******************************************************************* h$11 set - First of many hardware autoupdate modules for PC INVENTORY (PCI). H$11 set contains the Main System Autoupdate modules for PCI. IT has the exe's for scanning the main system components and filling in the hardware inventory database. These include pc make and model, bus type, cpu, speed, memory, ports,mouse floppies, hard drives and cd. Only registered PCI's will get autoupdated, unregistered PCI's will get the scan results put in h$11.log text file. FILES: H$BASYS.EXE - scans system and fills hardware database with PC MODEL, BUS TYPE, CPU MODEL, SPEED, and MEMORY. ;dos exe, usage H$BASYS from PCI directory H$PORTX.EXE - scans com ports 1..4 and lpt 1..4 and fills hardware database with port information. ;dos exe, usage H$PORTX port x , where port = com or lpt and x = 1 through 4 e.g. H$PORTX com 2 issued from PCI directory H$MOUSE.EXE - scans mouse and fills in database. ;dos exe, usage H$MOUSE from PCI directory H$FLPYDR.EXE- scans floppy drives and fills database with information ;dos exe, usage H$FLPYDR from PCI directory H$HRDDRV.EXE - scans hard drives and cd and fills in database ; dos exe, usage H$HRDDRV from PCI directory H$11.BAT - is a batch file that executes all the above .EXE's and reports results in H$11.LOG text file STRATEGY AND USE: use one or a combination of modules to locally or remotely scan a pc and autoupdate it's inventory. The resulting records are date and time stamped. REMINDER- JOIN THE PCI HATCH PROGRAM TO GET FREE REGISTRATION