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Arkham
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Linux server; MS Client, HW info??

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Greetings
I´ve been searching like a mad man any forums (PHP, Perl, Java) even tried Google ^^

I´m looking for a way (ANY WAY!) to retrieve some hardware information from a Wintendo Client , using a Linux Based server...

I´ve seen several Classes that can acces the Windows Registry, but all of them requiere the server to run Win-BOX

Any hint how to do that?? :roll:
Hope some1 could help
Thx
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Post by feyd »

you have to have application level access to the Windows client in order to access the registry.

What information do you want? What browser(s) does this have to work on?
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Post by Arkham »

Thx for the answer

Let's assume I have the permission to run it ^^
About the Info, I need simple stuff like:

Cpu (Type, Speed), Ram & Hard Disk (Size),
That's the esential, anything else would be a very nice BONUS!! (Mobo, Video, Software Installed)

Please remember that this is not a "Stealthy 007 Crap", I mean, if in order to do this, I need some "cooperation" from the user, that's ok (No, cooperation does not mean, filling a "Hardware Form")

As always, I'm open to different aproaches... anything but running a M$ Server ^^
Hope more help is on the way
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Post by feyd »

you may be able to run dxdiag in stealth mode through ActiveX, but this will only work on IE.

to find out what commands to send dxdiag to get stealth mode, do "dxdiag /?" in the command line... if dxdiag is in the path.

You may have to create a small software package, or ActiveX component to dig into their system information.. although that requires registry access, which may be blocked unless you have a digitally signed component.

at worst, you could ask them to run dxdiag and save the information to a text file that they can later upload..
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