Windows 7 Computer Management

[Ghost21]

OK since moving and taking the plunge over to Windows 7 things have been looking and runnign good.. until now..

I used to run this command on WindowsXP --> Run(@ComSpec & ' /c ' & "compmgmt.msc /computer=\\" & $device, @TempDir, @SW_SHOW)

I then could right click on the computer and click on properties and look at other system properties and change the computer description.. Windows 7 has removed that....Noooooooo

Anyway I can get that ability back ??

Help..

[BrewManNH]

Try this instead systempropertiescomputername.exe

[Ghost21]

Nope only shows your pc not the remote one..

[BrewManNH]

Use PSExec to run it on the target computer http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553, that might be a work around for Windows 7.

[Ghost21]

That runs it on the remote machine.. Doesn't display it locally..

[BrewManNH]

I found this command line that might work for you, I haven't tried it though so YMMV.

psexec.exe \\REMOTECOMPUTER net config server /srvcomment:"DESCRIPTION"

[Ghost21]

Nope same issue it runs the gui on the remote system.. not locally..

[BrewManNH]

That command is supposed to allow you to set the description remotely, It doesn't open a GUI on the target computer, it just changes the description.

[JiBe]

for y happened, must be:

be admin on the 2 machine

in admin console

net use \\xpmachine\ipc$/user: login password

mmc compmgmt.msc /computer=xpmachine

or

RunAs($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 0,@ComSpec & ' /c ' & "net use \\' & $device & '\ipc$ /user:' & $login & ' ' & $password" , @TempDir, @SW_SHOW)

RunAs($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 0,@ComSpec & ' /c ' & "compmgmt.msc /computer=\\" & $device, @TempDir, @SW_SHOW)

But beware, it can be a GP has changed in XP.

excuse my English, I am French

JeanPhile