Exam laptops are often required under strict rules one of the main been that you are not allowed network connections, the other only allowing to access a limited number of applications. This causes an issue for network admins as how do you apply a local group policy using gpedit.msc without that policy affecting the administrator account. Well… Read More »
Recently I had an issue where a user moved a spreadsheet that contained hundreds of hyperlinks to files stored on the server. Obviously once moved none of the links worked and I was tasked with trying to change all these links without spending weeks doing it manually. The only real option is to create a… Read More »
A simple script that will map printers for users based on either the computer name or OU the computer is in, very handy if users roam between computers. Create the following script, save it in an accessible share such as netlogon and set it to run as a user startup script via GPO. ‘================================================== ‘PrinterMapping.vbs… Read More »
This is something that seems to effect a lot of companies, clients well out of date and staying powered on all night. In order to shutdown machines we can use simple startup scripts via GPO to create schedule tasks. We can use the same technique to run a VBS script that will check for Updates… Read More »