Slightly OT : looking for a tool i downloaded and lost

[sybariten]

OK i know this is a complete shot in the air, but this is the only place i can think of where it makes any sense to ask:

I was following the thread on "must-have-tools-to-extend-TC" ... (a few days ago) .... at least i THINK that is how i got started.
Anyhow, i stumbled on this tool that would display information about your computer, on the desktop background. Things like IP and windows version and stuff like that i guess. It could also apply this on top of a wallpaper.

The only problem is, i dont know where i donwloaded the tool, i havent installed it yet, and i cant find it. So. Does this ring a bell for anyone? I'd be very happy to find it again.

Maybe i followed some of the webpages concerning text editors. i Dont know. the web works in mysterious ways.

/j

[Hacker]

How about checking out the History of your web browser (usually Ctrl-H)?

HTH
Roman

[sybariten]

well lets just say i surf a LOT and empty it often.. but thx anyway

[sybariten]

Ok people i know you've been busy looking all over the web, but you can stop worrying, i found the archive.

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/bginfo.shtml

And yes, it probably was connected to some text editor that someone discussed here.

peace

[Maxwish]

Very handy tool...
Thanks for the tip

[bobputnam]

Since I seem to download files into about a dozen different places, I lose them too. I just use the search function (*.zip and/or *.*) with a time limiter as close a I can recall. Of course, sometimes I have to do it over several drives.

When I'm actually awake, I check which directory they're being transferred into when I'm doing it...

[Pradera]

Ok people i know you've been busy looking all over the web, but you can stop worrying, i found the archive.

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/bginfo.shtml

Amazing! I've just edited my background to display some of that info, and here is a software that does just that. This forum answers my questions even without me asking them :)

[Innuendo]

Anyhow, i stumbled on this tool that would display information about your computer, on the desktop background. Things like IP and windows version and stuff like that i guess. It could also apply this on top of a wallpaper.

Well, it sounds to me like it could only be one of two programs.

Coolmon:

http://coolmon.arsware.org

Serious Samurize:

http://www.samurize.com

I don't know of any other program that does what you describe.

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 02-06-2003 14:47:06 +0000 Maxwish wrote:

M> Very handy tool...

I'll rather say admin's must have tool, like almost any other one from Bryce and Mark :).
BTW, I suggest you to run it on startup with "/timer:0" parameter.[/face]

[sybariten]

Ok people i know you've been busy looking all over the web, but you can stop worrying, i found the archive.

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/bginfo.shtml

Amazing! I've just edited my background to display some of that info, and here is a software that does just that. This forum answers my questions even without me asking them

LOL! NOw thats what you want out of a forum, isnt it.... Well i miust say that i'm a bit proud that people actually liked a tool mentioned by little me

BTW i think the sysinternals site above had a lot of other nifty little tools

cheers!

[sybariten]

Anyhow, i stumbled on this tool that would display information about your computer, on the desktop background. Things like IP and windows version and stuff like that i guess. It could also apply this on top of a wallpaper.

Well, it sounds to me like it could only be one of two programs.

Coolmon:

http://coolmon.arsware.org

Serious Samurize:

http://www.samurize.com

I don't know of any other program that does what you describe.

Hehe if you read above, i found the tool shortly after i posted the question. Yeah i've seen samurize, i reckon it can do exactly this.... if i remember correctly though its one of those multiple-use-tools, and in this case i thought it was cool with a tool that did only this.

have a nice day

[mabem]

The "/timer:0" parameter on startup is a good tip - thanks, Black Dog...

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 04-06-2003 17:46:16 +0000 mabem wrote:

m> The "/timer:0" parameter on startup is a good tip

Well, if you don't want to see for example several months old workstation IP instead of current one, this is obligatory parameter and the only way to use BGinfo, actually :).[/face]

[mabem]

This is an informative screen saver for a server (or any machine for that
matter). I am running it on 2000 Adv. Server and 2003 Ent. Server. Once
installed on a machine, you can copy the uptime.scr file to other machines
w/o installing it (you just can't configure it, but the default look is OK).
http://martybugs.net/software/UptimeScreenSaver/