How to collect HW and SW installed on PC?

[Guest Eric]

I need to update the inventory lists for 100 PCs, including hardware and

software with S/N or Licence No. Does anyone have any suggestions on any

simply way to collect all this information? rather sitting on user's computer

all day long for searching for those information.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

Eric

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: How to collect HW and SW installed on PC?

 

"Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:C0C1AD24-DEA6-4127-A9BD-F29DD489F4AB@microsoft.com...

>I need to update the inventory lists for 100 PCs, including hardware and

> software with S/N or Licence No. Does anyone have any suggestions on any

> simply way to collect all this information? rather sitting on user's

> computer

> all day long for searching for those information.

> Does anyone have any suggestions?

> Thanks in advance for any suggestions

> Eric

 

Have you considered system audit software like Everest or Belarc?

 

http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php

http://www.belarc.com/

 

Many have demo versions so you can see if they will collect the information

you actually need, before committing to purchase.

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest Big Al]

Re: How to collect HW and SW installed on PC?

 

Eric wrote:

> I need to update the inventory lists for 100 PCs, including hardware and

> software with S/N or Licence No. Does anyone have any suggestions on any

> simply way to collect all this information? rather sitting on user's computer

> all day long for searching for those information.

> Does anyone have any suggestions?

> Thanks in advance for any suggestions

> Eric

 

http://msquaredtechnologies.com/m2info/index.htm

This is a rather simple program but what it does is dump stats about a

PC to a text file named after the PC. Like Eric.txt

I have an old 2003 version and I just put it on the file server and sent

an email to my office to execute S:\m2\xxxxx.bat (or whatever).

 

Everyone did it, then I just read all the text files.

Oops. In re-reading your post, I'm not sure it does the software.

Still, its yours to test anyway if you want.

 

Al.

[Guest Eric]

Re: How to collect HW and SW installed on PC?

 

Thank everyone very much for suggestions

For belarc, which fail to install, and I try 3 times already

For lavalys, which show only hardware information.

Does anyone have any more suggestions on any free tools to collect software

installed with serial no. or licence no.

Thank everyone very much for any suggestions

Eric

 

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:C0C1AD24-DEA6-4127-A9BD-F29DD489F4AB@microsoft.com...

> >I need to update the inventory lists for 100 PCs, including hardware and

> > software with S/N or Licence No. Does anyone have any suggestions on any

> > simply way to collect all this information? rather sitting on user's

> > computer

> > all day long for searching for those information.

> > Does anyone have any suggestions?

> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions

> > Eric

>

> Have you considered system audit software like Everest or Belarc?

>

> http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php

> http://www.belarc.com/

>

> Many have demo versions so you can see if they will collect the information

> you actually need, before committing to purchase.

>

> HTH

> -pk

>

>

[Guest Nonny]

Re: How to collect HW and SW installed on PC?

 

On Sat, 31 May 2008 21:02:01 -0700, Eric

<Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Thank everyone very much for suggestions

>For belarc, which fail to install, and I try 3 times already

>For lavalys, which show only hardware information.

>Does anyone have any more suggestions on any free tools to collect software

>installed with serial no. or licence no.

>Thank everyone very much for any suggestions

 

You are the first person that's I know of that says Belarc Advisor

won't install. It's probably one of the most widely used utilities of

its type.

>Eric

>

>"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

>

>> "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:C0C1AD24-DEA6-4127-A9BD-F29DD489F4AB@microsoft.com...

>> >I need to update the inventory lists for 100 PCs, including hardware and

>> > software with S/N or Licence No. Does anyone have any suggestions on any

>> > simply way to collect all this information? rather sitting on user's

>> > computer

>> > all day long for searching for those information.

>> > Does anyone have any suggestions?

>> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions

>> > Eric

>>

>> Have you considered system audit software like Everest or Belarc?

>>

>> http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php

>> http://www.belarc.com/

>>

>> Many have demo versions so you can see if they will collect the information

>> you actually need, before committing to purchase.

>>

>> HTH

>> -pk

>>

>>

[Guest sandy58]

Re: How to collect HW and SW installed on PC?

 

On Jun 1, 5:26 am, Nonny <nonnymo...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 31 May 2008 21:02:01 -0700, Eric

>

> <E...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> >Thank everyone very much for suggestions

> >For belarc, which fail to install, and I try 3 times already

> >For lavalys, which show only hardware information.

> >Does anyone have any more suggestions on any free tools to collect software

> >installed with serial no. or licence no.

> >Thank everyone very much for any suggestions

>

> You are the first person that's I know of that says Belarc Advisor

> won't install. It's probably one of the most widely used utilities of

> its type.

