Sort of OT

"Tom Ker" wrote

> That two line blurb that's at the lower right corner of the screen -
> "Windows Vista (TM) Beta 2, Evaluation copy. Build 5308". How's that
> getting there? Putting specific information like that on our desktops

could

> be helpful.

I'm not a Vista user nor do I play one on TV but I use this...

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/BgInfo.html

to place all sorts of good stuff on the desktop of my server.

Jordon

Thanks, Jordon, I'll check BgInfo out.

Key "HKCU/Control Panel/Desktop", change "PaintDesktopVersion" from zero to
one. Log off and back on for it to take effect. At least that's how it works
in Win2k and XP.
--
Pierre Szwarc
Paris, France
PGP key ID 0x75B5779B
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"Tom Ker" <thomasDOTkerA@Thighmark.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
%23vVyxT5cGHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
| That two line blurb that's at the lower right corner of the screen -
| "Windows Vista (TM) Beta 2, Evaluation copy. Build 5308". How's that
| getting there? Putting specific information like that on our desktops
could
| be helpful.
|
| Thanks,
|
| Tom
|
|

I was just about to say P
I've got it on all my machines... gives it a "developers" kinda look ;o)

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"Pierre Szwarc" <pierre_szwarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Key "HKCU/Control Panel/Desktop", change "PaintDesktopVersion" from zero
> to
> one. Log off and back on for it to take effect. At least that's how it
> works
> in Win2k and XP.
> --
> Pierre Szwarc
> Paris, France
> PGP key ID 0x75B5779B
> ------------------------------------------------
> Multitasking: Reading in the bathroom !
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> "Tom Ker" <thomasDOTkerA@Thighmark.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> %23vVyxT5cGHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> | That two line blurb that's at the lower right corner of the screen -
> | "Windows Vista (TM) Beta 2, Evaluation copy. Build 5308". How's that
> | getting there? Putting specific information like that on our desktops
> could
> | be helpful.
> |
> | Thanks,
> |
> | Tom
> |
> |
>
>

Cool!!

thanks for the tip (Jeez I'm a geek)

gR



"Pierre Szwarc" <pierre_szwarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uNW6Ie6cGHA.4720@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Key "HKCU/Control Panel/Desktop", change "PaintDesktopVersion" from zero
> to
> one. Log off and back on for it to take effect. At least that's how it
> works
> in Win2k and XP.
> --
> Pierre Szwarc
> Paris, France
> PGP key ID 0x75B5779B
> ------------------------------------------------
> Multitasking: Reading in the bathroom !
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> "Tom Ker" <thomasDOTkerA@Thighmark.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> %23vVyxT5cGHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> | That two line blurb that's at the lower right corner of the screen -
> | "Windows Vista (TM) Beta 2, Evaluation copy. Build 5308". How's that
> | getting there? Putting specific information like that on our desktops
> could
> | be helpful.
> |
> | Thanks,
> |
> | Tom
> |
> |
>
>

Thanks, Pierre, but I'm looking for info that will be more relevant when
users call for help.