msinfo32
Updated: January 21, 2005
Opens the System Information tool to display a comprehensive
view of the hardware, system components, and software
environment on the local computer.
Syntax
msinfo32 [/pch] [/nfo Path] [/report
Path] [/computer ComputerName] [/showcategories]
[/category CategoryID] [/categories
CategoryID]
Parameters
Path
Specifies the file to be opened in the format
C:\Folder1\File1.XXX, where C is the
drive letter, Folder1 is the folder, File1
is the file name, and XXX is the file name
extension. This file can be an .nfo, .xml, .txt, or
.cab file.
ComputerName
Specifies the name of the target or local computer.
This can be a UNC name, an IP address, or a full
computer name.
CategoryID
Specifies the ID of the category item. You can
obtain the category ID by using /showcategories.
/pch
Displays the System History view in the System
Information tool.
/nfoPath
Saves the exported file as an .nfo file. If the file
name that is specified in Path does not end
in an .nfo extension, the .nfo extension is
automatically appended to the file name.
/reportPath
Saves the file in Path as a text file. The
file name is saved exactly as it appears in Path.
The .txt extension is not appended to the file
unless it is specified in Path.
/computerComputerName
Starts the System Information tool for the specified
remote computer. You must have the appropriate
permissions to access the remote computer.
/showcategories
Starts the System Information tool with all
available category IDs displayed, rather than
displaying the friendly or localized names. For
example, the Software Environment category is
displayed as the SWEnv category.
/categoryCategoryID
Starts System Information with the specified
category selected. Use /showcategories to
display a list of available category IDs.
/categories+CategoryID(+CategoryID)|+all(-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 the System Information tool 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+resourcesforced hardware
Formatting legend
| Format | Meaning |
| 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 |