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by laptop

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Is there anyway, using active desktop or other method to display the name of the server on the desktop.
I thought I could generate an HTML file which calls the machine name and then set the desktop with Active Desktop to display this file.
Anybodyknow the details in doing this or any other methods?
My issue is remote support of hundreds of servers in a remote co-loaction and my need to make it clear to the administration team which box they are on at any given moment. The customer names changes regularly and therefore so does the machine name, it is to difficult to manange static bitmaps with names.
If possible I would like to include IP and OS version etc..

I appreciate any help or experience with this type of need.

Laptop

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by avswamy

just put that html file make it as a background for client desktop and make it as mandatory profile for all clients. if all are win2k systems configure a gp.

i hope this will solve ur problem.

by laptop

The question was how do I generate that HTML file that calls and displays the machine name.

by gigelul

Hi,
I used this script in our WinNT network (in login script) and now all computers have My computer icon renamed as "UserName on ComputerName".

'Begin Script
Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
' The following is one line from p1= to }\". There is a space after p1= but not in the registry key
p1= "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\"
WSHShell.RegWrite p1,"%username% on %computername%","REG_EXPAND_SZ"
Set WshShell = Nothing
'End Script

This can be a start point for you.

by cul8rm8e

your looking for a utillity like (BIGINFO) i have been using it on all my client systems for some time now and couldnt do withought it(well? ) text box on desktop showing,pc name,logon domain,domain,O/S,workstation or server,username,NIC,IP ,subnet mask,DHCPServer,MAC,Gateway,IE 5.!!!!,and more.

this was free download but dont have the URL for it.

if you want i can mail it to you

by laptop

This is the closest answer however I can not find any information on this BigINFO utility anywhere on the web.

by avswamy

put the file in run script of the user in win2k server use the same file to be the desktop back ground file, while the user logging the file executes see that it should be saved at same location use the same file as bg.

by avswamy

common, put the html file in run script of the user in win2k server use the same file to be the desktop back ground file, while the user logging the file executes see that it should be saved at same location use the same file as bg.

by avswamy

common, put the html file in run script of the user in win2k server(user profile in ad users) use the same file to be the desktop back ground file, while the user logging the file executes see that it should be saved at same location use the same file as bg.

by laptop

Your answer was posted 3 times, I do not understand your response. My question was how to create and HTML file that displays the computer name, not how to get that file to display at user log on.

by laptop

That was exactly what I was looking for, what a GREAT utility. I had seen this before at other job locations but couldn't find any reference to it anywhere.
And after you mentioned it in your prefious post I was searching on BigInfo not bginfo. Anyway, thanks for the link and the knowledge. Cheers

by andybob

This tweak will rename "My Computer" to "Username on Computername" making it simple to determine which computer you are logged on to and which username you are logged on as.

For Windows NT
Delete the existing value called "No Name" and add a new REG_EXPAND_SZ value with an empty value name and set the value to "%USERNAME% on %COMPUTERNAME%".

For Windows 2000
Rename the value named "LocalizedString" to "LocalizedString.old". Create a new REG_EXPAND_SZ value named "LocalizedString", and copy the contents of the original value to the new value except change the words "My Computer" to equal "%USERNAME% on %COMPUTERNAME%". For example, the new "LocalizedString" value may equal "@C:\WINNT\system32\shell32.dll,-9216@1033,%USERNAME% on %COMPUTERNAME%".

For Windows XP or Internet Explorer 6.0+
Rename the value named "LocalizedString" to "LocalizedString.old". Create a new REG_EXPAND_SZ value named "LocalizedString", and set the value to "%USERNAME% on %COMPUTERNAME%".

Exit the registry editor, click on your desktop and press F5 (for refresh). The "My Computer" icon should now be rename to "Username on Computername".

Note: Users of Internet Explorer 6.0 or greater should use the method for Windows XP.

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/370/

by laptop

Thank you, I knew the my computer Icon name change so I have to award this to the previous person who told me of bginfo first.
Cheers

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