SIW (System Information for Windows) performs computer configuration analysis and diagnostics.
SIW can create a report file (CSV, HTML, TXT or XML), and is able to run in batch mode (for Asset Management, PC Audit, Software Inventory and Hardware Inventory, Software license compliance).
SIW gives detailed information about your computer properties and settings, detailed specs for:
* Software: Operating System, Installed Software and Hotfixes, Processes, Services, Users, Open Files, System Uptime, Installed Codecs, Licenses.
* Hardware: Motherboard, Sensors, BIOS, CPU, chipset, PCI/AGP, USB and ISA/PnP Devices, Memory, Video Card, Monitor, Disk Drives, CD/DVD Devices, SCSI Devices, S.M.A.R.T., Ports, Printers.
* Network: Network Cards, Network Shares, currently active Network Connections, Open Ports.
* Tools: Password Recovery, Reveal lost passwords hidden behind asterisks, Product Keys and Serial Numbers (CD Key), MAC Address Changer, Shutdown / Restart.
* Real-time monitors: CPU, Memory, Page File usage and Network Traffic.
SIW is a standalone utility that does not require installation (Portable Freeware) - one less installed program on your PC as well the fact that you can run the program directly from an USB flash drive, from a floppy, from a network drive or from a domain login script.
Platform: Microsoft Windows 98/Me/NT4/2000/XP/Server 2003/Media Center/Tablet PC/Windows 2003 Server R2/Windows Server 2003 x64/Windows XP x64/Windows Vista/ Vindows Vista x64 / WinRE / Bart PE / Winternals ERD Commander
SIW was honored in the May 2006 issue of PC World, the most widely-read computer or business magazine, as one of the "101 Fabulous Freebies".
The article, which features the editors' top 101 picks in various categories including Web Mail and Lock it Up.
The truth is that this program is effective, it’s small (1.2 MB) and it’s practical. You don’t need to be a power user to use it, but at the same time the information provided helps both power users and rookies alike. The cool part of it is that you don’t even have to install it so you can take it anywhere with a USB flash drive. I’d say that this little piece of software should be taken along with admins wherever they go.