def get_info(self):
        '''
        Get information about the counter

        .. note::
            GetCounterInfo sometimes crashes in the wrapper code. Fewer crashes
            if this is called after sampling data.
        '''
        if not self.info:
            ci = win32pdh.GetCounterInfo(self.handle, 0)
            self.info = {
                'type': ci[0],
                'version': ci[1],
                'scale': ci[2],
                'default_scale': ci[3],
                'user_data': ci[4],
                'query_user_data': ci[5],
                'full_path': ci[6],
                'machine_name': ci[7][0],
                'object_name': ci[7][1],
                'instance_name': ci[7][2],
                'parent_instance': ci[7][3],
                'instance_index': ci[7][4],
                'counter_name': ci[7][5],
                'explain_text': ci[8]
            }
        return self.info