JSI Tip 2552. Where does Windows NT and Windows 2000 store my BIOS date and version?

Jerold Schulman

June 29, 2000

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When your computer boots, information about your computer is collected and stored in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEHARDWARE hive of the registry.

Use Regedt32 to navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEHARDWAREDESCRIPTIONSystem

Value Name        Data Type        SampleSystemBiosDate    REG_SZ           04/29/00 SystemBiosVersion REG_MULTI_SZ     PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0                        VideoBiosDate     REG_SZ           99/11/30


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