Originally posted here by mrlucifer
ANybody know of a good remote admin tool? I would like to remotely configure and view 2000/XP boxes.
2000/XP comes standard with RDP (not sure about 2k though), admin shares (C$,D$ etc.) and the ability to remotely edit the registry.. No need to install anything.
Maybe something that could pull up security audits, registry, running processes, hardware specifications, and other useful information. Any input is appreciated.
See above.. In addition have a look at pstools as MURACU suggested.

If you like scripting stuff.. Have a look at ActivePerl, it contains Win32 modules that will allow you to do almost anything on (to?) a Windows machine.

Additionaly you may want to look into WMI.