Where to find such info?

In DOS look at your boot screens for processor and speed and memory info. From the command line type mem /p and you will get memory information. Look especially at Total Memory.

The command msd will start Microsoft Diagnostics which will give even more info. The operating system version is shown. Look at Disk Drives for free space on each drive.

In Windows go to Start Menu | Control Panel | System. You'll see your Windows version, registration code, processor type, and memory.

The Device Manager shows your devices and what drivers they are using. This can be useful if the problem is related to a device

For free disk space, in Windows open My Computer and select the drive. In the Status bar you will see Free Space. You may have to enlarge the window to see.

For a program's version number and your registration code, go to the program's Help menu and choose About... You'll get some kind of window that shows the program's name, version number, author, and shows how creative the authors' can be with such dry information. Some will provide buttons or links to system information or to technical support pages. Some will even play music for you! It is rather amazing how varied such About... displays are.

If the registration code is not in the About window, it might be on the CD box, on a separate paper or registration card. You should keep a list somewhere safe.

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Last updated: 19 Jun 2009