How-To
Howto: Disable Windows XP Security Center Nag Screens via the Registry
I control most of my networked computers’ Windows desktop firewalls through Group Policy. I have a few workstations that aren’t...
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Howto: Move the Microsoft Office MSOCache Directory to a Different Drive
Some of our older laptops are starting run short on free space on the system partition. The MSOCache is a...
Script
Script to Backup the Windows Server System State using NTbackup from the Command Line
Here’s a simple batch file script to backup the Windows Server 2003 System State to a removable drive: for /f...
How-To
HowTo: Enable Windows Debug Logging to Solve Authentication Problems
I’ve had some authentication problems of late on one of my Windows 2000/2003 networks, so I decided to enable Net...
How-To
HowTo: Use clip.exe to Redirect Command Line Output to the Windows Clipboard
I was browsing the Windows Server Command Line Reference today and came across clip.exe. I was not familiar with this...
Windows
“All Users” Desktop Shortcut Icons are Missing After Enabling Group Policy
We are replacing our old desktop security program with Zenworks for Desktops 7 Group Policies, which are essentially Windows Group...
Utilities
MSTview.exe – A Free, Portable .MST Viewer
MSTview.exe is a free, portable transform (.mst) viewer that is found in the Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit, as well...
How-To
HowTo: Extract Files from a .MSI File using the Windows Command Line
Every once in a while I need to extract the content of a .msi file in order to customize a...
Utilities
Managing multiple Remote Desktop/Terminal Server connections using Terminals
I manage many Windows servers using Remote Desktop/RDC or Terminal Services. I have an icon saved to my desktop for...