FWIW, none of those commands worked on my X32 running XP (from an admin account). All returned the same message: ERROR: Code = 0x800401f3 Description = Invalid class string Facility = Interface
"Aryeh Goretsky (home)" <[email protected]> wrote: > >Hello, > >My initial thought is that some call-handling protocol may have been >initiated after a rampant number of ThinkPad-in-dock thefts or something >odd like that. > >One way to determine the model number of a ThinkPad is to open a Command >Prompt (filename: CMD.EXE) and issue *either* of the following commands: > > c:\windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exe baseboard get product > > c:\windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exe csproduct get name > >This will or at least, should return the model number. To obtain the >serial number, use *either* of the following commands: > > c:\windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exe bios get serialnumber > > c:\windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exe csproduct get identifyingnumber > >If you are running Microsoft Windows Vista or newer, remember to open an >elevated command prompt, otherwise, you may receive an error message or >be prompted to enter the administrator account's password in order to run >the command. > >Regards, > >Aryeh Goretsky > -- happy Jonathan Berry and Erika http://members.shaw.ca/berry5868/fun.htm _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
