There are a large number of specialized programs designed to collect information about a computer - about its software and hardware. However, the operating system itself has components that provide comprehensive information about both the OS parameters and the peripheral devices installed in the computer.
Instructions
Step 1
Right-click the My Computer shortcut on the desktop or Computer in the main menu on the Start button. Select Properties from the context menu. As a result, a window will open where, in the "System" section, you can see information about the processor and computer RAM.
Step 2
Click the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button if you are using Windows XP. For later versions, click the Device Manager link in the Tasks list on the left side of the page. In the manager window you will find a list of peripheral devices installed in your computer - CD / DVD drives, hard drives, video cards, monitors, etc. By clicking the plus sign to the left of the device you are interested in, you can see the name of the hardware model.
Step 3
Another way to get information about your computer's settings is to use a system component called System Information. You need to look for a link to launch it in the main menu on the "Start" button. In the menu, go to the "Programs" section, then to the "Standard" subsection, in it open the "Service" section and select the "System Information" item. Instead of navigating the main menu, you can use the Launch Programs dialog - press WIN + R to open it, then type msinfo32 and press Enter.
Step 4
Expand the "Components" section in the left pane of the window that opens. Here you will find information about the equipment installed in the computer, grouped into sections and subsections.
Step 5
The third method is to entrust the collection of information about the configuration of the computer to an OS component called DirectX Diagnostic Tool. Expand the menu on the Start button and select Run, or press the WIN + R keys. Enter the dxdiag command and click OK. The program will take a few seconds to collect data, and then it will open a window of eight tabs. By default, the System tab will open, which will contain information about OS and BIOS versions, processor, RAM and DirectX version.
Step 6
Go to the "Display" tab if you are interested in information about the type of video card installed in the computer, the amount of its memory, the driver version, as well as the monitor model, frequency and screen resolution.
