Msinfo32/System details
< Msinfo32
Msinfo32, also known as System Information, is a Windows system profiler. These activities will show you how to use msinfo32 to display hardware resources.
Preparation
editTo prepare for this activity:
- Start Windows.
- Log in if necessary.
Activity 1 - Display Hardware Resources
edit- Open msinfo32 to display system information.
- Expand Hardware Resources.
- Select the following subcategories and observe the results:
- Conflicts/Sharing
- DMA
- Forced Hardware
- I/O
- IRQs
- Memory
Activity 2 - Display Components
edit- Expand Components.
- Select or expand the following subcategories and observe the results:
- Multimedia
- Audio Codecs
- Video Codecs
- CD-ROM
- Sound Device
- Display
- Infrared
- Input
- Keyboard
- Pointing Device
- Modem
- Network
- Adapter
- Protocol
- Winsock
- Ports
- Serial
- Parallel
- Storage
- Drives
- Disks
- SCSI
- IDE
- Printing
- Problem Devices
- USB
- Multimedia
Activity 3 - Software Environment
edit- Expand Software Environment.
- Select the following subcategories and observe the results:
- System Drivers
- Environment Variables
- Print Jobs
- Network Connections
- Running Tasks
- Loaded Modules
- Services
- Program Groups
- Startup Programs
- OLE Registration
- Windows Error Reporting
Activity 4 - Export System Information
edit- Select System Information.
- On the File menu, select Export. Save the file on the desktop and name it "System Settings".
- Close msinfo32.
- On the desktop, double-click on the System Settings file to open it in Notepad.
- Observe the extensive amount of information available. Occasionally, when you contact Microsoft or another vendor for technical support, they may ask for a copy of the System Information export file.
- Close Notepad.
- Delete or move the System Settings file to the Recycle Bin to complete this activity.