Article ID: 195268 - Last Review: January 23, 2007 - Revision: 1.3 How to Obtain BIOS Information from the RegistryThis article was previously published under Q195268 IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you
modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore
the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the
registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/EN-US/
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Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SUMMARY
This article describes how to obtain Basic Input Output System (BIOS)
information from the registry.
MORE INFORMATIONWARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve
problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own
risk. Using Registry Editor, view the BIOSDate, BIOSName, and BIOSVersion string values in the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum\Root\*PNP0C01\0000
This information is accurate only if you have not updated or changed the BIOS since you last ran Windows 95/98 or Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Setup.
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