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Where Device Manager stores the data?

C

Claire

Flightless Bird
Hello,
If I remove harddrive from one computer and read it on another one
can I find what devices:
video, audio, network were installed on that computer the harddrive came
from?
I appreciate your responses,
Claire
 
M

moonraker

Flightless Bird
Hi, Clare,

I don't know for sure, but I doubt it.

Sometimes you don't get replies on here if it isn't strickly a windows
problem.

You could always try asking on these websites:-

http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=22

Steve



"Claire" <replyto@fra> wrote in message
news:u9RFdCerKHA.4220@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
> If I remove harddrive from one computer and read it on another
> one can I find what devices:
> video, audio, network were installed on that computer the harddrive came
> from?
> I appreciate your responses,
> Claire
>
 
J

John John - MVP

Flightless Bird
Claire wrote:
> Hello,
> If I remove harddrive from one computer and read it on another one
> can I find what devices:
> video, audio, network were installed on that computer the harddrive came
> from?
> I appreciate your responses,

Pretty arduous task, really. Load the machine's registry and look in
the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet###\Services key. Consult the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Select key to determine which ### key to look
at. See here for instructions on loading the offline registry:
http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm

John
 
C

Claire

Flightless Bird
Device Manager is part of Windows, isn't it?
Claire
"moonraker" <moonraker@invalid> wrote in message
news:uTiDVVkrKHA.5940@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi, Clare,
>
> I don't know for sure, but I doubt it.
>
> Sometimes you don't get replies on here if it isn't strickly a windows
> problem.
>
> You could always try asking on these websites:-
>
> http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php
>
> http://forums.majorgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=22
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> "Claire" <replyto@fra> wrote in message
> news:u9RFdCerKHA.4220@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
>> If I remove harddrive from one computer and read it on another
>> one can I find what devices:
>> video, audio, network were installed on that computer the harddrive came
>> from?
>> I appreciate your responses,
>> Claire
>>
>
>
 
C

Claire

Flightless Bird
Thank you, John.
I had a look at those keys but cannot find what I was looking for.
I need to find the name (model) of soundcard, the name (model) of video card
and the same for the network card.
I am afraid it cannot be done.
I tried on my computer searching in registry for my sound card (Aureal
Vortex) and the find was not successful.
Claire

"John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:-OTCH6jkrKHA.3800@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Claire wrote:
>> Hello,
>> If I remove harddrive from one computer and read it on another
>> one can I find what devices:
>> video, audio, network were installed on that computer the harddrive came
>> from?
>> I appreciate your responses,
>
> Pretty arduous task, really. Load the machine's registry and look in the
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet###\Services key. Consult the
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Select key to determine which ### key to look
> at. See here for instructions on loading the offline registry:
> http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm
>
> John
 
J

John John - MVP

Flightless Bird
Take a look in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet###\Enum\PCI key.

John

Claire wrote:
> Thank you, John.
> I had a look at those keys but cannot find what I was looking for.
> I need to find the name (model) of soundcard, the name (model) of video card
> and the same for the network card.
> I am afraid it cannot be done.
> I tried on my computer searching in registry for my sound card (Aureal
> Vortex) and the find was not successful.
> Claire
>
> "John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:-OTCH6jkrKHA.3800@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Claire wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> If I remove harddrive from one computer and read it on another
>>> one can I find what devices:
>>> video, audio, network were installed on that computer the harddrive came
>>> from?
>>> I appreciate your responses,
>> Pretty arduous task, really. Load the machine's registry and look in the
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet###\Services key. Consult the
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Select key to determine which ### key to look
>> at. See here for instructions on loading the offline registry:
>> http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm
>>
>> John
>
>
 
C

Claire

Flightless Bird
Thank you, John,
That is correct location.
Claire

"John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:%23Bkfz9mrKHA.6004@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Take a look in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet###\Enum\PCI key.
>
> John
>
> Claire wrote:
>> Thank you, John.
>> I had a look at those keys but cannot find what I was looking for.
>> I need to find the name (model) of soundcard, the name (model) of video
>> card and the same for the network card.
>> I am afraid it cannot be done.
>> I tried on my computer searching in registry for my sound card (Aureal
>> Vortex) and the find was not successful.
>> Claire
>>
>> "John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
>> news:-OTCH6jkrKHA.3800@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Claire wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>> If I remove harddrive from one computer and read it on
>>>> another one can I find what devices:
>>>> video, audio, network were installed on that computer the harddrive
>>>> came from?
>>>> I appreciate your responses,
>>> Pretty arduous task, really. Load the machine's registry and look in
>>> the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet###\Services key. Consult the
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Select key to determine which ### key to look
>>> at. See here for instructions on loading the offline registry:
>>> http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm
>>>
>>> John
>>
 
J

John John - MVP

Flightless Bird
You're welcome.

John

Claire wrote:
> Thank you, John,
> That is correct location.
> Claire
>
> "John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:%23Bkfz9mrKHA.6004@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Take a look in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet###\Enum\PCI key.
>>
>> John
>>
>> Claire wrote:
>>> Thank you, John.
>>> I had a look at those keys but cannot find what I was looking for.
>>> I need to find the name (model) of soundcard, the name (model) of video
>>> card and the same for the network card.
>>> I am afraid it cannot be done.
>>> I tried on my computer searching in registry for my sound card (Aureal
>>> Vortex) and the find was not successful.
>>> Claire
>>>
>>> "John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:-OTCH6jkrKHA.3800@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Claire wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> If I remove harddrive from one computer and read it on
>>>>> another one can I find what devices:
>>>>> video, audio, network were installed on that computer the harddrive
>>>>> came from?
>>>>> I appreciate your responses,
>>>> Pretty arduous task, really. Load the machine's registry and look in
>>>> the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet###\Services key. Consult the
>>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Select key to determine which ### key to look
>>>> at. See here for instructions on loading the offline registry:
>>>> http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm
>>>>
>>>> John
>
 
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