Category Archives: Domain Administration

WMI Filters

Tools http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/wmi/index.htm Filters SCS – ProductType = Domain Controller Servers Only SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem WHERE ProductType = 2 SCS – ProductType = All Servers SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem WHERE ProductType = 2 OR ProductType = 3 SCS – ProductType = All Workstations SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem WHERE ProductType = 1 Download Filters for Import…… Read More »

How to deploy printers with Group Policy – Windows Server 2008, 7, Vista, XP

Go to the Original Url above. You’ll need pushprinterconnections.exe for XP machines which is available by downloading pmcmgmt.exe from Windows Server 2003 R2 Administration Tools Pack (x86) Windows Server 2003 R2 Administration Tools Pack (x64) Extract pushprinterconnections.exe from pmcmgmt.exe. Create a new Group Policy called SCS – Printers. To deploy printers by Computer do the following (tested)… Edit the policy… Read More »

Admin Tools

Notepad Plus Plus PDFCreator Advanced IP Scanner Softperfect Network Scanner – Download Spectrum’s copy with config file and NIC database

Deploying Dameware by GPO

CAREFUL IF COPYING AND PASTING ANY OF THE CODE BELOW. WORDPRESS ENCODES QUOTES AND THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS WHEN PASTING THE CODE INTO  GROUP POLICY EDITOR Download Dameware files from http://files.spectrumcs.net/public/Software/DameWare/ and store in a shared directory on one of the servers on the network (ie \\server\support\GPO_Software\Dameware) Create the following three WMI filters, each having TWO… Read More »

KIX function script

kixtart.kix /* ** Logon Script ** Created by Steve Scotter / Spectrum Computer Solutions ** Dated 15-04-2012 */ DEBUG OFF SetConsole(“Maximize”) IF @DATE = “2012/04/15” include “\\domain.local\SysVol\domain.local\Policies\{FCD242C7-4602-4A1B-9484-F54A3D903D41}\User\Scripts\Logon\message.kix” ENDIF IF @DATE = “2012/04/16” include “\\domain.local\SysVol\domain.local\Policies\{FCD242C7-4602-4A1B-9484-F54A3D903D41}\User\Scripts\Logon\message.kix” ENDIF include “\\domain.local\SysVol\domain.local\Policies\{FCD242C7-4602-4A1B-9484-F54A3D903D41}\User\Scripts\Logon\functions.kix” $startTime = @Ticks $welcome = “Weclome to @Domain, @Fullname (@WkSta)” SetTitle($welcome) cls COLOR W+/n ? $welcome /************************************************** **… Read More »