reading in the system info

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Hi

Is there any way of reading in the system info from windows hardware device
manger
i what to find out the flowing
Make and type of graphics card
Make and type of network card
Make and type of sound card
Make and type of processor
And how much memory the computer has

Matt
 
I think you can get most (if not all) of that using WMI.

I've also found the following references to be useful to learn about WMI:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/wmi_reference.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/wmi.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

You should also check the WMI Administrative Tools (available for free
download at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6430F853-1120-48DB-8CC5-F2ABDC3ED314
or by following the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Tools link at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/wmi.asp) provides a lot of details.

As well, there's a great little tool, Scriptomatic 2.0, that will write WMI
scripts for you. While it's intended for VBScript, the scripts are
compatible with VBA. Check
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/tools/scripto2.mspx to
download this tool.
 
How do I find what I am looking for using WMI

Douglas J. Steele said:
I think you can get most (if not all) of that using WMI.

I've also found the following references to be useful to learn about WMI:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/wmi_reference.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/wmi.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

You should also check the WMI Administrative Tools (available for free
download at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6430F853-1120-48DB-8CC5-F2ABDC3ED314
or by following the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Tools link at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/wmi.asp) provides a lot of details.

As well, there's a great little tool, Scriptomatic 2.0, that will write WMI
scripts for you. While it's intended for VBScript, the scripts are
compatible with VBA. Check
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/tools/scripto2.mspx to
download this tool.
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