Windows Storage—a list
and summary of all installed storage devices
(removable, non-removable and optical),
including their resources used, driver
version and related .INF file.
Logical Drives—a list
of all logical drives—local and network,
removable and non-removable—which are
connected to the PC. Includes info on File
System Type, Total Size, Used and Free
Space; Percentage Free and Volume Serial
Number.
Physical Drives—lists
all local, non-removable drive volumes
(including RAID arrays).
Optical Drives—detailed
listing of all optical drives, including
Firmware Revision, Region Code, Supported
Media Types, Reading Speeds, etc
ASPI—Host Adapter info
for hard and optical drives (ATA, SCSI and
RAID).
ATA—lists complete
information of drives connected to the PC’s
ATA host adapter (including SATA).
SMART—lists full info
of any SMART hard drives installed.
Network
Windows Network—complete
information on all enabled and connected
NICs (Network Interface Cards).
PCI / PnP Network—description
of all PCI or integrated NICs.
RAS—complete
information on all enabled RAS (Remote
Access Service) connections.
Net Resources—displays
any Microsoft Terminal Services, Windows or
Web Client Networks in use.
IAM—displays any
Newsgroups or any other directory services
subscribed to under Outlook Express.
Internet—shows general
Internet settings; Start Page, Search Page,
Download Folder and Proxy Server status.
Routes—display current
router table info.
IE Cookies—displays
current Internet Explorer cookies. Note that
the entries can be deleted by clicking Clear
List on the Toolbar.
Browser History—displays
current Internet Explorer browser history.
Entries here can also be deleted by clicking
Clear List on the Toolbar.
DirectX Files—a
complete listing of all core DirectX files
currently installed, including file version
information and whether or not the file is
the official Final Retail or an unsupported
beta version.
DirectX Video—summarizes
all DirectX compatible features that your
video card supports (or not).
DirectX Sound—Displays
information on your DirectSound devices: the
drivers and your motherboard's integrated
audio chip or sound card.
DirectX Music—Provides
information on your primary DirectMusic
device (typically, your motherboard's
integrated audio chip or sound card).
DirectX Input—Lists
all DirectInput devices: keyboards, mice and game controllers.
Devices
Windows Devices—a
dead-ringer for Device Manager, except that
when you click the little “+” to expand the
device and highlight the entry (or each
entry) beneath it, its properties shows in
the lower Information Window pane. Though
you can’t make any changes here, it’s still
a lot quicker and slicker than using Device
Manager when you’re just looking for info on
a particular device.
Physical Devices—lists
all of the devices in your system by the
system bus/resource number and ports they
use.
PCI Devices—a more
detailed look at the devices that utilize
the PCI bus.
USB Ports—lists all
connected USB devices and whether they are
USB 2.0 or USB 1.1.
Device Resources—a
complete list of all the devices in your PC,
the system resources they use (IRQ & Memory
Space), and which devices are sharing a
single resource. By clicking and sorting on
the Share column, you can quickly determine
whether your video and sound card is sharing
the same IRQ and the cause of your choppy
game performance.
Input—general info on
your keyboard, mouse and any other connected
input devices.
Printers—a listing of
all of your installed printers with a
summary of their features.
Software
Auto Start—a list of
all the programs that automatically start
and run when Windows is started. Gives the
location (Registry or Startup folder) and
the command. You can remove the entry here
by clicking it, and then the Remove button
on the Toolbar. Just because there are no
critical Microsoft OS entries here doesn’t
mean that you can’t blow away something that
could cause you some grief, so be careful.
Scheduled—shows and
provides a description of any Microsoft and
third-party programs scheduled to run.
Installed Programs—a
list version of Add or Remove Programs,
except you can only remove installed
programs here.
Licenses—Product keys
for supported programs are listed here. This
would be a good page to print out and keep
tucked away in a safe place.
File Types—a listing
of every registered file type on your PC.
Security
Windows Security—lists
the general security settings of your PC,
including whether or not User Account
Control (Windows Vista only) and System
Restore are enabled. Also shows whether your
processor supports Data Execution Prevention
(DEP) and if so, if it is configured to
protect applications and drivers.
Windows Update—lists
all of your installed Critical Updates for
Windows, and the date they were installed.
It also shows if you have Automatic Update
enabled.
Anti-Virus—displays
information on your installed Anti-Virus
software.
Firewall—displays
information on your installed firewall
software, and whether or not it is enabled.
Anti-Spyware—shows all
the Anti-Spyware software packages you have
installed.
Anti-Trojan—shows any
Anti-Trojan utilities you have installed.
Config
Regional—lists all the
regional settings currently set on your
system; Time Zone, Language, Country/Region,
Time and Date formats, etc.
Environment—displays
your system’s Environment Variables.
Control Panel—replicates
the Windows Control Panel inside EVEREST
Ultimate Edition. Double-click the item and
it launches the applet as it would from
Control Panel.
Recycle Bin—shows whether your Windows Recycle Bin is
enabled and how much of your hard drive it's
using. Double-click it, and it will permanently delete
the Recycle Bin's contents.
System Files—lists the
size and path of all your important Windows
system files.
System Folders—lists
the name and path of Windows system folders.
Event Logs—a listing
of all of your Windows Event Log entries.
Double clicking an entry opens an Event Log
Properties window. You can sort the entries
in ascending and descending order based on
the column headings—a good ideal if you’re
trying to track and troubleshoot a
particular problem by date. For example, if
a problem triggered two application and
three system event errors, you’ll have it
laid out right in front of you rather than
having to jump back and forth between the
individual Application and System logs in
the Windows System Event Viewer.
