I don't think this has been answered anywhere yet, but if it has you can smack me

I can't seem to figure out how to retrieve some basic information about the video card driver, or the card in general, such as it's manufacturer, it's model, and how much onboard RAM it has.

I would also like to NOT have to rely on DirectX, unless it is the only way. I don't think many of these machines have a current version of DirectX that I will be running it on. And since it's only for inventory purposes, I'd rather not have to load DirectX.

So, if anyone could help me out, I would be eternally grateful.