How to find out when a PC last logged on to the network?

[mulhollands]

Hello all -

We have about 1500 XP PCs, servers are W2000 or 2003.

We're trying to clean up our Active Directory structure - obsolete PCs
are still showing in AD because, to be honest, we've been somewhat lax
in our AD housekeeping procedures.

Is there any way to find out when a particular PC last logged on to the
network? Say for example we have a PC with nodename TEST1. It can't be
found by browsing the network, it can't be pinged, but it's still in AD
Computers. It mightn't have been logged on for months, in which case
it's most likely an old PC that has since been replaced. How could I
find out when TEST1 last logged on to the network?

Thanks for any assistance

Stephen

 

[Jerold Schulman]

Hello all -

We have about 1500 XP PCs, servers are W2000 or 2003.

We're trying to clean up our Active Directory structure - obsolete PCs
are still showing in AD because, to be honest, we've been somewhat lax
in our AD housekeeping procedures.

Is there any way to find out when a particular PC last logged on to the
network? Say for example we have a PC with nodename TEST1. It can't be
found by browsing the network, it can't be pinged, but it's still in AD
Computers. It mightn't have been logged on for months, in which case
it's most likely an old PC that has since been replaced. How could I
find out when TEST1 last logged on to the network?

Thanks for any assistance

Stephen

See tip 8064 » OldCmp.exe freeware reports, disables, or deletes Acvtive Directory Computer objects, based upon parameters that you specify.
in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com

Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
http://www.jsifaq.com