1. Open Source Research Project
The BGINFO4X Utility

2. background
BGINFO was a Winternals product which became Windows Sysinternals
BGINFO4X is Source Forge project
Designed to display system information
Supported on multiple platforms
Helps IT collect data on systems

3. Application overview Creates output file of system information
Hardware
IP address
Software versions
User information
Exports collected data

4. Supported platforms Windows CentOS SUSE MaxOSx Ubuntu ARM Fedora
LinuxMint
CentOS
SUSE
ARM
Cygwin
BSD

5. Immode vs. rtmode IMmode RTmode Installation default
Uses ImageMagick Suite
Outputs desktop image
Based on configuration files
RTmode
Export display to remote machine
Considered deprecated by project team and seldom used

6. Desktop output BINFO4X.CONF IMMODE.CONF Default language is BASH
Controls app settings like export type & refresh
IMMODE.CONF
Controls image settings like wallpaper & position
Preset image as corporate logo or color
Default language is BASH
Supports PowerShell, VBScript, Perl, Python, Jscript ..
Can use any app that can output to a console

7. Desktop output- Example

8. Data export Three Methods CSV File HTML Report SQLITE
Historical tracking via appending output
Set file location
HTML Report
The default
Customized output format
SQLITE
Set table location
Set import file characteristics

9. Data export- HTML

10. Data export- SQLite

11. Goals evaluation Stated Goals Two Criticisms
Display system information
Multiple operating system support
IT Department help
Two Criticisms
No Windows 10 update or information
No GUI means scripting knowledge is a must

12. References
Microsoft Corporation (2016). Windows Sysinternals: Documentation.
Retrieved March 31, 2016, from
Slashdot Media (2012, July 26). BGINFO For X. Retrieved March 31, 2016, from

13. Questions? Comments? Remarks?