I think Spiceworks can provide some of this info (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) and it's free. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership for Strong Families
________________________________ From: Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Sent: Mon Jan 31 19:19:29 2011 Subject: Re: Audit service? Sure! [cid:ii_12dde941dd024474] Try it, you'll like it. Win7 even has a 64bit version. Lots of good info in there. On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 15:51, Erik Goldoff <egold...@gmail.com<mailto:egold...@gmail.com>> wrote: > DirectX diagnostics, really ? > > > Erik Goldoff > IT Consultant > Systems, Networks, & Security > > ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com<mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com>] > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 6:46 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Audit service? > > For hardware, a very nice tool is included in the OS: dxdiag > > You might be able to cobble something together with WMI or perhaps > even psinfo for the software. > > Kurt > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 15:05, Eric Brouwer > <ithelp.e...@gmail.com<mailto:ithelp.e...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> Greetings, >> >> Back in the day, I used to use a web based service that audited all our PCs >> when they logged in. It would gather information such as hardware specs, >> installed software, IP info, etc. I could then run reports that would show >> me changes since last month, new computers since last month, etc. Any one >> know what this might have been called? >> >> Any one doing something similar now? It used to be a great tool at budget >> time. I'd sort my hardware, and budget to replace the "worst" 15-20% of >> PCs, and have documentation to back up my recommendations. It also helped >> with software compliance. 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