I use scripting to change the "My Computer" icon on the desktop to read "Computer Name", that way our support people can have users read it from the desktop. Has cut down on confusion a lot. TVK
- Problems become opportunities when the right people join together. From: Ralph Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 10:24 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Happy SysAdmin Day Same exact thing here! I finally made it so can look up the computer by the monitor number attached to it because I got tired of wasting time trying to explain the difference. ________________________________ From: James Kerr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Happy SysAdmin Day We have asset tags on our PCs and monitors, whenever I ask someone what the asset tag is on their PC most of the time I end up with the monitor tag so I can't find it to remote in.. ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To: NT System Admin Issues<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:05 AM Subject: Re: Happy SysAdmin Day Well, we have a body of students who use whatever computer is not occupied by its full-time assigned user. The computer name is in big black letters on a big white lable. Still, these students, again working at whatever machine they can find available, send me an email saying "My computer did this...". (Hey, I just checked the DNS and AD tables. "MyComputer" doesn't exist!) -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA(r) 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 [email protected] P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 www.aspca.org<http://www.aspca.org/> The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(r) (ASPCA(r)) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. James Kerr <[email protected]> wrote on 07/31/2009 10:00:11 AM: > Good read, one of my biggest pet peeves is when someone calls me and asks if > the system is down. That get me pissed every time. > > James > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Rankin" <[email protected]> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 10:21 AM > Subject: Re: Happy SysAdmin Day > > > > Glad to hear you like it! > > > > On 7/31/09, Maglinger, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That was great. Where can I get that on poster size? > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> > >> From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 2:45 AM > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > >> Subject: OT: Happy SysAdmin Day > >> > >> > >> Happy SysAdmin Day to all! > >> > >> I have put a post on my blog about the trials and tribulations of a > >> system admin, should anyone be bored enough to read it. > >> > >> http://raythestray.blogspot.com > >> > >> PS - I take no responsibility for any offence taken by anyone reading > >> any of my earlier blog posts. I am a bit irreverent and non-PC at times. > >> But if you do decide to read any earlier stuff, I can heartily recommend > >> the Star Wars-related stuff (yes, shameless blog plug). > >> -- > >> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put > >> into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' 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