The fastest, safest XP Admin Console

Dependencies:

Choice.exe and sleep.exe need to be installed in your path statement. They can be found in the Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 resource kits.

The adminpak.msi from your server CD (or perferably the latest service pack) needs to be installed on your PC.

The current version of Exchange Administrative Tools (preferably from the latest Exchange service pack) needs to be installed on your PC.

Code: rem This script allows you to run Server and Exchange administrative tools quickly on your PC without logging out your user, and keeping your user out of the Domain Admins security group. Note: In order for this entire script to work you need to have the following installed on your PC.

• Your adminpak.msi tools installed off the server CD.
• The Exchange Administration Tools (only if you want to administer Exchange quickly)
• The Choice.exe and Sleep.exe files. If you installed the resource kit for your server operating system, then make sure these two files are in your path statement.
• See the comments below in each section where two files need to be copied and renamed in a different directory.

  color 84
  @echo off
  @echo
  :BEGIN
  CLS
  echo.
  echo. "What would you like to work on today master?"
  echo.  
  echo.   
  @echo off
  echo 1 = Users and Computers
  echo 2 = Exchange Users and Computers
  echo 3 = AD SItes and Services
  echo 4 = AD Domains and Trusts
  echo 5 = DNS
  echo 6 = DHCP
  echo 7 = Group Policy
  echo 8 = Exchange System Manager
  echo 9 = Cancel and Close
  CHOICE /N /C:123456789 PICK A NUMBER (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9)%1 REM - THE NEXT THREE
   LINES ARE DIRECTING USER DEPENDING UPON INPUT
  
  IF ERRORLEVEL ==9 GOTO NINE
   
  IF ERRORLEVEL ==8 GOTO EIGHT 
  
  IF ERRORLEVEL ==7 GOTO SEVEN
   
  IF ERRORLEVEL ==6 GOTO SIX 
  
  IF ERRORLEVEL ==5 GOTO FIVE
  
   IF ERRORLEVEL ==4 GOTO FOUR
   
  IF ERRORLEVEL ==3 GOTO THREE 
  
  IF ERRORLEVEL ==2 GOTO TWO 
  
  IF ERRORLEVEL ==1 GOTO ONE
  
  

  Option one:
  runas /user:Administrator "mmc C:WINDOWSsystem32dsa.msc"
  GOTO BEGIN
  

  Option two:
  Note: For option two to work you must have installed the Admin tools from Exchange server CD (or preferably the service pack) onto your workstation.
  The file "users and computers.msc" found at "C:Program FilesExchsrvrbinusers and computers.msc" needs to be copied to your C:WINDOWSsystem32 directory and renamed "dsaExch.msc" runas /user:Administrator "mmc C:WINDOWSsystem32dsaExch.msc"
  GOTO BEGIN
  

  Option three:
  runas /user:Administrator "mmc C:WINDOWSsystem32dssite.msc"
  GOTO BEGIN
  

  Option four:
  runas /user:Administrator "mmc C:WINDOWSsystem32domain.msc"
  GOTO BEGIN
  

  Option five:
  runas /user:Administrator "mmc C:WINDOWSsystem32dnsmgmt.msc"
  GOTO BEGIN
  

  Option six:
  runas /user:Administrator "mmc C:WINDOWSsystem32dhcpmgmt.msc"
  GOTO BEGIN
  

  Option seven:
  runas /user:Administrator "mmc C:WINDOWSsystem32gpmc.msc"
  GOTO BEGIN
  

  Option eight:
  Note: For this option to work you must have installed the Admin tools from Exchange server CD (or preferably the service pack).
  The file "Exchange System Manager.msc" found at "C:Program FilesExchsrvrbinExchange System Manager.msc" needs to be copied to your C:WINDOWSsystem32 directory and renamed "ESM.msc" runas /user:Administrator "mmc C:WINDOWSsystem32ESM.msc"
  GOTO BEGIN
  

  Option nine:
  cls
  color 07
  echo.
  echo.
  Echo. Thank you for letting me serve you Master, please come and see me again.
  echo.
  echo.
  sleep 2
  exit
  GOTO END
  :END

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