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Specifically, I'm looking for where System Manufacturer and System Model are located. I'm assuming the registry somewhere. I'm trying to identify the hardware for a few drive images i have backed up. Looking at the directories and driver's isn't telling me much.
acme64
Posted 2011-06-16T19:49:45.140
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Some of that info is obtained from the registry at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System
and some of the other locales in HARDWARE.
The other system information such as System Manufacturer and System Model can only be obtained with calls to the Windows API.
Open up the WMIC.
C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe
In the CLI type in ComputerSystem Get Model, Manufacturer
For a remote computer, you can use the following:
%windir%\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe /node:"ComputerNameORIpAddress" ComputerSystem Get Model, Manufacturer
Or if you need a password:
%windir%\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe /node:"ComputerNameORIpAddress" /user:"domain\username" /password:"password" ComputerSystem Get Model, Manufacturer
paradd0x
Posted 2011-06-16T19:49:45.140
Reputation: 7 771
See Retrieving System Information on TechNet, as it describes the mapping between what is displayed in the System Information snapin (very similar to
– vladr – 2014-08-14T17:57:09.810msinfo32) and WMI.interesting, never seen that command before. So I take it there wouldn't be a log or something with this info anywhere unless I made it a point to do it myself? – acme64 – 2011-06-16T20:08:23.587