davey Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 (edited) Every experienced member on the forums knows the extreme value of this freeware program. If you don't have it, then get it. davey Tuesday, December 16, 2008 SIW 2008-12-16 is available SIW System Information for Windows Everything you want to know about your system. Various builds available. Warning Like other freeware providers there is a Tool Bar that is defaulted to install unless you UNCHECK the box. It is a separate window that presents the Tool Bar offer and you must UNCHECK the box. I downloaded the full install version where this option was presented during the install process. I do not know about the other builds. Added Tools ==> "Wake on LAN" Module see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN Support for AMD Phenom II processor. Support for the latest Intel Core 2 models. Faster startup. Sensors Info in Reports. Minor improvements. Bug fixes. Old Version of SIW (Win95) Available from Download page (at bottom) Edited December 20, 2008 by davey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted December 20, 2008 Moderators Share Posted December 20, 2008 Yes you are right Davey, this is a good little item to have. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Thanks for posting this. Thus far, I've used Auslogics System Information, but this seems a little more feature rich. Thanks! Dell Latitude D600 Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I like Belarc Advisor http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html I could not figure out what to download on my old PIII so I tried Lansweeper but I could not get it to work. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 I like Belarc Advisor http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html I could not figure out what to download on my old PIII so I tried Lansweeper but I could not get it to work. I like and use Belarc Advisor also. In SIW we have a standalone program that provides real time information on much more than what Belarc Advisor provides. I would give up many other tools before I had to give up SIW. davey P.S. Kenny, you probably want to use just SIW itself as listed on the left hand side of this page. Also check out the differeces in versions. http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunerz Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 So far, this nice progam has given me way more features than I can exploit. Still, a software of great value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 P.S. Kenny, you probably want to use just SIW itself as listed on the left hand side of this page.Also check out the differeces in versions. http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html The SIW Standalone (English-Only) is not a valid Windows application. SIW With Installer first thing I did not like was the pre-checked Crawler Toolbar It does provide a lot of information but it is scattered over many pages and takes ages to compile the pages that mostly is provided on one page in Belarc Advisor. I remember trying SIW ages ago and dumping it when I found Belarc Advisor as it provided me the information I needed faster. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Every experienced member on the forums knows the extreme value of this freeware program.If you don't have it, then get it. davey Tuesday, December 16, 2008 SIW 2008-12-16 is available SIW System Information for Windows Everything you want to know about your system. Various builds available. Warning Like other freeware providers there is a Tool Bar that is defaulted to install unless you UNCHECK the box. It is a separate window that presents the Tool Bar offer and you must UNCHECK the box. I downloaded the full install version where this option was presented during the install process. I do not know about the other builds. Added Tools ==> "Wake on LAN" Module see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN Support for AMD Phenom II processor. Support for the latest Intel Core 2 models. Faster startup. Sensors Info in Reports. Minor improvements. Bug fixes. Old Version of SIW (Win95) Available from Download page (at bottom) Oh I love it when this happens. Where is the stinking DOWNLOAD link for SIW? The page lists links for reviews and, of course, a huge honking download button for some other LAN app that I don't want. Why do they do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted December 20, 2008 Moderators Share Posted December 20, 2008 Try the downloads link on the blue bar across the top of the page, it's on the same line as 'about' 'file' 'software' hardware' 'network' etc. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunerz Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Of course that 'bar' doesn't show in my FF. I used IE Tab to be able to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowday444 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I have to agree with Yo. I actually hate SIW but love Belarc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted December 21, 2008 Moderators Share Posted December 21, 2008 I keep both of them, and thanks for the heads up on this latest SIW version davey. Whoops, my Belarc definitions were only 154 days out of date. Doesn't time fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 The SIW Standalone (English-Only) is not a valid Windows application. What does that mean? I'm using the standalone version right now without problems. Dell Latitude D600 Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 What does that mean? I'm using the standalone version right now without problems. Same here. I have been using just the program without any need for icons and uninstaller. After my initial use about a year ago, I realized that this is one of those tools that needs to be safely hidden away somewhere. I do the same with Recuva, Secunia PSI, FileHippo Update Checker, Regedit and some others. The other users of this PC would be doing things not in the best interest of trouble free computing. davey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 What does that mean? I'm using the standalone version right now without problems. I downloaded the file indicated but when I tried to run it the error appeared that it was not a valid Windows application. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Just downloaded the standalone version and it is working fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJpailo Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Wow I thought SIW was discontinued. Thanks for the heads up http://www.lavasoftusa.com http://wiki.lunarsof.../PC_Maintenance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CybrGuy Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Odd problem with SIW current version. I have Sandboxie on my system but not running, even as a service. SIW is warning that it is running. ProcessExplorer says that it is not. Is SIW just seeing it as existing on the system and warning that it could be started? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted January 3, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 3, 2009 When you use Sandboxie it starts two seperate processes running. One is "Sandboxie Control", (SbieCtrl.exe) which runs with the Control Window open or minimised to the System Tray. The other process, SbieSvc.exe, continues running even when you exit the program and close the System Tray icon. It usually runs at only 0.5mb or less, and is no big deal, but if you like you can shut it down with Task Manager. (Ctrl+Alt+Del, End Process). Could this be the one SIW is seeing, or are neither of these showing up in Task Manager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CybrGuy Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Could this be the one SIW is seeing, or are neither of these showing up in Task Manager? I had specifically killed the service before running SIW, so neither are currently showing up in Task Manager (or ProcessExplorer). However, the error doesn't directly say "sandboxie", but rather says "A virtual machine (like SANDBOX) is running". I wonder if it could be referring to something else? I have no other VMs intentionally running or even installed at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted January 4, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 4, 2009 A virtual machine makes more sense. That will be Windows "Volume Shadow Service", Shadowservice.exe, which is used in the making of Backups or Disk Images of your system. It can make Backups of your system without everything having to be shut down. Windows Backup uses it as do third party applications like Macrium Reflect. What Is Volume Shadow Copy Service?: Virtualization Technology: Macrium Reflect: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CybrGuy Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 No file with that name is running, directly or as svchost. Might it run with a different name? I never noticed this error when running SIW before, but 2008-12-16 is a new version. Are you guys getting this error as well? If it is a default service I would expect so. Hmmm... I don't get it when I run an earlier version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted January 5, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 5, 2009 Damn, you've got me then. Offhand I don't know of another service or process apart from the Apps we know about, that would be designated as a Virtual Machine. Could it be running under a different name? I don't know, sorry, but I'll have a poke around, and in the meantime minds infinitely greater than mine may be watching this thread with envious eyes, and slowly but surely they're making plans to post an answer. (Who said that, or something very similar? And I haven't touched a drop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted January 5, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 5, 2009 After poking around, I think your Virtual Machine could be another "Volume Shadow Copy" process used in backing up without shutting everything down.... "vssvc.exe". http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/files/vssvc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now