[updated] — Wmic Windows Xp
:: Startup & software wmic startup list brief wmic product get name,version
wmic [command] [get|set|call] [parameters] Once inside the wmic:root\cli> prompt: wmic windows xp
:: Remote query wmic /node:"PC01" /user:"Admin" /password:"pass" os get caption :: Startup & software wmic startup list brief
| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | /? | Display help | | exit | Quit WMIC | | process list brief | List all running processes (simple format) | | os get name | Get Windows version name | | cpu get name | Get processor information | | bios get serialnumber | Get BIOS serial number | | logicaldisk where drivetype=3 get deviceid,size,freespace | List local hard drives with free space | Here are the most practical WMIC commands for Windows XP: System Information | Command | Info Retrieved | |---------|----------------| | wmic os get caption,version,csdversion | OS name, version, service pack | | wmic os get lastbootuptime | Last boot time | | wmic computersystem get name,manufacturer,model,totalphysicalmemory | Computer name, make, model, RAM | Hardware Information | Command | Info Retrieved | |---------|----------------| | wmic cpu get name,maxclockspeed,numberofcores | CPU name, speed (cores not always reported in XP) | | wmic diskdrive get model,size | Physical hard disk model and size | | wmic logicaldisk get deviceid,volumename,size,freespace | All drives with free space | | wmic bios get serialnumber,version | Motherboard BIOS serial and version | | wmic baseboard get product,manufacturer,version | Motherboard info | Process & Service Management | Command | Action | |---------|--------| | wmic process list brief | List all processes (PID, name, memory) | | wmic process where name="notepad.exe" call terminate | Kill all Notepad processes | | wmic service where name="wuauserv" get name,state | Check Windows Update service status | | wmic service where name="wuauserv" call stopservice | Stop a service | | wmic service where name="wuauserv" call startservice | Start a service | Startup Programs (XP's msconfig equivalent) wmic startup list brief This shows programs that run at boot (registry + startup folder). Installed Software wmic product get name,version,vendor Warning : wmic product calls the Windows Installer engine and can trigger reconfiguration of software. Use with caution. A safer alternative (registry-based): Use with caution
wmic /namespace:\\root\default path softwarelicensingproduct get name (Limited on XP – better to check registry manually) You can query another Windows XP machine on the same network (requires admin credentials and firewall exceptions):
