currently running, even those without the controlling terminal, together with the name of the user that owns each process.
    • You can also : Type lshw > lshw-html > KinfoCenter .

MAC Systems

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    MAC Systems
    MAC Systems
    Open Apple Menu
  2. 2
    About this Mac
  3. 3
    You will find information about Version , Processor and Memory ..

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