Many longtime Windows users will remember the WinMSD utility (see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q232848/
for details) that let you create system-level
reports. The MSInfo32 utility replaces WinMSD. Even though the WinMSD executable still exists on
your hard drive, it now displays a message telling you to use MSInfo32 instead.
Although Microsoft doesn??™t recommend that you download the actual WinMSD executable and use it
with Windows XP and above, you??™ll find some substitutes on the Internet such as the WinMSDp command
line utility found on the Petri.co.il Web site at
http://www.petri.co.il/download_free_
reskit_tools.htm
. If you download this utility, make sure you address the security concerns in using it
(see the Microsoft security bulletin at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/
MS99-013.mspx
for details). The point is that using this utility might provide the interface that you
really wanted to use instead of relying on Microsoft??™s choice for you, which is MSInfo32.
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MANAGING OTHER HARDWARE
When you use the command line interface, the MSInfo32 utility records everything to a file on
your system.
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