Monthly Archives: December 2006

VBScript – Check if current user is a member of a certain group

Posted on 19 December, 2006 by Daniel

I found some code to do this out on the net the other day. I’ve modified it a little, and added the part that checks environment variables. It probably isn’t too efficient, as it creates a new object and then … Continue reading →

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A quick shortcut to “Offer Remote Assistance”

Posted on 18 December, 2006 by Daniel

Paste the following into the Start, Run dialog box. It allows you to offer remote assistance to other PCs in your domain. hcp://CN=Microsoft%20Corporation,L=Redmond,S=Washington,C=US/Remote%20Assistance/Escalation/Unsolicited/Unsolicitedrcui.htm

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KnowledgebasePublisher

Posted on 6 December, 2006 by Daniel

If you’re looking for an open-source Knowledge Base, look no further than KnowledgebasePublisher. v2.0 beta 1 has just been released. I’ve upgraded my 1.5.1 version to 2.0b1 without any issues. The additions are exactly what I was after, as I … Continue reading →

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