>

> >Eric

>

> >"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

>

> >> "Eric" <E...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >>news:C0C1AD24-DEA6-4127-A9BD-F29DD489F4AB@microsoft.com...

> >> >I need to update the inventory lists for 100 PCs, including hardware and

> >> > software with S/N or Licence No. Does anyone have any suggestions on any

> >> > simply way to collect all this information? rather sitting on user's

> >> > computer

> >> > all day long for searching for those information.

> >> > Does anyone have any suggestions?

> >> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions

> >> > Eric

>

> >> Have you considered system audit software like Everest or Belarc?

>

> >>http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php

> >>http://www.belarc.com/

>

> >> Many have demo versions so you can see if they will collect the information

> >> you actually need, before committing to purchase.

>

> >> HTH

> >> -pk

 

Just tried it here & no problem. I think "Eric" is only looking for a

full freebee. :-)

[Guest Leythos]

Re: How to collect HW and SW installed on PC?

 

In article <C63C0540-8CDC-4E04-9B86-6C6A6241F84E@microsoft.com>,

Eric@discussions.microsoft.com says...

> Thank everyone very much for suggestions

> For belarc, which fail to install, and I try 3 times already

> For lavalys, which show only hardware information.

 

We use Belarc on MANY different types of PC's and have never seen it

fail on any of them, thousands.....

 

If it's failing on your test PC's then you need to follow the directions

- are you logged on as a local administrator?

 

 

--

- Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.

- Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a

drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"

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[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: How to collect HW and SW installed on PC?

 

 

"Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:C63C0540-8CDC-4E04-9B86-6C6A6241F84E@microsoft.com...

> Thank everyone very much for suggestions

> For belarc, which fail to install, and I try 3 times already

 

You should reconsider your install technique. It's very, very simple and

reliable.

 

What errors did you get?

Did you check with Belarc about them?

 

> For lavalys, which show only hardware information.

 

No, it does not. Are you sure you actually ran it?

http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php?pid=5&ps=CE&lang=en

"Software Audit

Three different methods of collecting software inventory information:

installed programs list, pre-specified list of custom software products and

a built-in flexible file scanner."

 

> Does anyone have any more suggestions on any free tools to collect

> software

> installed with serial no. or licence no.

 

Belarc and Everest. They work well.

 

HTH

-pk

> Thank everyone very much for any suggestions

> Eric

>

> "Patrick Keenan" wrote:

>

>> "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:C0C1AD24-DEA6-4127-A9BD-F29DD489F4AB@microsoft.com...

>> >I need to update the inventory lists for 100 PCs, including hardware and

>> > software with S/N or Licence No. Does anyone have any suggestions on

>> > any

>> > simply way to collect all this information? rather sitting on user's

>> > computer

>> > all day long for searching for those information.

>> > Does anyone have any suggestions?

>> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions

>> > Eric

>>

>> Have you considered system audit software like Everest or Belarc?

>>

>> http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php

>> http://www.belarc.com/

>>

>> Many have demo versions so you can see if they will collect the

>> information

>> you actually need, before committing to purchase.

>>

>> HTH

>> -pk

>>

>>

[Guest Eric]

Re: How to collect HW and SW installed on PC?

 

Thank everyone very much for suggestions

The problem is solved, after I get the report, then I will uninstall it.

Will it cause any problem if I install this application later and request for

the same information?

On the other hands, if I need to check 100 PCs, do I need to install this

application in each PC and uninstall it. Can I simply install on 1 PC and

check other PCs through network? therefore, I don't need to install this

application on 100 PCs.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thank everyone very much for any suggestions

Eric

 

"Leythos" wrote:

> In article <C63C0540-8CDC-4E04-9B86-6C6A6241F84E@microsoft.com>,

> Eric@discussions.microsoft.com says...

> > Thank everyone very much for suggestions

> > For belarc, which fail to install, and I try 3 times already

> > For lavalys, which show only hardware information.

>

> We use Belarc on MANY different types of PC's and have never seen it

> fail on any of them, thousands.....

>

> If it's failing on your test PC's then you need to follow the directions

> - are you logged on as a local administrator?

>

>

> --

> - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.

> - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a

> drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"

> spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)

>

[Guest Big Al]

Re: How to collect HW and SW installed on PC?

 

Big Al wrote:

>

> http://msquaredtechnologies.com/m2info/index.htm

 

Forget this link. Belarc advisor will give so much more.

I used it in 2003, and maybe then it was the best. It is good only for

identifying the OS and memory, and cpu speed. And it needs no install.