EXE SUMMARY TAB

Usage

This tab lists all the executable files found on the remote PC's hard disk(S), grouping them by software Publisher (company name) and then by product name.

This tab is much more interesting and reliable than the Software Windows tab. It provides a list of all executables for which the Publisher has written his company name as well as the product name in the executable's features.

This information can be very helpful because it gives a rather synoptic view of the software present on the disk. However, be sure you know where this information comes from and how it was built.

Because SXSi reads this information dynamically during the inventory, it should give a good picture of reality and of the executables physically present on the disk. However, when dealing with software no rule forces software Publishers to name, classify, or code their applications. For that reason it is not rare, for instance, to find several names for the same Publisher :

Microsoft - Microsoft Corp.
Borland Software Corporation - Inprise Corporation
Symantec Corp. - Symantec Corporation

Be also aware of the fact that not all software Publishers sign their applications with a company name or name their products.

IMPORTANT: You can add the executable files listed in the lower part of the screen to the existing software recognition rules using the "Add to software recognition" option of the context menu. You can also create new rules using the same menu, but this time, by selecting the "New" sub-option.

 

 

You may also generate an HTML report of what is displayed in the lower part of the window by selecting the appropriate option from the context menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Update: 23.02.2005