Re: using WMI for computer inventory

I have been up with the little one again ( no rest for the wicked, I
guess!...btw, I would be the 'wicked'; our little one is an ANGEL ) so doing
a little early morning browsing.

It sure does look like there are a ton of solutions on the market out there.
Starting to wonder if I need to reinvent the wheel or if I need to simply
fine a canned solution and modify it to my liking!

Thank you very much for the links. They have lead me to all sorts of neat
web sites.....

Going to look at the WINVentory solution as well as your two solutions.

--
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA 24012
Microsoft Active Directory MVP

http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com



"maximillianx" <u1p2h3o4l5d2001@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> If you are interested in a freebie solution, check out Winventory here:
> http://winventory.sourceforge.net/
>
> This is a MySQL back-end with an audit script that runs and populates the
> information in the db. I've not tried it, but it looks handy...it is
> intended to run at logon...
>
> Another solution might be to use bginfo from sysinternals, although I'm
> not sure how it would respond in a 2000+ PC environment. There is an
> option to populate an Access database without changing the background (its
> initial function). I've used it in smaller school environments with great
> success. Note, you do not have to have Access installed on the computer
> that bginfo runs on.
>
> Finally, I have a PC audit script here (very basic), as well as a nifty
> HTA front-end that queries remote computer info, however, there is no db
> backend behind it. I'm thinking that my next incarnation will include xml
> queries/results.
>
> Take a look and see what you think -
> http://uphold2001.brinkster.net/vbshf/forum/boxx/items.asp?iid=38
> (HelpHTA)
> http://uphold2001.brinkster.net/vbshf/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=111&posts=3#M659
> (Audit PC and populate Access Database - PC running script must have
> Access installed, so it is best used for remote situations)
>
>
> Rob
>
> "James Crosswell" <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23bXkcr$dFHA.796@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Branimir Petrovic wrote:
>>> May be paying for MS SMS or IBM Tivoli aint't such a
>>> bad idea after all ;)
>>
>> Indeed - you don't even have to pay that much - there are plenty of
>> companies out there that sell hardware/software auditing solutions for
>> less than $10 a machine.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> James Crosswell
>> Software Engineer
>> Microforge.net Limited
>> http://www.microforge.net
>
>


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