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Displays basic information from the Computer Scanner on the Computer Window.

General

Item	Description
Name	The name of the computer (as derived from Host Name). Rename (Used to set the correct system name if the target computer was renamed)
Description	The description as set through the computer properties window in Windows.
Host Name	The full host name of the computer determined during the name resolution when adding the computer.
Added	When the computer was added to the PDQ Inventory database.
Online	The computer's online status based on the last Heartbeat.
Uptime	How long since computer was rebooted (based off of Boot Time)
Boot Time	When the computer was last rebooted (collected from last Inventory scan)
Current User	The user logged into the computer's console during the last scan.
IP Address	Primary IP Address returned by DNS
MAC Address	The computer's primary MAC address.
Time Zone	The computer's current time zone

Operating System

Item	Description
O/S	Shortname of the Operating System derived from the O/S "Name".
Name	The full name of the operating system.
Version	The version of the operating system.
Service Pack	The service pack level of the operating system.
Installed	When the operating system was installed.
Serial Number	Serial number of the operating system (this is not the product key).
System Drive	The drive letter of the operating system.
IE Version	The version of Internet Explorer installed.
Architecture	Architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) of the operating system (not the CPU).
.NET Versions	List of .NET versions installed.
Needs Reboot	A reboot is required to complete an update or install.

Active Directory

Item	Description
Path	The location of the computer within its domain.
Description
Domain
Location
Last Logon	Date the target computer last logged on to Active Directory. Note: This is not a User logon but the Machine logon
Created	The date the computer account was created in Active Directory.

System

Item	Description
Manufacturer
Model
Memory
Processor	The number, cores, speed, and type of CPU(s) in the system.
Serial Number
BIOS Version
BIOS Manufacturer
BIOS Asset Tag
Family	System Family (usually set by hardware manufacturer)
Version	System Version (usually set by hardware manufacturer)
SKU	System SKU (usually set by hardware manufacturer)

Status

Item	Description
Last Scan	Date of the last scan.
Last Scan Profile	The scan profile used for the last scan.
Scan User	The name of the user used to perform the last scan (if blank then the current user's credentials were used).

See Also

Computer Scanner
Computer Window
Scanning