Windows original install date

ioscorpio

In XP click Start, Run
Type cmd
In cmd type systeminfo

MY DESKTOP WILL NOT PERFORM THIS TASK, which has XP Home, BUT LAPTOP DID??? which has XP Pro.
IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY I CAN FIND THIS INFO PLEASE?

It says systeminfo is not a recognised internal or external command.

I've downloaded the Belarc Advisor, but it does not give the Original Install Date

f1charlie

There is a VB script here (XP_OS_Installed.vbs) which returns the install date.

I would guess the Belarc Advisor picks up the date from the same place, so if it didn't return a date, I would guess this probably won't either, but it's worth a try.

Or, this is another I have found. Copy the following into notepad and save with a .vbs extension and run.


'Script to retrive OS Installation date and time
Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next

Dim obj, objStdOut

Set objStdOut = WScript.StdOut

' OS Install Date

For Each obj in GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}").ExecQuery(_
"Select CurrentTimeZone, InstallDate From Win32_OperatingSystem")
With CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemDateTime")
.Value = obj.InstallDate
msgbox DateAdd("n", -obj.CurrentTimeZone, .GetVarDate)
End With
Next
WScript.Quit



Charlie