I admit, I don't RDP into users machines. However, we're going to get some Virtual Assist license for our SonicWall SSL VPN unit, and I'm going to start using that for supporting end-users. I don't think I'll star putting BGInfo on the end user machines, but my, it is tempting...
Kurt On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:25, James Kerr<[email protected]> wrote: > Thats pretty cool but they wont let me do that at my place, we allow the > users to have their own wallpapers. > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kurt Buff" <[email protected]> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 2:07 PM > Subject: Re: Happy SysAdmin Day > > > BGInfo is on every machine I RDP into, servers and workstations. > > It's a damn fine tool. > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:56, paul chinnery<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> A useful tool I found was BGInfo. Change desktop wallpaper to it and shows >> all kinds of data of the pc as a wallpaper picture. >> >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Happy SysAdmin Day >>> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:32:37 -0400 >>> >>> I don't have an oeminfo.ini >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Angus Scott-Fleming" <[email protected]> >>> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 12:13 PM >>> Subject: Re: Happy SysAdmin Day >>> >>> >>> > On 31 Jul 2009 at 11:16, James Kerr wrote: >>> > >>> >> 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.. >>> > >>> > Might be worthwhile putting the asset-tag info into >>> > C:\WINDOWS\system32\OEMINFO.INI so all they have to do is right-click >>> > "My >>> > Computer" and choose properties to see it. >>> > >>> > Either that or put it into the environment as an env.var. visible when >>> > they >>> > type 'SET|FIND/i "asset"' in a CMD prompt. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Angus Scott-Fleming >>> > GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona >>> > 1-520-290-5038 >>> > +-----------------------------------+ >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> ________________________________ >> NEW mobile Hotmail. Optimized for YOUR phone. Click here. >> >> >> >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
