Windows installation date

[saturnotaku]

Is there a utility or something within XP that allows you to see when it was first installed? I'm curious as to how long I've been running with this particular installation.

[Riptide]

There is. Wish I could remember how to launch it or what to put in but I know it can be done from a cmd prompt. Sorry I'm not more help there. lol

[rewt]

Check the "Date Created" field for your Windows\System32 folder ;)

[saturnotaku]

Check the "Date Created" field for your Windows\System32 folder ;)

That works. Thanks. :)

[Haree]

You can also type "systeminfo" in cmd line.

[Gew]

systeminfo.exe fetches the wrong install date for me:

Original Install Date: 2005-05-07, 17:24:05
Whereas psinfo.exe (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896649.aspx) gets me the correct date:

Install date: 2009-10-09, 17:49:02

Why is this? Any clues? I searched the systeminfo.exe given date string on Google and got some hits, why this date? What's special about it?

Regards~

[Bigbuck]

Maybe the systeminfo takes in account any SP's installed?

[CaptNKILL]

Wow... this thread has been resurrected twice now. :lol:

[Bigbuck]

I didn't read the last post date. It just came up on my "Unread posts since last visit" list so I assumed it was current. (nana2)