[VB.NET 2005] A Simple Class for Getting Hardware Info

[djbrian]

Hi, how can i get the system information of the other computers connected to my Network?
Thanks.

[Jenner]

Interesting question. I believe there is a way to do remote management calls for getting that information but honestly, I haven't even explored how to do that. Poke around MSDN and see what you can turn up. If you find anything, I'd love to hear about it.

[TheThinker]

Is it possible to get more information other than the processor and Mainboard details.. perhaps Drivers etc.. using this method?

Perhaps something like select * from Win32_[another item's name here]

[Jenner]

Absolutely. It's all WMI queries. If you Google a little bit on the WMI system, you'll turn up all kinds of references. For example, suppose I wanted to know the Video Card's driver:

    Function ShowVideoControllerInfo()
        Dim str As String = ""
        Dim query As New System.Management.SelectQuery("Win32_VideoController")
        Dim search As New System.Management.ManagementObjectSearcher(query)
        Dim info As System.Management.ManagementObject

        For Each info In search.Get()
            str = info("DriverVersion").ToString()
        Next
        Return str
       
    End Function

[TheThinker]

Cool...
I'll give it a shot, as I'd like to create an app that displays Specs of PC