How to Check Computer Information

Whenever we buy a new computer , we always want to know everything about it (Hardware , System , Drivers ...) To do this we have some easy ways listed below : EditMethod 1 of 6: Windows XP (using MsInfo32) 1Click Start > Run 2Type MsInfo32 3Find the System Summary on the main page, it includes the principal information about your computer(System , physical memory , virtual memory , BIOS version ...) 4Find information on your hardware on the "Hardware resources" tab. 5Find information about codecs (video, audio, other multimedia ... etc) installed in the "Components" tab. 6Look for information on drivers and services in the "Software Environment" tab. 7Find information about your Default Navigator "Internet Explorer" in the "Internet Settings" tab. 8Finally, look for MS Office applications' information on the "Office Applications" tab. EditMethod 2 of 6: Windows XP (using DxDiag) 1Click Start > Run 2Type Dxdiag *.You must have any version of DirectX installed on your system .. 3Find information about System , Display , Sound , Network .. etc. in their appropriate tabs. EditMethod 3 of 6: Windows 7 1Windows 7 2Go to Taskbar > Control Panel> System 3It provides Information about the system (It's nearly like Windows XP ) 4Use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool as mentioned in the prior section.. EditMethod 4 of 6: Windows Vista 1On the Taskbar :Click "Start" > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Information 2Follow the same steps as Windows 7 EditMethod 5 of 6: Linux Based Systems 1Applications > Accessories > Terminal (Alt+F2 > type gnome-terminal) 2Type one of the following commands : *.finger username: System info about a user. For example, "finger root" *.cat /proc/version: Linux version and some information. *.cat /proc/filesystems: Show the types of filesystems currently in use . *.free: Memory info (in kilobytes). *.ps axu | more: List all the processes currently running, even those without the controlling terminal, together with the name of the user that owns each process. *.You can also : Type lshw > lshw-html > KinfoCenter . EditMethod 6 of 6: MAC Systems 1Open Apple Menu 2About this Mac 3You will find information about Version , Processor and Memory .