[John Burns]

"SIW is a System Information tool that gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings. A utility that includes detailed specs for Motherboard, BIOS, CPU, Devices, Memory, Video, Drives, Ports, Printers. It displays information about Operating System, Installed Programs, Processes, Services, Product Key (CD key), Serial Numbers, Users, Open Files, System uptime, Users, Network, Network Shares, and more, as well as real-time monitors for CPU, Memory, Page File usage and network traffic. SIW also displays currently active network connections, Passwords hidden behind asterisks, installed codecs, and more. A standalone tool that does not require installation."

Sounds like Everest (which as I understand it, is no longer available) or Belarc. Tried it - nice little tool.

http://www.sharewareconnection.com/siw.htm

[WhitPhil]

John:

The advisor is still available. In fact, a new version was released recently as well as an update to it's MS security information.

[John Burns]

Originally Posted by WhitPhil

John:

The advisor is still available. In fact, a new version was released recently as well as an update to it's MS security information.

I know Belarc Advisor is still available - I just updated mine. I was referring to Everest as not being still available - sorry if it wasn't clear.

[WhitPhil]

Originally Posted by John Burns

sorry if it wasn't clear.

John, no. My bad. Only reading what I "thought" I was reading!!!

[Space Cowboy]

Nice Site

Ultimate List of Free Windows Software from Microsoft

[JStergis]

Nice

[bearbottoms]

Originally Posted by Space Cowboy

Nice Site

Ultimate List of Free Windows Software from Microsoft

This is nice unless your trying to move further away from Microsoft.

[~Candy~]

Originally Posted by bearbottoms

I know of two: Cat Spy is a video surveillance application. It includes complex motion detection, a pre-motion recording facility and supports all DirectX 9.0 compatible capture devices. Images are recorded as an AVI file and compressed by any DirectX 9.0 compatible compressor installed on your machine. http://www.catspy.de/

and HSSVSS is a High quality motion detecting or time lapse surveillance system. HSSVSS is easy. Just plug in your USB camera (webcam or whatever) and click "ON" – very simple interface. http://www.hssvss.com/

Anything similar that will also record audio on my web cam?

[bearbottoms]

Originally Posted by JohnWill

Of course, Microsoft Virtual PC is now free, and gives you a complete virtual machine to play with.

Microsoft releasing Virtual PC for free sounds attractive but there's a major qualification. If you use Windows as the operating system for your Virtual PC then you need to buy a separate full copy of Windows as you can't legally use the same copy that's installed on your real PC.

You could, of course, install a free Linux distro like Ubuntu for your Virtual PC. However, if you are going to do that then you might as well use the VMWare Player. It's also free and a better product than Virtual PC. You can't create a virtual PC with VMWare Player; it only allows you to run one that's already been created. But there are many pre-configured machines ("appliances") available for free download. You could also create an appliance using Virtual PC 2004 as VMWare Reader can use Virtual PC images. Free, Windows 2000 SP4 and later, 18.2MB

Sandboxie is much easier...the difference between virtual surfing and virtual pc's.

[bearbottoms]

Originally Posted by AcaCandy

Anything similar that will also record audio on my web cam?

Hmmmm, I know of nothing like that. As I think about it, these programs see the video your capture device is seeing...but they do not hear what your capture device is hearing. Besides, they take a quick snapshot of the motion, albeit maybe several frames...but do not capture streams as would be needed to capture audio.

I know of no such streaming audio and motion detection surveillance free software. Maybe out there in the commercial security world...maybe the big bucks?

[~Candy~]

I am able to catch streaming video with my USB webcam. There is an option to do sound as well, I just can't seem to be able to co-ordinate the two. I'm starting the capture via remote desktop, so that may be an issue as well. I'll try capturing from the computer that the device is connected to when I get a chance to get to that computer It's hubby's and he's protective of it

[bearbottoms]

Originally Posted by AcaCandy

I am able to catch streaming video with my USB webcam. There is an option to do sound as well, I just can't seem to be able to co-ordinate the two. I'm starting the capture via remote desktop, so that may be an issue as well. I'll try capturing from the computer that the device is connected to when I get a chance to get to that computer It's hubby's and he's protective of it

So you have kids eh?

[~Candy~]

Well, not me.....but, I don't think you could count a 36 year old as a kid, although most of the time, it's like having a 6 year old around

[JohnWill]

Originally Posted by bearbottoms

Microsoft releasing Virtual PC for free sounds attractive but there's a major qualification. If you use Windows as the operating system for your Virtual PC then you need to buy a separate full copy of Windows as you can't legally use the same copy that's installed on your real PC.

You could, of course, install a free Linux distro like Ubuntu for your Virtual PC. However, if you are going to do that then you might as well use the VMWare Player. It's also free and a better product than Virtual PC. You can't create a virtual PC with VMWare Player; it only allows you to run one that's already been created. But there are many pre-configured machines ("appliances") available for free download. You could also create an appliance using Virtual PC 2004 as VMWare Reader can use Virtual PC images. Free, Windows 2000 SP4 and later, 18.2MB

Sandboxie is much easier...the difference between virtual surfing and virtual pc's.

I use an MSDN copy of Windows in my VM, the license is for 10 copies of each product.

[bearbottoms]

Originally Posted by JohnWill

I use an MSDN copy of Windows in my VM, the license is for 10 copies of each product.

Dang....your lucky....I wish everyone had one of those