Using BGINFO4X from a live usb

[Anonymous]

Hello.
Is it possible to use BGINFO4X from a live usb to print cpu, memory, ect from the host machine?
We have a linux live usb with BGINFO4X that we'd like to boot from on Windows 7 and Windows XP computers and have BGINFO4X read the information from the Windows computer and not the usb drive. Is this possible?

[Anonymous]

Sure, read the registry or the necessary files from your windows XP partition.

Regards.

[BGINFO for X and for Windows!]

Yes, it is a little tricky, but it is possible.
The idea is to access the windows file system and then, execute windows binaries via wine, read windows local files or the windows registry.

For example:

1) Start bginfo4x for Linux from your usb.

2) In OUT.CONF, use functions like:

• Execute windows binary files via wine, for example:

cd user@computername:/media/k/Local Disc/windows/System32$; wine hostname.exe

       the output should be "computername"

• Read windows files, for example:
  cd user@computername:/media/k/Local Disc/windows/System32/drivers/etc$; cat hosts

     the output should be your hosts file
  

Hope this helps.
Regards.