JSI Tip 9721. PsInfo.exe freeware, the local and remote system information viewer.

Download psinfo.zip and unzip PsInfo.exe and pdh.dll into a folder that is in your path.

When you type psinfo /?, you receive:

PsInfo v1.71 - Local and remote system information viewerCopyright (C) 2001-2005 Mark RussinovichSysinternals - www.sysinternals.comPsInfo returns information about a local or remote Windows NT/2000/XP system.Usage: psinfo [-h] [-s] [-d] [-c [-t delimiter]] [filter] [\computer[,computer[,..]]|@file [-u Username [-p Password]]]     -u        Specifies optional user name for login to               remote computer.     -p        Specifies password for user name.     -h        Show installed hotfixes.     -s        Show installed software.     -d        Show disk volume information.     -c        Print in CSV format     -t        The default delimiter for the -c option is a comma,               but can be overriden with the specified character.     filter    Psinfo will only show data for the field matching the filter.               e.g. "psinfo service" lists only the service pack field.     computer  Direct PsInfo to perform the command on the remote               computer or computers specified. If you omit the computer               name PsInfo runs the command on the local system,               and if you specify a wildcard (\*), PsInfo runs the               command on all computers in the current domain.     @file     PsInfo will run against the computers listed in the file               specified.

If I run PsInfo without, any parameters, on my desktop computer, I receive:

PsInfo v1.71 - Local and remote system information viewerCopyright (C) 2001-2005 Mark RussinovichSysinternals - www.sysinternals.comSystem information for \JSI009:Uptime:                    0 days 11 hours 44 minutes 41 secondsKernel version:            Microsoft Windows XP, Multiprocessor FreeProduct type:              ProfessionalProduct version:           5.1Service pack:              2Kernel build number:       2600Registered organization:   JSI, Inc.Registered owner:          Jerold SchulmanInstall date:              05/03/2003, 15:34:03Activation status:         Error reading statusIE version:                6.0000System root:               C:WINDOWSProcessors:                4Processor speed:           2.6 GHzProcessor type:            Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPUPhysical memory:           1024 MBVideo driver:              RemotelyAnywhere Mirror Driver