Saturday, January 4, 2014

Capture hardware and software profile



The best way to identify and record your computer’s hardware and software data including the product keys for various programs is by installing and running a system profile program.  I use Belarc Advisor which is freely available on the Internet.  It creates a profile of your entire system within minutes.  I am sure that there are other comparable programs out there and you should feel free to use them.

This step is very critical, and will help you immensely if you need to rebuild your system from scratch, after a major crash.  Without this profile or its neatly organized data, you will spend countless hours of searching through the Internet and old manuals.  And that too, may not be sufficient because without the product keys, you may need to purchase your favorite programs all over again.

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