Date of Windows Xp Installation

[ramzi]

Dear all

i would like to to know when was my windows xp istalled on my laptop

how can i know the Date of the installation of the WinXp

thanx alot

[RJM]

Well on my Desktop PC I go to:

Start – Settings –Control Panel – System – Support Information.

And the last line listed is the date of the install.

[oioldman]

i remember seeing this before where people were able to run a script that inserted as a line within the oem section under system properties.

it was normally applied via unattended method so all PC's were time stamped and even version stamped so knew which update of there build had been applied.

have a search and see what it kicks up

[LLXX]

Check the time and date of the system files?

[mc134]

Quick search is all you needed...

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=34932

[systeman]

How about this?

In CMD mode, type "systeminfo" and click enter. This command will collect os information and bring all to you.

[N1K]

How about this?

In CMD mode, type "systeminfo" and click enter. This command will collect os information and bring all to you.

Yes, this is the good answer, along with the other system info you get "original install date" also...

[Yzöwl]

You may also be able to use a wmi commandline, try pasting the following in a cmd window:

@for /f "skip=1" %? in ('wmic os get installdate') do @set "dateof=%?" &@call echo/%dateof:~6,2%\%dateof:~4,2%\%dateof:~0,4% &set "dateof="

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It should all be on one line!

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Edited April 25, 2006 by Yzöwl

[naughty]

brother if i want to know the date of installation then i just see the properties of windows folder & see when the folder was created.its the actual date when i installed my windows xp on my P-III

[verneir]

brother if i want to know the date of installation then i just see the properties of windows folder & see when the folder was created.its the actual date when i installed my windows xp on my P-III

Why is it if I run systeminfo it tells me my install date is 9/9/05 but if I check the Windows folder creation date it shows up as 8/30/05?

Personally, I don't trust file/folder time/date stamps. Never really have.

[Noise]

I just look at the creation date of the Default User profile directory.

[naughty]

Why is it if I run systeminfo it tells me my install date is 9/9/05 but if I check the Windows folder creation date it shows up as 8/30/05?

Personally, I don't trust file/folder time/date stamps. Never really have.

in computer espacially in softwares , there r too many answers to describe the same prob. as u c in this thread each & every person have his own view to c the Installation date of windows. windows is not a complete OS (as i think) its a set of some good & useable softwares set who gives a plateform to make things better for us or for our coustomers.each software works for itself & set the things in its own way as we set the things in our own way.but windows have perfaction , no i think i have to say that each & every program of windows is perfact for his work & do his work in his way. so i just want to say that windows folder shows u the actual date of installation.but system info. shows u the date when it was updated by windows updation software or may be u update it yourself or may be its shows u the date of roll back of ur hardware or may be u r computer hangs up on some day & at start up u choose the last known good configuration & windows set it to the date that u described here. too many posibilites. can't describe each & every.