Learn how to create, print or save an Apple System Profiler report in Mac OS 9 or earlier. For Mac OS X information, see
this article.
Creating, printing or saving an Apple System Profiler (ASP) report
1. Make sure a printer is selected in the Chooser (see Selecting a printer below).
2. Choose Apple System Profiler from the Apple menu.
3. Choose New Report from the File menu.
4. In the dialog box that appears, select the items you want in your report and click OK.
5. Choose Print One Copy or Save from the File menu.
Selecting a printer
1. Choose Chooser from the Apple menu.
2. Serial or USB printer
- In the Chooser, select the type of printer you want to use.
- Click the port the printer is connected to.
- Close the Chooser by clicking the Close box.
3. Network printer- In the Chooser, select the type of printer you want to use.
- Click the name of the printer you want to use.
- Close the Chooser by clicking the Close box.
Drag and drop
Most information displayed in the ASP window can be moved to the desktop or to other applications by using drag and drop. This provides a quick way to export specific portions of the ASP information.
- Move the mouse pointer over the information you want to export.
- Drag the information to the desktop or application.
- A text clipping file of this information is created on the desktop, or the text will appear in the application.