BGInfo is a damn cool utility for Windows ! It quickly captures your system's current configuration & sets the information as your Desktop background. The Tool is very easy to install & use.
I found this tool to be very useful when you work with Server systems on Windows. I have worked on a few Projects where the Server is usually a Desktop innocently lying unused in a corner. The system is then cannibalized & converted into a "Server" & the required software installed in it. Hence, its very important to capture certain important system parameters & verify that the software you are about to install is certified for the existing hardware / network / OS configuration. BGInfo comes to your rescue in such situations.
You can also use BGInfo as a command line utility - it ever accepts a few command line options. I found the command line option /RTF very useful. According to the BGInfo Help Information,
/rtf Causes BGInfo to write its output text to an RTF file. All formatting information and colors are included.
You can use it in this manner :-
bginfo /rtf:D:\myConfiguration.rtf
You can then navigate to the D:\ drive on your system to find a neat RTF file with all the required information.
Boot Time: 7/1/2008 10:01 AM
CPU: Dual 2.00 GHz Intel Core2 Duo
Default Gateway: 101.178.223.184
DHCP Server: 101.178.223.180
DNS Server: 101.178.223.181
Free Space: C:\ 40.12 GB NTFS, D:\ 33.89 GB NTFS
Host Name: MYCOMP-LAP
IP Address: 101.178.223.189
Logon Domain: mycomp-lap
Logon Server: mycomp -lap
User Name: mycomp
I found BGInfo to be very useful & use it on every Windows-based "Server" that I get my hands on !
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