While using Windows 7 the free version of this program worked fine and was very informative. Now apparently from Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 the free version isn't compatible. One has to purchase a yearly subscription. Check out the link. I only bring this up because SIW was mentioned a few years back in one of the topics. I'm curious if anyone has purchased a subscription for SIW and are they satisfied? I'm not sure if I want to spend the money for the information provided. Are there any other recommendations?

Purchase SIW

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Terry

It just goes to show you, it's always something. If it's not one thing it's another!
_Rosanne Rosannadanna

SIW is a decent utility but I would not buy my myself.

You may find that what you want is pretty much already built into Windows.

On Windows 7 click start then type in msinfo32. You will get msinfo32.exe as a result, click on it and you may find all the info that you really need/want.

On Windows 10 go to search then type in msinfo. You will get a result named System Information. Run this.

I don't have my Windows 8.1 drive attached right now but would figure that it would be the same as Windows 10.

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I liked SIW because it has a sensor category that shows what the critical temperatures are, like for your CPU, Memory, Motherboard and HDDs. I can get the same temperature info from my AI Suite application.

SIW was pretty thorough with lots of extra information like software versions and serial numbers of your hardware components. For free it was very handy, for the extra cost I'm thinking not so much.

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Terry

It just goes to show you, it's always something. If it's not one thing it's another!
_Rosanne Rosannadanna

Msinfo32 will give a lot of info but not system temps or fan speeds.

You may want to look at HWMonitor.
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

I just installed on both Win 7 and 10. The install seems to be clean. There seems to be a free and paid version. After posting, the screenshot of the entire window looked odd with the three different columns for each group so I am embedding the following shot before the main display so you can see what each column actually is. Just imagine the first shot at the top of the second. I LOVE SnagIt as a screen shot utility but when in the mode to capture a scrolling window the scrolling part is all it does.

The free version gives the following info.


I don't know what it is about the Ultra tower I have and/or the fans but my system temperatures always amaze me. The system BIOS will show the same temps..


The paid version adds the following. Except for the apparent ability to add 'sensors' to the system tray I don't really see a reason for paying.
1) Remote Monitoring :
Watch the sensors of one or several distant PCs or Android devices using a simple TCP/IP connection.

2) Graph Generator :
Save monitoring data and generate logging graphs as bitmap files.

3) Improved Interface :
Sensors in system tray, editable sensors labels …

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Just downloaded it, of course mine shows the battery particulars because I did it on my Asus. You reminded me that's one thing that didn't transfer over to 10 was my copy of CPUID, well if it did not found it yet.

There was a program I used years ago that I liked and that gave me the temps, AIDA32 I can't remember what happened to it.

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Joan Archer
http://crossstitcher.webs.com

Thanks Jay. That chart shows good info. Which version of Snagit do you have, the $25 or $45?

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Terry

It just goes to show you, it's always something. If it's not one thing it's another!
_Rosanne Rosannadanna

An old version of SnagIt that I got for free when I was an MS MVP. It is version 8.2.3 put out May 1st, 2007. It may be old but it does everything that I need/want and still works on Win 8.1 and 10.

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