[helpdesk software]

looking to buy a software package, helpdesk software, would like the software to be able to do some type of asset inventory ect ect

like altiris, spiceworks.

any ideas?

[Best way to get any wallpaper on desktop using my method]

why not just right click on a picture in explorer and choose set as wallpaper?

[sch tasks]

i'm aware how to do it that way, was just wanting to get to the sch tasks through network neighborhood

[sch tasks]

in windows xp, i could browse the network neighborhood, double click on an xp computer in the domain, and see the printers and sch tasks

then i could go into either one and do what i wanted to do

in win7 the sch tasks do not show up like in xp

am i just S.O.L.?

[what is port 1262]

im trying to find some info on 1262/tcp QNTS-ORB

i've googled, yet have not found out what qnts-orb is

any clues?

[Create secure FTP]

check out this program called "core sftp"

http://www.coreftp.com/server/index.html

there is no install, just download, launch, run

really simple to use.

[echo %date%]

how would i make it out put in an example like this

May 11, 2011

[echo %date%]

i have a batch file that echos the date into a txt file

echo %date% > c:\file.txt

i get this "Wed 05/11/2011"

how do i make the code just output "05/11/2011"

[Devices and Printers icon change]

i would like to change my icon for the pc under Devices and Printers

it just shows a generic pc, and would like to change it to the dell optiplex computer icon

i've googled and googled, but has anyone had any luck with this?

[network topology software]

i have a different models of switchs on my lan/wan , cisco,hp,nortel ect ect

is there any recommendations, (free) for some topology mapping software?

something like the Cisco Network Assistant software that can connect to cisco switches through the snmp commuities or something like that.

[logon screen issue]

i've already looked at that, i'm not implementing that.

i only see my username which i can click on to logon.

i do not see the other local accounts where i can click on at the startup screen.

[logon screen issue]

using win7 32bit

have not hacked it or anything, all is legit and patched

in workgroup not in domain

i have 3 accounts on this computer, mine, kids, and 1 for when people come over if they want to get on the net

i used to be able to just click on the pic/name at windows logon and it would just log me in

now i have the classic logon screen where you have to type in the user name , ect ect

any clues?

[find a device on my network]

i have a device on my network, with an ip of 192.168.1.1

it is a linkys router

i can ping it just fine.

how would i go about finding out where on my network this is located.

keep in mind, i have multiple buildings, with multiple switches involved in my network

[standby issue]

Check Power options in BIOS, they can overrule your Windows settings.

already did that

[standby issue]

Hi..net_user, can you tell me what os you are using???????

windows xp w/sp3

[standby issue]

i have several computers that are going into standby mode, even though they are not supposed to.

i double checked the power options applet in the control panel, and the system standby is set to Never

is there a way to totally disable standby mode?

not just per user, but system wide on a computer?

[Mute sound on Windows boot up via script or command line URGENT]

you could also delete all the wav file in "C:\WINDOWS\Media\Windows XP Logon Sound.wav"

[printer being added durning startup]

is it being added to all computers on the domain or just yours?

does the name of this 'phantom printer' appear anywhere suspect in the registry?

and where in central texas?

just my computer

nothing in the registry

killeen

[printer being added durning startup]

If it is a domain user, check his profile as well for this kind of script. Here will be the reference to the script, and the actual script would be under the sysvol folder from your domain controllers.

no script is being used.

[printer being added durning startup]

during my logon to the domain

Have you checked the logon script with your Sys Admin ?

i have double checked the logon scripts....i am the sysadmin.

[printer being added durning startup]

i have a printer that is being added to my computer during my logon to the domain.

the printer share is no longer good, and i wish to stop this process.

i've check all the usual places for a script to add the printer,

domain gp,local gp,start up folder,schedule tasks,

i've used ccleaner to also check startup items, and autoruns from sysinternals

any clues?

[visio alternative]

i've tried that not long ago..didn't have to many stencils in there for networking stuff.

[visio alternative]

i need to create a diagram of our network, i've used visio in the past to do this, but it's so expensive.

i'm looking for something along the lines of freeware.

any suggestions?

[can't ping server on network]

i failed to mention, that i changed the ip address on this pc, and troubleshooted it to the dns server.

problem solved

[can't ping server on network]

Besides pinging it, can it view the computer in Network or be able to access a share on it?

yes it can browse the computers in the domain and access shares.