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Microsoft DOS msd command

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About msd

MSD is a diagnostic utility to view diagnostic information relating to your computer's hardware setup. See our MSD dictionary definition for additional information about Microsoft Diagnostics.

 

Availability

The msd.exe is an external command that is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.

MS-DOS 6.0 - 6.22

 

Index

Category:
MS-DOS

Companies:
Microsoft

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Syntax

Assists Microsoft support personnel in obtaining detailed technical
information about your computer.

MSD [/B] [/I] [/F filename] [/P filename] [/S [filename]]

/B Runs MSD in black and white instead of color (for monitors that cannot correctly display MSD in color).
/I Specifies that no initial hardware detection be performed (used if MSD does not start up correctly).
/F filename Writes complete MSD report to specified file.
/P filename Writes complete MSD report to specified file, without requesting any user input.
/S [filename] Writes summary MSD report to specified file. If no filename is specified, output will be to the screen.

Examples

msd /i

Run MSD without scanning for additional hardware that may not be detected.

 

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