Re: Freeware 32bit command line hardware detector?
- From: George <gbako@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:30:53 -0700 (PDT)
On Jun 10, 9:00 pm, Johnw <jm...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
George brought next idea :
I am trying to to find a freeware 32bit command line hardware detector
for the purpose of creating a hardware independent Windows XP Ghost
image.
I need a 32bit tool that I could run, which could provide some sort of
output that I could compare against inside a script for the purpose of
knowing which HAL files to copy into a machine.
The idea is I am trying to build a Windows XP SP-3 ghost image that
could be booted on every peice of hardware that we have. Keeping a
dozen or so ghost images up to date is a hassle, and I would like to
be able to only have to keep one up to date.
The problem is I would need some tool to detect the hardware (read the
bios for a model #, or whatever I could compare against) and then the
script would know which HAL to copy into windows\system32 and then the
image would work properly, etc...
The only thing I have found even close to this is PCI32.exe, which
basically outputs all of the hardware it recognizes on your system.
While it's a nice tool, it really puts out way to much stuff. If I
could find a tool that reads the bios for a model # or something. All
of our computers are Dells and IBM/Lenovo. We have desktops and
laptops from both vendors. So any tool that could detect the model
would be great.
I don't care if it detects say a Lenovo T61 as "8AF21" or something
like that, as long as all T61's would be the same output, I can
compare against that in a script and know which HAL to copy over.
I would like this to be freeware if possible.
Have a look at this one.
Son of Snoop on Steroidshttp://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/Son-of-Snoop-on-Stero...http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Son-of-Snoop-on-Steroids-Scr...http://www.sosos.emmet-gray.com/
RunSOSOS – a command-line version for unattended gathering of data
JohnW, thank you for the suggestion of SOSOS. I downloaded it, and
used it. It is a fantastic program, and gives me a lot of
information, the only issue is that I cannot run it in a command
line.
I need to be able to a run a program in a 32bit command line where the
program can output data that I can put into a file (a text file) which
I can then compare against to know which hardware I am on, and thus
tell the script where to go next.
I like how SOSOS tells me exactly the thing I need to know, which is
the PC's model. For example, I ran it on a Lenovo M57 desktop, and
sure enough, in the "Model" field under SOSOS, it sayd exactly what
model it was. If the program could output that in a text file then
this would be perfect!
I tried running the sosos.exe under a DOS shell, and giving it a /?
argument in the hopes that I would see a menu, but unfortunetely, all
it did was launch the gui app.
But I do thank you, I will certainly keep this very useful tool in my
arsenal.
George
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