View system properties
Updated: January 21, 2005
To view system properties
- Go to control panel (This link will open in a different window)
- Double-click Administrative Tools
- Double-click Computer Management.
- In the console tree, Right-click Computer Management (Local)
- Click Properties
Notes
- Performing this task does not require you to have administrative credentials. Therefore, as a security best practice, consider performing this task as a user without administrative credentials.
- The General tab shows which version of Windows is installed, the name of the person registered to use this copy of Windows, the type of processor, and the total physical memory of the computer. If the operating system was installed by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), this tab also displays information about technical support.
- You can view your computer's network identification by clicking the Computer Name tab.
- To perform this procedure on a remote computer, Right-click Computer Management (Local), click Connect to another computer, select Another computer, and then type in the name of the remote computer. You can then follow the steps in this procedure, starting at step 2, and substituting Computer Management (remote computername) for Computer Management (Local). You must be a member of the Administrators group, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority, on the computer that you specify for remote computername.