Fetch system values over the local network?

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ZeitenWanderer
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Fetch system values over the local network?

Post by ZeitenWanderer » Fri May 02, 2008 4:03 pm

Hi,

would anyone want to provide a hint on how to fetch system values over the LAN?

I need:

processor
installed ram
free diskspace
installed MS SQL Server and installed Service Packs ...
OS + installed Service Packs
name of the PC

Also I would like to copy a portion from the registry ....

Also: Is there a way to display a message on the remote machine, where the program was started from and what data it fetched? Or is that overdoing it?

Meant to run before a software installation or after a faulty one as tool for a busy hotline. Thanks for any hints.

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Post by Marcus Tettmar » Fri May 02, 2008 4:42 pm

You can run Macro Scheduler macros using msNet. So a Macro Scheduler macro could be set to retrieve those results from the local machine and that macro can be run remotely by another PC via msNet.
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ZeitenWanderer
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Powershell is it

Post by ZeitenWanderer » Tue May 27, 2008 8:52 am

One alternative would be: Check out the not much known Powershell by Microsoft. Free scripting language, reliable (ahem) and not overall complicated (2 x ahem). It helps to receive system values, but is very limited, if you need to proceed from there on.

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