Msinfo32
Displays a comprehensive view of your hardware, system components, and software environment.
Syntax
msinfo32 [/?] [/pch] [/nfo FileName] [/report FileName] [/computer ComputerName] [/showcategories] [/category categoryID] [/categories categoryID]
Parameters
FileName : Specifies the file to be opened. This can be an .nfo, .xml, .txt, or .cab file.
/? : Displays help for the msinfo32 command.
/pch : Displays the history view.
/nfo FileName : Saves the exported file as an .nfo file.
/report FileName : Saves the exported file as a .txt file.
/computer ComputerName : Starts System Information for the specified remote computer.
/showcategories : Starts System Information with all available category IDs displayed.
/category categoryID : Starts System Information with the specified category selected. Use /showcategories to display a list of available category IDs.
/categories categoryID : Starts System Information with only the specified category or categories displayed. It also limits the output to the selected category or categories. Use /showcategories to display a list of available category IDs.
/? : Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
- Some System Information categories contain large amounts of data. You can use the start /wait command to optimize reporting performance for these categories. For more information, see Related Topics.
Examples
To list the available category IDs, type:
msinfo32 /showcategories
To start System Information with all available information displayed, except Loaded Modules, type:
msinfo32 /categories +all -loadedmodules
To display only System Summary information and create an .nfo file called syssum.nfo that contains information in the System Summary category, type:
msinfo32 /nfo syssum.nfo /categories +systemsummary
To display resource conflict information and create an .nfo file called conflicts.nfo that contains information about resource conflicts, type:
msinfo32 /nfo conflicts.nfo /categories +componentsproblemdevices+resourcesconflicts+resourcesforcedhardware
Formatting legend
Format |
Meaning |
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Italic |
Information that the user must supply |
Bold |
Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
Ellipsis (...) |
Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
Between brackets ([]) |
Optional items |
Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} |
Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
Courier font |
Code or program output |