SINMx86

SINMx86

System Information and Network Monitor

A simple system information and real-time network monitoring utility.
This utility reads all system information directly from the WMI database.

Current stable version: 3.0.4 Build 5422 (2024-08-14)

Development information

Supported languages: English, Hungarian,
Compilation environment: Microsoft Visual Basic 2013 (Community, Update 5),
Source author: Gábor Deé (dtech),
License: GNU General Public License v2.0,
Supported operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP3, Server 2003/XP x64 SP2, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10,
Requirements: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Minimum required: 2.0 SP2).

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Changelog since version 2.1.0 (Hungarian only)

2024-08-14 - Version 3.0.4 / Build 5422 (stable)

• Add new versioning support for Win10, starting with version 20H2.

2021-05-20 - Version 3.0.3 / Build 5421 (stable)

• Improved detection of Intel SATA SSDs.

2019-12-05 - Version 3.0.2 / Build 5420 (stable)

• Improved handling of missing processor name patch (Windows 2000),
• Show average speed on the chart instead of the current speed,
• Correction of SMART values: improvement of conversion of operating hours.

2019-11-27 - Version 3.0.1 / Build 5410 (stable)

• Setting the cell width in the info windows, taking into account the scroll bar,
• Fixed window disappearing when starting the second instance (Windows 10),
• Disappearing the current clock signal from the CPU info window (it is not updated and has no significance),

2019-11-25 - Version 3.0.0 / Build 5400 (stable)

• Windows XP missing processor name patch management (KB953955),
• Ability to remove braced strings with a new function,
• Change operating system information, add Windows 10 version listing,
• Cleaning the parameters of the functions that correct the listings,
• Unsupported resolution error display for resolutions lower than 1024x768,
• Disabling the taskbar icon menu during startup,
• Management of missing Windows XP HT/Multicore patch (KB936235),
• Independent temperature warning of plates (warning: 45 degrees, critical 55 degrees),
• Introduction of warning SMART records: non-critical, but dangerous records,
• Set really critical SMART records to alert,
• Rewrite memory info block, add memory info window,
• Rearrangement of main window blocks: all hardware information has been moved to the left side,
• Display a message when you try to restart (only one instance can run),
• Eliminate negative runtime error, remove DateTime conversion function,
• Management of operating system-dependent network card names and indexes,
• Elimination of wildcard queries, independence of OS-dependent queries,
• Prohibition of updating CPU cores and threads (load reduction),
• Checking the existence of a selected disk drive by a separate function,
• Acceleration of CPU-Info retrieval: with retrieved parameters instead of wildcard,
• Evaluation of SMART values, highlighting of critical values,
• Network information button: continuous connection check,
• Management of a disabled or removed network interface,
• Handling the error of a driver removed on the fly when requested,
• Creating an error and status management system during loading,
• Selective SMART record management, depending on the data carrier type,
• CPU-Info: Replace manufacturer strings with the real name,
• Abbreviation of names in lists with some unnecessary characters,
• Celsius/Fahrenheit conversion for plate temperature,
• Separation of common functions and variables from the main window (Functions.vb),
• SI and binary prefix correction, kibi (ki): 1024/kilo (k): 1000,
• Add order of magnitude (1000) separator for long numbers,
• Code cleaning, reinterpretation of some conversion functions,
• Improved error handling for many components,
• Complete rewriting of the language interface, implemented in a separate file,
• Display network information for the selected data file,
• Retrieving network card names from NetworkAdapater instead of PnPEntity,
• Displaying detailed processor information,
• Query SMART values ​​for internal IDE/SATA disks,
• Management of timer errors due to lost time (standby, clock synchronization, etc.),
• Re-implementation of the calculation of elapsed time since system startup,
• Add SSD/HDD detection (based on SMART record).

2019-09-18 - Version 2.5.1 / Build 5010 (stable)

• Bulk search of blacklisted OEM strings in component information,
• Fixed bubble message error when resizing to a small size,
• Change list ToolTips: write the name of the entire selection instead of an explanation,
• Fix update link, it now points to the latest stable release.

2019-05-29 - Version 2.5.0 / Build 5000 (stable)

• Component list instead of motherboard information (both computer and BIOS),
• Unifying the position of text descriptions, increasing the size of the diagram,
• Improvement of diagram mapping for reference values ​​(dynamic image size correction),
• Unnecessary string -> remove string corrections,
• Abbreviation of disk names (remove SCSI/ATA/USB markings),
• Excluding ISATAP adapters from the interface list,
• Improvement of string formatting function (empty string and leading space removal improved),
• Removing SMART status (the information provided by WMI is irrelevant in many cases),
• Indicating disk indexes in the disk list instead of a separate field,
• Display partition list and volume information for the given disk,
• Reset label setting for list update functions,
• Extracting network card names from the PnP identifier instead of name correction,
• Transforming the display of operating system information,
• Add battery information to the hardware list,
• Add invalid character filtering,
• Restore Windows XP UInt32 when querying traffic (Uint64 over NT6),
• Remove processor list update button,
• Management of machines without a network card,
• Reset chart menu and save,
• List management: add serial numbers (processor, video card, network card).

2019-04-09 - Version 2.3.2 / Build 4725 (stable)

• Publish source codes on the site and on GitHub,
• Deactivating the diagram saving option and the diagram menu,
• Deactivating splash window TopMost for contacts, automatic closing when placing on tray,
• Open a saved screenshot when clicking on the bubble.

2019-03-25 - Version 2.3.1 / Build 4710 (stable)

• Tabstop indexes fixed,
• Correcting the appearance of the main window (unified drop-down lists, fixed the position of boxes).

2019-03-24 - Version 2.3.0 / Build 4700 (stable)

• Localized date and time generation on the chart,
• Video card drop-down list (handles multiple VGAs as well),
• Correction of video memory decimal separator,
• Preventing wrong registry values ​​from being written back,
• Simplification of main window queries (implemented in a function instead of direct),
• Removing a pre-selected interface from the registry,
• Reset default chart refresh to 3 seconds,
• fix 0 byte disk size (no disk),
• Processor drop-down list (debugged on a dual-processor system),
• Disabling the Windows XP Splash window, also from the menus,
• Windows XP compatibility improvement: prohibiting retrieval of non-existent WMI values,
• Simplification of WMI query (only managed values ​​are queried),
• Correcting the appearance of the main window,
• Fix translations.

2019-03-20 - Version 2.2.0 / Build 4500 (stable)

• Video memory in actual local value instead of fixed MB,
• Reading out motherboard identifiers instead of system information,
• Sort disks by index, in ascending order,
• Writing out the disk serial number instead of the sector size (the order of writing has been rearranged),
• System memory in current local value instead of fixed MB,
• The option to save a complete screenshot from the window (photo icon in the upper right corner),
• Windows 7 disk serial number correction (hexadecimal conversion and byte order replacement),
• System memory decimal separator bug fixed.

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