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find out when u installed XP

  • 11-04-2005 10:56pm
    #1
    stuey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 583 ✭✭✭


    is there a way to find out what date you installed XP? just want to find out how long it has been since i did a reinstall and see if im actucally gettin any better at pcs.

    used to do it about every 2 months

    thanx


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  • #2
    theothernt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 875 ✭✭✭theothernt


    Hi,

    I forget if there is an official way of doing this, but I have a method that works assuming your time and date was correct at the time of installation...

    Bring up a folder listing of C: using either Windows Explorer or My Computer. Right click on the Windows folder. Check it's date. That should be when you last installed. It's correct for me anyway ;)

    - Neil


  • #3
    stuey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 583 ✭✭✭stuey


    oh yeah that seems about right acutally


  • #4
    theothernt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 875 ✭✭✭theothernt


    Hi,

    I did a bit more digging and found ...

    1. Select Run from the Start Menu.
    2. Type 'cmd' and press OK
    3. At the command line prompt type 'systeminfo'

    Look for "Original Install Date"...

    - Neil


  • #5
    stuey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 583 ✭✭✭stuey


    oh thanks a million, exactly what i wanted

    cheers!!


  • #6
    ShiverinEskimo
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 18,115 ✭✭✭✭ShiverinEskimo


    Does that only work with XP or whats the story?ryin that here on the college pc's in DKIT with windows 2000 -

    C:\>systeminfo
    'systeminfo' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
    operable program or batch file.


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  • #7
    theothernt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 875 ✭✭✭theothernt


    Hi,

    You could either use the folder method I described above (Windows 2000 is normally located in C:\WINNT) or ...

    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/guide/sas_fsd_ngep.mspx

    (copy and paste the script on that page)

    - Neil


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