Archive for February 6th, 2010

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Sat 6 Feb 2010

Lock Down Windows with Python

Posted by Mike under Python, System Administration, Windows
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Almost four years ago, I was tasked with converting a Kixtart script to Python. This particular script was used to lock down Windows XP machines so they could be used as kiosks. Obviously, you don’t need Python to do this. Any programming language that can access the Windows Registry will be able to do this or you could just use Group Policies. But this is a Python blog, so that’s what you’re going to get in this article! (more…)

 

Sat 6 Feb 2010

More Windows System Information with Python

Posted by Mike under Python, System Administration, Windows
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Last month I wrote a post about getting Windows system information and I mentioned in one of my comments that there was another script that did some of this as well as other stuff, but I couldn’t find it. Well, today I went digging for it and found the script I wanted. So we’re going back down the rabbit hole for some more tips and tricks for getting information about the wonderful world of Windows using Python. (more…)