Autor: Michel Lüscher | Datum: Samstag, 10. November 2007 | Kategorie:
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Mit BgInfo von Microsoft Sysinternals, die Tool Suite von Microsoft, können einfach und schnell wichtige Informationen auf dem Desktop angezeigt werden.
BgInfo
How many times have you walked up to a system in your office and needed to click through several diagnostic windows to remind yourself of important aspects of its configuration, such as its name, IP address, or operating system version If you manage multiple computers you probably need BGInfo. It automatically displays relevant information about a Windows computer on the desktop’s background, such as the computer name, IP address, service pack version, and more. You can edit any field as well as the font and background colors, and can place it in your startup folder so that it runs every boot, or even configure it to display as the background for the logon screen.
Integration in Group Policy
Damit das Tool nicht auf jedem Server manuell in den Startup Folder kopiert werden muss, kann BgInfo auch mittels Logon-Script oder einer Group Policy gestartet werden. Nachfolgend ein eigens erstelltes ADM-File:
;TITLE: ADM to start BgInfo
;AUTHOR: Michel, server-talk.eu
;VERSION: 0.2
CLASS MACHINE
CATEGORY "Windows Server settings"
POLICY "BgInfo Settings"
KEYNAME "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"
EXPLAIN "Configure BgInfo for displaying system informations."
PART "Path and config parameters for BgInfo" EDITTEXT
DEFAULT "\\dom.tld\NETLOGON\BgInfo\BgInfo.exe \\dom.tld\NETLOGON\BgInfo\BgInfo.bgi /timer:0 /NOLICPROMPT"
VALUENAME "BgInfo"
END PART
END POLICY
END CATEGORY
Das File kann als BgInfo.adm abgespeichert und in eine Server Group Policy (GPO) eingefügt werden. Nicht vergessen das Filtering umzustellen: “GPMC ⇒ GPO edit ⇒ View” deaktivieren von “only show policy settings that can be fully managed”.
Support
Tools von Sysinternals kommen zwar inzwischen von Microsoft, werden allerdings als “as is” bereitgestellt. Ein Auszug aus den Sysinternals Software License Terms:
9. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: The Software is licensed “as is”. You bear the risk of using it. Sysinternals gives no express warranties, guarantees or conditions. You may have additional consumer rights under your local laws which this agreement cannot change. To the extent permitted under your local laws, Sysinternals excluded the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
10. LIMITATION ON AND EXCLUSION OF REMEDIES AND DAMAGES: You can recover from Sysinternals and its suppliers only direct damages up to U.S: $5.00. You cannot recover any other damages, including consequential, lost profits, special, indirect or incidental damages.
Download
Sysinternals BgInfo kann direkt beim Hersteller heruntergeladen werden. Sysinternals Utilities können alternativ auch direkt via “Live.Sysinternals.com” gestartet werden.
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