Vista Tutorial - System Information

**Brink**

How to See System Information in Vista

Information

System Information shows details about your computer's hardware configuration, computer components, and software, including drivers. For more information on this, see: Windows Help and How-to: What is System Information?

Tip

To see if your drivers are signed or not, then open System Information and look under Software Environment and Signed Drivers. In the right pane, look under the Signed column to see. You will also see more helpful information about them there to.

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Here's How:

1. Open the Start Menu.
A) Click on All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and System Information.

B) Go to step 3.

OR

2. Open the Start Menu.
A) In the white line (Start Search) area, type msinfo32 and press Enter.

3. Look through the information. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can Copy and Paste the information by highlighting the text and clicking on Edit and Copy. You can then right click and Paste it to where you want.

That's it,
Shawn

tatz93 · 02-14-2008

sweet, thats handy
what other 'codes' are available for handy stuff. all i know is this one and 'cmd' but do you know any others if possible?
thanks

**Brink** · 02-15-2008

Hi tatz93,

There are just to many to lists, but they are scattered through out the tutorials among the subject that they belong to. (Ex: Shell command, Flip 3D, etc....)

The white line (Start Search) area is just like the RUN window. It will open any shortcut name, file, folder that you type in it that it can find.

To see a list of command codes, see:
Command Prompt

Hope this helps,
Shawn