PC Audit software

[davidd]

Morning,

I need some recommendations for some free pc audit software. We have 7 laptops at the school which all came from the same image 8 months ago. I want to run a quick scan to make sure they are all patched to the same level, have the same versions of software etc.

Anyone got any good suggestions.

Cheers

D

[crb]

Try Belarc Advisor - http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
or WinAudit - http://www.pxserver.com/WinAudit.htm

ETA - Just noticed Belarc's free version is for home use only, if you want to stay legal go for WinAudit.

Edited by crb on Tuesday 6th October 09:00

[rednotdead]

Try Spiceworks - free network management tool that gives you oodles of info about your devices. linky

[TonyToniTone]

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc1849... will help with patches.

[The Highway Man]

To make sure they all have no end of life programs, google secunia psi. I'm not sure if it's free for commercial use but it's a fantastic program to have on your own pc. You wont be disappointed.


http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal...

edited to add link

Edited by The Highway Man on Tuesday 6th October 13:28

[TonyToniTone]

rednotdead said:

Try Spiceworks - free network management tool that gives you oodles of info about your devices. linky

have been running it for a couple of days to see what it's like, very impressive.

[davidd]

Thanks

[Famous Graham]

Another vote for Spiceworks. Can be a bit overwhelming, and sometimes a bit fiddly to get working across all the workstations, but it's very comprehensive.

[P924]

Famous Graham said:

Another vote for Spiceworks. Can be a bit overwhelming, and sometimes a bit fiddly to get working across all the workstations, but it's very comprehensive.

Installed it about an hour ago. It's already been very useful

[rednotdead]

I too was gobsmacked at how comprehensive spiceworks was - and all for free. OK - you get a few annoying little adverts but they don't detract from what is an excellent product.

Standard installation now for us whenever we take over a site.