What Have You Found Useful Or Interesting To Do With Adminstrative Tools?

[Baddog]

Just looking for new ideas........:t

[Swordfish]

Comp Management
Event Viewer
Services

thats abt all i use it for.

have you checked blackvipers website if you don't mind playing around with services...;)

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

http://www.blackviper.com/WIN2K/servicecfg.htm

[Midknyte]

local security policies are good for adjusting settings to all users on the system. say you want everyone to have the same proxy settings or screensaver. stuff like that.

not too sure what you mean, though.

[sanity]

swordfish, good link.

here is another good windows link:

http://www.petri.co.il/

by the way, the original question is so vague, that is a terrible way to start a thread.

[Baddog]

Originally posted by sanity
swordfish, good link.

here is another good windows link:

http://www.petri.co.il/

by the way, the original question is so vague, that is a terrible way to start a thread.

I meant for it to be "Vague", so that the topic would be wide open from any aspect. There is alot of imagination that comes form some of the members here and they may have found a use for Administrative Tools that no one else has thought of. And when I get time I will sit down and read the Book on the etiquette of Thread Starting.:t

[fishybawb]

My most interesting use is to ignore it all together ;)
If I want to get into Services, running services.msc does the job.

[TechGuru]

Dang I don't even goin to admin tools on my server, however, I have about 30 MMC's that i have to filter through to get the right console for what I am trying to do

1. Local Users and Groups
2. Services
3. Networking (DHCP, DNS, WINS)
4. Event Viewer
5. Device Manager
just to name a few of my favorite MMC's

[capybara]

Originally posted by Swordfish
Comp Management
Event Viewer
Services

thats abt all i use it for.

have you checked blackvipers website if you don't mind playing around with services...;)

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

http://www.blackviper.com/WIN2K/servicecfg.htm
thx 4 a gd link! :)
heres the services i disable:
ms messenger
rcp (contrary to what black viper says, "everything" does NOT
depend on it! )
heres what you can only disable in the registry:
DCOM and ICMP

[stix_kua]

How do you have a functional computer without RPC?

[Someone Stupid]

It can function, just can't do much.

[dajogejr]

bad Dog...do you mean on a local PC...or as a network admin on a domain?

[Baddog]

Local or networked......if you have a special trick or tip that you would like to share that has benefited you or made a task easier.

[dajogejr]

Originally posted by TechGuru
Dang I don't even goin to admin tools on my server, however, I have about 30 MMC's that i have to filter through to get the right console for what I am trying to do

1. Local Users and Groups
2. Services
3. Networking (DHCP, DNS, WINS)
4. Event Viewer
5. Device Manager
just to name a few of my favorite MMC's

Yep...good snap ins for the MMC, will allow local or a networked PC to be viewed.

My favorite is the Active Directory Users and Computers.
This is where all users, groups, printers, computers...etc., are set up and defined....within a domain. So...one step further than 1. on his list.

Oh, local groups and users is nice if you want to allow a certain user admin rights on his/her PC only, but don't want to give them domain admin rights...

If you use the Services Snap in, you can log onto a remote PC...and start services like PC Anywhere host, instead of making a call or walking there for a "hands on" start. Can be very helpful...