pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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Would be a big help to me, especially on WinXP machines when I'm asked to rebuild them!
Anyone use one that preferably doesn't require an install? Just runs? Not virus ridden?
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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There was a website that did a hardware scan online, however i'm guessing you'd want one that wasn't online? (and I can't remember the name of it anyway)
slightly more help in the edit... --- http://www.d-a-l.com/hardware-scanner/app/launch.php works well
[Edited on 01-04-2011 by Cavey]
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Cpuz any good? doesn't tell you everything though if it's drivers your wanting to know about.
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pow
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CPUz isn't quite what I'm after, it's unknown device drivers I need to know. I winged this one after some hefty googling, got an alternate name for the board which I found on Intels site, educated guess on what equipment was onboard and managed to get most right.
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stubs
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Registered: 30th Jun 02
Location: Bolton
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Centenial any good for you? It's what we use at work;
http://www.frontrange.com/software/it-asset-management/
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John
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I'm not sure if there's anything that does that POW, I've looked before.
They all pull the info from what driver is installed instead of querying the actual hardware.
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noshua
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Everest portable
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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Spiceworks
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Sam
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Speccy - can run it from USB drive.
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Planty02
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Registered: 5th Mar 05
Location: Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
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Can't recommend Hirens Boot CD enough for anyone in tech support.
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/
all sorts of freeware utilities on one disc...including one that youre looking for. Searches your machine and identifies all unknown hardware giving manufacturer and model
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Planty02
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The hirens utilities dont require any install either. Just burn to CD or Extract the ISO and go.
Only issue I've had is some anti-virus software ahs stopped it running before BUT I've never had any virus etc from it in the 18+ months i've used it
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