I am trying to find a Dos command that will display or create a report of all the technical information of a computer such as, computer`s model and processor, memory, video adapter, version of MS-DOS, mouse, etc.

I have found some commands that do this but I can't seem to get them to work, "MSD", "Msinfo32" and "Systeminfo". These are all external commands. So how do I find the files for the commands and run them from the command prompt.

Why I am doing this. Basicaly I am creating a DOS boot disk to boot computers off of. Then I need to run a command that will display all the technical information about that computer.

So I need to know where I can get the external commands so I can add them to DOS boot disk.

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"Basicaly I am creating a DOS boot disk to boot computers off of"

Good for you - there are many versions and flavours of DOS, knowing the specific one would determine the commands available

There are other considerations, and (afaik) the only native command for M$-DOS would be 'MSD' - otherwise, you would need a 3rd party app (syschk, hwinfo etc)

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If you want to have system id utilities you have to observe and collect. The first step is the BIOS messages. The the different versions of MSD from DOS. Then old time third party utility software like the Norton Utilities and Central Point Software. Then application software like Word Perfect Library. And many others. There are many free and shareware odds and ends in the DOS archives. Many times new hardware may not be correctly identified.

http://www.hwinfo.com DOS Version and as you are running XP, you can "Create a MS-DOS Boot Disk" and include above on the floppy.

This is the nearest you will get to MS-DOS in XP.

Ok, I understabd that the version of DOS will matter in regards to which commands I can use. The idea to use hwinfo software, DOS version, would help a lot, but first I would want to get a working boot disk, with the right utility software, without spending any money.

So, let's say I get a boot disk of DOS that has the DOS version of 6.0 - 6.22. This would allow me to use the MSD command, right? Now, where can I find the external MSD command so I can load it onto a DOS boot disk. Is there a web site that I can dowload the file?

Once I get this far and find out that the MSD command doesn't provide the correct information that I need then I will move to one of the shareware utilities.

Thanks for the help.

Lets get this straight MS-DOS was developed up to and including 1994, anything to do with Windyblows past 3.xx it does not know about. It only recognizes 64MB memory, no FAT32, no LFN.........

YES you really ought to stick to WinDOS!!

MSD is not that great, but is free if you have DOS6xx or Win9x, and can also be downloaded from M$.

If you are going to use DOS you should be aware that earlier versions were (understandably) limited - as well, WinApps such as "Msinfo32" and "Systeminfo"(? - NT?) cannot be invoked from a DOS boot

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Here are a few programs listed:

MajorGeeks.com - System Info

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