How do I find out the origin of my computer's OS birth?

[Azurik]

There was a run command I learned some time ago that allowed you to view the computer's stats (current uptime, install OS date, etc.). I seem to have forgot it. Can someone here clarify for a noob.

Thanks

 

[montag451]

was it 'ver'?

 

[Azurik]

Nope. It was a windows RUN command, I believe?

 

[drum]

Originally posted by: montag451
was it 'ver'?

i think that tells you your windows version ie. 5.1.2600 if you run that in dos.

i can't think of anything... is this for xp? 98?

 

[talyn00]

systeminfo in XP its run in the command line

 

[talyn00]

there was also an uptime command for Windows NT 4 and 2000 that i believe was available from their resource kits.

 

[jadinolf]

Rt click on windows and go to properties.

Shows date created.

If you reinstalled it, all bets are off.

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: jadinolf
Rt click on windows and go to properties.

Shows date created.

If you reinstalled it, all bets are off.

Setuplog.txt shows the install.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: dclive

Originally posted by: jadinolf
Rt click on windows and go to properties.

Shows date created.

If you reinstalled it, all bets are off.

Setuplog.txt shows the install.

Where did you find that? I just did a file search and turned up empty.

 

[dclive]

c:\windows\setuplog.txt

 

[shawn130c]

Look in C:\WINDOWS\ you should see a setuplog.txt and at the top in the file it will say something like
Time,File,Line,Tag,Message
11/21/2005 15:08:43.093,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syssetup.c,6434,BEGIN_SECTION,Ins
alling Windows NT

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: shawn130c
Look in C:\WINDOWS\ you should see a setuplog.txt and at the top in the file it will say something like
Time,File,Line,Tag,Message
11/21/2005 15:08:43.093,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syssetup.c,6434,BEGIN_SECTION,Ins
alling Windows NT

Sorry, I can't find it. Anyway, my method seems to work. Thanks for the info.

 

[dnuggett]

Originally posted by: talyn00
systeminfo in XP its run in the command line

Bingo, best choice.

 

[imported_LoKe]

systeminfo does nothing for me. I'm in Windows XP Home Edition.

I've run it in the command line, in the prompt, in the prompt in C:\Windows\System32 and yet still nothing happens.

 

[rasczak]

i believe the command is sysinfo

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: dnuggett

Originally posted by: talyn00
systeminfo in XP its run in the command line

Bingo, best choice.

Systeminfo responds with:

Loading Operating System Information ...
ERROR: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.

 

[RandomFool]

Systeminfo works for me but I can't read any of it

How do I get it so i can scroll up and down and acually read some of it?

 

[dclive]

Start/Run/CMD

In the commandline window, run it again, and you can easily scroll up.

 

[RandomFool]

weird at work I couldn't scroll up but at home I can...

 

[imported_LoKe]

System Info