Chapter 9. Retrieving Information About Windows 7

This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:

Viewing system information with systeminfo

Viewing user information with whoami

Launching System Configuration with msconfig

Viewing System Information with systeminfo

You can use the systeminfo command to get detailed information about a system. This includes information on the hardware, the operating system, service packs and hotfixes, and security information. The basic syntax is

systeminfo

A typical partial output looks like this:

Host Name:           Win7LAPTOP OS Name:             Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate OS Version:          6.1.7600 N/A Build 7600 OS Manufacturer:     Microsoft Corporation OS Configuration:    Standalone ...

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