System Information

Displays current system information.

Reference:

• Search Microsoft Support: System Information

In XPlite Professional you can find System Information under the group titled  System Tools & Utilities.

Install System Information:

If you install System Information to your system using XPlite Professional you will also be required to install the following components that System Information requires:

•  Windows Management Instrumentation

Uninstall System Information:

System Information is not required by other system components in XPlite Professional. You can safely uninstall System Information without compromising other XPlite Professional components.

BUT PLEASE NOTE: You may have other software installed that does require System Information. If you encounter any compatibility issues with other software you can quickly and easily reinstall System Information using XPlite Professional.

Compatibility:

XPlite Professional can completely uninstall System Information and reinstall to repair System Information on:

• Windows XP Professional: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows XP Home: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows 2000 Professional: orig, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4
• Windows 2003 Server: orig, SP1, SP2(coming!)

User Removal Statistics for System Information

XPlite:
Of 997 sampled Windows XP users, 721 left System Information installed and 276 people uninstalled System Information from their system.

2000lite:
Of 180 sampled Windows 2000 users, 95 left System Information installed and 28 people uninstalled it from their system. No data for another 57 users (advanced features hidden or incomplete log data).

Pro Users can help us collect these removal statistics.

1. In XPlite or 2000lite press to access preferences.
2. Ensure logging is on.
3. Check "Send component state data when checking for upgrades" on the Preferences tab.
4. Using the Check for Upgrades button on the About tab.

The information sent is the last block only of component installation state data - you can see this in the log as "option=1" or "option=0". No personal information is conveyed.