technology - Desktop Support

Do you guys know any desktop support technology that you think is helpful to do your jobs?

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  • mattlee09mattlee09 Member Posts: 205
    Tools, or tips, or software?

    Having my iPhone/iPad with me on-site is amazing. With VNC and LogMeIn I can hit all of my PCs, files, etc if I forget something or need to look at reference docs.

    Other than that of the top of my head...caffeine. Lots of caffeine.
  • jamesbrownjamesbrown Member Posts: 216
    mattlee09 wrote: »
    Tools, or tips, or software?

    Having my iPhone/iPad with me on-site is amazing. With VNC and LogMeIn I can hit all of my PCs, files, etc if I forget something or need to look at reference docs.

    Other than that of the top of my head...caffeine. Lots of caffeine.


    Software..
  • PsoasmanPsoasman Member Posts: 2,687 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Good asset / ticket managing system - Numara Track-IT is pretty good.
    Wiki to keep information regarding past issues, troubleshooting, install info, etc.
    Remote access software -I like VNC. Logmein is nice.
    Excel is good for smaller operations and keeping track of assets.
  • jamesbrownjamesbrown Member Posts: 216
    Psoasman wrote: »
    Good asset / ticket managing system - Numara Track-IT is pretty good.
    Wiki to keep information regarding past issues, troubleshooting, install info, etc.
    Remote access software -I like VNC. Logmein is nice.
    Excel is good for smaller operations and keeping track of assets.

    Thank you for your response.
  • hackman2007hackman2007 Member Posts: 185
    My favorite programs:
    Putty Connection Manager
    VisionApp Remote Desktop
    Autohotkey
    Microsoft Office
    Notepad++
  • AkaricloudAkaricloud Member Posts: 938
    I say get to know your windows tools well.

    Using event viewer remotely, accessing their hard drives remotely, psexec or powershell, ect.

    If you see a reoccuring problem then script an automated fix.

    Also you can configure a lot of installers to do just what you want. For example, I set up our Office 2007 installer to be run silently without any user intervention needed.
  • jamesbrownjamesbrown Member Posts: 216
    Akaricloud wrote: »
    I say get to know your windows tools well.

    Using event viewer remotely, accessing their hard drives remotely, psexec or powershell, ect.

    If you see a reoccuring problem then script an automated fix.

    Also you can configure a lot of installers to do just what you want. For example, I set up our Office 2007 installer to be run silently without any user intervention needed.

    Will SCCM be enough?
  • bababooey1bababooey1 Member Posts: 43 ■■□□□□□□□□
    As others may have said...

    Task manager
    Start, Run [URL="file://\\computername\c$"]\\computername\c$[/URL]
    Computer management- connect to another computer
    ping
    tracert
    remote control software- whichever it may be
  • jamesbrownjamesbrown Member Posts: 216
    bababooey1 wrote: »
    As others may have said...

    Task manager
    Start, Run [URL="file://%5C%5Ccomputername%5Cc$"]\\computername\c$[/URL]
    Computer management- connect to another computer
    ping
    tracert
    remote control software- whichever it may be

    Thanks guys for all the input.
  • BradleyHUBradleyHU Member Posts: 918 ■■■■□□□□□□
    mattlee09 wrote: »
    Tools, or tips, or software?

    Having my iPhone/iPad with me on-site is amazing. With VNC and LogMeIn I can hit all of my PCs, files, etc if I forget something or need to look at reference docs.

    Other than that of the top of my head...caffeine. Lots of caffeine.

    LogMeIn is ok...only problem is you have install the client on each machine...i prefer LogMeIn Rescue, but you need to have a license for that, but it doesnt install anything on the user's machine, and many pplz you help will like that part. I also use TeamViewer, i just run it from location, i dont save or install to my pc, i'm not buying a license for it...*kanyeshrug*
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  • SteveLordSteveLord Member Posts: 1,717
    Teamviewer > LogMeIn for remote support

    Teamviewer > GoToMeeting for presentations

    Best software to use when helping your buddy's or family member's computer remotely too.
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  • kriscamaro68kriscamaro68 Member Posts: 1,186 ■■■■■■■□□□
    jamesbrown wrote: »
    Will SCCM be enough?

    If you have config mgr client installed on your client systems then there is a lot of things that can be done through that. I would still learn how to use cmd and powershell though as it will help with many things that most people think you have to download a program for. Also know how to use sysinternals tools. Saves your butt a lot.
  • jamesbrownjamesbrown Member Posts: 216
    thanks for your help.
  • Dakinggamer87Dakinggamer87 Member Posts: 4,016 ■■■■■■■■□□
    bababooey1 wrote: »
    As others may have said...

    Task manager
    Start, Run [URL="file://\\computername\c$"]\\computername\c$[/URL]
    Computer management- connect to another computer
    ping
    tracert
    remote control software- whichever it may be

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  • wweboywweboy Member Posts: 287 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Snag IT for taking screenshots
    A Wiki to document new procedures, leave tips and tricks for other team members etc
    Vision app for hitting all the servers
    Dame Ware for remote desktop control
    Webex for offsite remote access (like log me in)
    Malware Bytes + RKill for messed up systems
    Active Directory Administrator desktop package
    Still rocking Windows XP!
    Track-IT ROCKS I just wish it worked in a multi-domain environment.

    Ping, Tracert, ipconfig,
  • N2ITN2IT Inactive Imported Users Posts: 7,483 ■■■■■■■■■■
    jamesbrown wrote: »
    Will SCCM be enough?

    SCCM is beautiful.
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