Windows server information utility

Is this page helpful? Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? Submit and view feedback for This product This page. View all page feedback. In this article. Specifies the name or IP address of a remote computer do not use backslashes. You can also use the Windows Scheduler to run BGInfo on a regular basis to ensure long-running systems are kept up to date. When you run BGInfo it shows you the appearance and content of its default desktop background. If left untouched it will automatically apply these settings and exit after its 10 second count-down timer expires.

Selecting any button or menu item will disable the timer, allowing you to customize the layout and content of the background information. If you want BGInfo to edit or use a configuration stored in a file instead of the default configuration which is stored in the registry specify the name of the file on the command line:.

Fields: Selects what information appears on the desktop, and the order in which it is displayed. Use the Custom button to add special information you define yourself. If you select the Copy existing settings option then BGInfo will use whatever information is currently selected by the logged on user. This option allows end users to personalize their desktop while still displaying the BGInfo information. Position: Selects the location on the screen at which to place the text. If some items are very long for example some network card names you can use the Limit Lines to item to wrap them.

The Compensate for Taskbar position checkbox adjusts the position of the text to ensure that it is not covered by the Taskbar. The Multiple Monitor Configuration button allows you to specify how multiple monitors attached to a single console should be handled. Desktops: Selects which desktops are updated when the configuration is applied. By default only the User Desktop wallpaper is changed. Enabling the Logon Desktop for Console users option specifies that the wallpaper should be displayed on the logon desktop that is presented before anyone has logged onto the system.

Enabling the Logon Desktop for Terminal Services users option specifies that the wallpaper should be displayed on the Terminal Services login screen. This option is useful only on servers running Terminal Services. Once created, you can have BGInfo use the file later by simply specifying it on the command line, or by using File Open menu option. Use this if you can't determine how to undo a change, or if BGInfo becomes confused about the current state of the bitmap.

File Database: Specifies a. MDB or. Use this to collect a history of one or more systems on your network. Right-click msinfo To open the command prompt, type cmd in the Search box.

Then right-click Command Prompt in the search results and select Run as administrator. If the file name that is specified in Path does not end in. The file name will be saved exactly as it appears in path. Note: When you connect to a remote computer, you must have appropriate permissions to access WMI on the remote computer.

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