Same here. But if you have it installed, you can have the user switch wallpaper on that machine just long enough to get you the info. Of course, then there'd be the inevitable "You made me change my wallpaper now I can't get it back!" So, umm, maybe it's not a good idea.
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Happy SysAdmin Day > Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:25:31 -0400 > > 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/> ~ _________________________________________________________________ Bing™ brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now. http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MLOGEN&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MLOGEN_Local_Local_Restaurants_1x1 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
