Found a slightly better looking site when I was looking for a Windows 8 Product Key finder...
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http://pcsupport.about.com/od/system-security/fr/belarc-advisor-review.htmOFFICIAL PAGE:
http://www.belarc.com/index.htmlThe program will make a local report file that can be opened with your browser (Chrome ;p).
Copy paste from about.com:
Belarc Advisor v8.3
A Full Review of Belarc Advisor
About.com Rating4.5 Star Rating
User Rating3.5 Star Rating (5 Reviews) write a review
By Tim Fisher, About.com Guide
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Belarc Advisor v8.3
Belarc Advisor is one of my favorite free system information tools. It's fast, easy to use, and gives you a surprisingly digestible report of what makes up your computer system.
One popular category that Belarc Advisor excels at is providing software license information. In fact, it's so good at finding the correct product key or serial number for your installed programs that the program also tops my list of free product key finders!
Read my full review of Belarc Advisor below for the feature list, pros & cons, and my thoughts on the tool, or head right to their download page linked from Visit Their Website at the top of this page.
Note: This review is of Belarc Advisor v8.3. Please let me know if Belarc, Inc. has released a newer version and I haven't yet reviewed the update.
Features
Belarc Advisor works on 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
Current server and older consumer Windows operating systems are supported as well including Windows Server 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, and 2003, plus Windows NT, Me, 98, and 95.
After an easy download and installation, just run Belarc Advisor and wait while the initial analysis of your computer system is completed, a process that takes anywhere from several seconds to several minutes depending mostly on the speed of your computer.
Once the analysis is complete, Belarc Advisor will open your default web browser and display a report, which it calls your Computer Profile Summary. This web page is an HTML file generated by Belarc Advisor and stored on your computer.
Below is a list of the various categories on the Computer Profile Summary and a short description of what's included:
Operating System: Operating system name, language, and installation date
System Model: Computer make and model, if available
Processor: CPU(s) installed on your motherboard
Main Circuit Board: Motherboard make, model, and serial number, plus BIOS data
Drives: Hard drive and optical drive data, including total capacity and free space
Memory Modules: Total amount of RAM, plus number of modules installed
Local Drive Volumes: Drive letters, file system, and total/free space data
Network Drives: Mapped network drives
Users: Local user and system accounts, last logon time stamps, and locked/disabled status
Printers: Installed printers and which port each is using
Controllers: Storage controllers
Display: Video card and monitor make, model, and serial number data
Bus Adapters: USB, eSATA, and similar controller data
Multimedia: Sound card or other audio hardware
Virus Protection: Anti-malware program installed, program and definition version data, last scan time stamp, and current status
Group Policies: Group policy data
Communications: Networking, Bluetooth, and other communication hardware and protocol data
Other Devices: List of other hardware devices
USB Storage Use in past 30 Days: Device name, serial number, and last used time stamp
Hosted Virtual Machines: Virtual machine data including time stamp
Network Map: Local IP addresses, device type, device details, and device roles for currently connected network devices
Missing Security Updates: List of updates from Microsoft, Adobe, Apple, and other vendors that have not been installed
Software Licenses: List of product keys and serial numbers used to install the programs and operating system listed
Software Versions & Usage: List of installed programs including version numbers and general time frame of last use
Installed Microsoft Hotfixes: List of previously installed updates from Microsoft
As you can see, there's much about your computer that you can find from a quick run of Belarc Advisor.
Pros & Cons
There's little not to like about Belarc Advisor:
Pros:
Small <4 MB download size and installation footprint
Completely free
Computer analysis is very fast considering the data being gathered
No toolbars, adware, or spyware included during installation
Results displayed in your default browser
Computer profile is not stored online, only locally (good if you're concerned about privacy)
Cons:
No portable version (i.e. must be installed to use)
Computer profile is not stored online, only locally (bad if you want to easily share your data or want it stored in the cloud)
My Thoughts On Belarc Advisor
I really like Belarc Advisor and I've been using it for a long time. I'd consider it the "original" system information program. I'm not aware of any similar program that's been available, and continuously improved upon, for anywhere near the length of time that Belarc Advisor has been. I used it way back in the Windows 95 days!
Obviously it's great that it's a completely free program but that's not at all why I love it so much. Belarc Advisor is quick, accurate, and produces more detailed information that many similar programs, some of which dare to charge for a similar feature set.
If you're in need of a program that can quickly and accurately produce detailed information about your computer, Belarc Advisor is an excellent choice. I'd also recommend that you use Belarc Advisor for any product key finding needs you might have, especially for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office licenses.
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Devvie
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