AIDA32
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AIDA32 is a discontinued freeware
Freeware
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 system information
System profiler
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, diagnostics, and auditing program written by Tamás Miklós that runs on Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
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 operating systems, not dissimilar to System Information for Windows (SIW). It displays detailed information on the components of a computer. Information can be saved to file in formats such as HTML
HTML
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, CSV
Comma-separated values
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, or XML
XML
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. AIDA32 is a portable executable file which does not need to be installed on the host computer. Development of the program was stopped on March 24, 2004.http://www.huddledmasses.org/jaykul/aida32-development-ends/http://www.trygstad.org/blog/archives/000040.html

In April 2004 Miklós was appointed Executive Vice President of Software Engineering Research & Development at Lavalys, a privately held company based in Montreal
Montreal
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 with offices in Hungary
Hungary
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 and Italy
Italy
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. The successor of AIDA32 is commercial Lavalys
Lavalys
Lavalys is a privately held company from Montreal, Canada. This company is the provider of software products popular amongst computer enthusiasts. It's flagship products are EVEREST Ultimate Edition and EVEREST Corporate Edition. These software are designed for everyday use as well as use in...

 product Everest now renamed AIDA64 in the latest release.http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=29758. Lavalys distributed a freeware version of Everest up until version 2.20, which is still available via freeware distribution websites.

The freeware
Freeware
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 Everest Home Edition was discontinued on December 1, 2005. The Everest line was discontinued on 2011 after the fusion of Lavalys and FinalWire. The principal product is AIDA64, taking the place of Everest.http://www.lavalys.com/news.php?article=31

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