SIW - System Information for Windows 2011.10.29

SIW (System Information for Windows) is an advanced tool that gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings and displays it in an extremely comprehensible manner.

SIW can create a report file (CSV, HTML, TXT, or XML) and is able to run in batch mode for Asset Inventory Tracking, Computer Software and Hardware Inventory, PC Audit, Software Audit, and Software License Compliance Management.

The system information is divided into a few major categories:

* Software: Operating System, Installed Software and Hotfixes, Processes, Services, Users, Open Files, System Uptime, Installed Codecs, Software Licenses (Product Keys / Serial Numbers / CD Key), Secrets (Password Recovery).

* 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: Eureka! (reveal lost passwords hidden behind asterisks), MAC Address Changer, Monitor Test, 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 a USB flash drive, a floppy, a network drive, or a domain login script.