Comments on: Repair Tool of the Week: Technibbles Windows Version Identifier

By: Rob Cohen

Rob Cohen — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:30:56 +0000

Bryce,
Nice idea,especially the part about being able to know ahead of time if XP SP2 or SP3 will reveal the system to be bogus so I can prepare the customer for steps to deal with the possible counterfeit issue.

An alternative standalone tool is Belarc Adviser from Belarc.com. It’s more of a comprehensive system profiler but does show the PID and key for Microsoft products, among others.
The free version is for non-commercial use only.

Rob

By: Haz

Haz — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:48:42 +0000

Thanks so much Bryce. It is definitely a very handy tool.

By: Delta

Delta — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:24:56 +0000

Is there somewhere we can submit our PID’s along with the version of windows we are running in order to help you improve the tool?

By: Dallas Computers

Dallas Computers — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:10:18 +0000

Thanks for the reply Bryce, I hadn’t been around in a while and wasn’t sure if I’d missed a new component of Technibble. This site has really blossomed into a great resource for computer techs all over the world – congrats on a job well done.

By: Bryce W

Bryce W — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:39:58 +0000

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Dallas Computers, there is no central respository as of yet. Right now its just that tool and I’ll use that /tools/ part if I develop anymore. Im not sure if I will, its really if I find a hole that can be filled with a tool.

By: Dallas Computers

Dallas Computers — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:51:40 +0000

Thanks Bryce. I didn’t realize you were developing your own tools on Technibble. Is there a central repository of tools? technibble.com/tools is forbidden. Thanks!

By: Internet Age

Internet Age — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:21:15 +0000

A good way to ascertain the status of the operating system installed on the machine. Defnitely something the average techie will find good use for, especially once it is fully debugged.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:00:58 +0000

Thank you Bryce. This tool will come in very handy!

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:37:55 +0000

Oh, by the way, I had problems with Joshua’s Key Reader as well. It can’t identify a CD (or DVD). In can only detect an installed version of Windows. Helpful in some cases (for reinstalling), but not quite as nice as this tool.

By: vontreigo

vontreigo — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:17:25 +0000

opps i posted before i really checked it out.
I see the pid is used and not the key.. srry.

good job