Software Audit

First off, sit down @ 1 computer w/a pen & paper, first go to Add/Remove Programs, write down all listed installed items, then open up the programs listing in Windows Explorer, list everything.

Then I would install a Belarc Advisor from; www.belarc.com on the same unit and run the program.

Armed w/ the total time it took to do both activities I'd approach the IT management fool in charge of this specific software less audit and show him/her that the latter operation took exactly 1 min. after the program was installed & about 1 min. or less to print the complete installed software inventory.

You should then be able to convince him/her that about $10.00 U.S. per unit should be spent on a multiple lic. site lic. to use the Belarc Advisor auditing software for your audit. This software will do more than audit software, your hardware will also be listed along w/ logons & lic. keys & #'s. Will go a loooong way in helping the IT dept. w/ each unit.

Good Luck. (I guess next someone in management will next want to try "paperless printing!")