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Thursday, June 04, 2009

Joomla K2 Video

Denne video omkring K2 til Joomla gennemgår installation og simpel opsætning af blogging og download muligheder.

Videoen er simpel og Joomla K2 er let at gå til.

http://www.screencast.com/t/d5KMsHG9j

Friday, December 26, 2008

Update Notifier

All your software updates in one place! ... Easy, Fast & FREE

What is Update Notifier?
The Update Notifier is a small utility that scans your computer for installed software and displays a list of updates. Also you can see the latest updates for applications from your Watch List.
Download Now Download Update Notifier
(updatenotifier.exe 445 kb)
Why do I need this software?
Most of the time having the latest version of a software is a good thing. Usually software updates add new features, which makes the software more usefull. Also with every update a software becomes more secure and more stable by fixing bugs & vulnerabilities from previous versions.
Features:

install/run option
scan selected stand-alone software
delay option on start-up
low memory consumption
direct download links
direct download links
run in background
multiple filters
FREE

Screenshot:

Requirements
- Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista
- for Vista you need Administrator rights
Download Now Download Update Notifier
(updatenotifier.exe 445 kb)

Delay Startup Software

Info found here: http://cleansofts.org/view/update-notifier.html

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Moving WSUS update content directory on your Essentials 2007 server

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Faldt lige over denne her: http://www.systemcenterforum.org/news/moving-wsus-update-content-on-your-essentials-2007-server/

Here’s a good question that came up recently:

Q: How can I move the WSUS content directory to another drive on my Essentials 2007 server?

A: You can use the wsusutil.exe tool to make it. The tool is in %programfiles%\update services\tools on SCE server. The syntax is the following:

Wsusutil.exe movecontent g:\new_sce <log file path>

If you need to move the folders, but not the content, you can add the –skipcopy switch.

Incidentally, wsusmove.log is the logfile for the operation

What's New in DPM 2007 Service Pack 1

Så er der nyheder omkring DPM 2007 SP1. Denne info er fundet her: http://www.microsoft.com/SystemCenter/DataProtectionManager/en/us/WHATs-NEW.aspx

Se også video her: http://edge.technet.com/tags/DPM/

De nye licens betingelser er beskrevet her: http://edge.technet.com/Media/DPM-2007-sp1-Licensing/

Service Pack 1 for Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 provides continuous data protection for Windows application and file servers using seamlessly integrated disk and tape media and includes the following expanded capabilities:

Protection of Hyper-V™ virtualization platforms, including both Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and the Microsoft Hyper-V Server, has been added to the existing set of protected workloads, building on the virtualization protection originally delivered for Virtual Server 2005.
Enhanced SQL Server 2008 protection, including the addition of new protection capabilities for mirrored databases, support for parallel backups of databases within a single instance, and the ability to move data from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008 for migration scenarios.
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 receive index protection, significant catalog optimization, and support for mirrored content databases.
Added protection for Exchange Server 2007 Standby Cluster Replication (SCR), enabling a complete disaster recovery solution that leverages SCR failover alongside DPM point-in-time restores.

In addition to enhancing the protection of each of the core Microsoft application workloads, additional capabilities have also been introduced with the release of DPM 2007 SP1, such as:

Local Data Source Protection enabling the DPM 2007 SP1 server to act as a branch office server offering self-protecting File Services and Virtualization hosting within one platform.
Cross-Forest Protection allowing large enterprise customers with multiple Active Directory® forests to now have even more flexibility in their DPM deployments.
Provision for a Client DPML answers customer demand for a more cost-effective way to protect Windows XP and Windows Vista clients using the same DPM 2007 infrastructure that protects their servers.
Disaster Recovery capabilities within DPM 2007 SP1 now include the ability to leverage a third-party vaulting partner via the cloud (SaaS).

All of this new functionality builds on the features released in the DPM 2007 ‘Rollup Update’ in June 2008, which provided protection of Windows Server 2008, including Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 core, Windows Server 2008 System State and BitLocker™ support – as well as new tape media capabilities around tape sharing and media library sharing.

Outside of the Service Pack itself, Microsoft is also co-releasing a Management Pack to enable System Center Operations Manager 2007 to monitor and manage DPM deployments, providing an enterprise view of all of the DPM servers and protected workloads, as well as knowledge-based troubleshooting and optimization guidance from a central console.

Between ‘Rollup Update’ and Service Pack 1, many of the core features of DPM 2007 have seen incremental capabilities or workload advancements which promises to keep Data Protection Manager on a trajectory toward improving how Microsoft customers protect and recover their Windows application and file servers with the Microsoft backup and recovery solution.

Sunday, November 09, 2008

Rebuilding your Essentials server without losing WSUS settings

Here’s a good question that came up in the Essentials Support Forum Recently.

Question: How can I rebuild my Essentials 2007 Server without losing my WSUS approvals?

Answer: Uninstalling SCE 2007 will also uninstall the WSUS 3.0 instance that is installed with it. However, you can choose to retain the updates when running uninstall wizard. As for your WSUS configuration, you can export the configuration to an xml file with the wsusmigrationexport.exe and wsusmigrationimport.exe tools.

At a high level, you’ll basically

Export your WSUS approvals to an xml file with wsusmigrationexport.exe
Uninstall Essentials (and thus WSUS), retaining your updates that have been downloaded.
Install WSUS 3.0 on your Essentials Server.
Import the xml settings file into WSUS with wsusmigrationimport.exe
Reinstall Essential.

Download this tool along with WSUS 3.0 API samples at the URL below.

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=117680

Microsoft lists Windows 7 in patching tool

Logon Windows Vista as Administrator

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Enable the Administrator Account

Open the command prompt with Administrative privileges by opening the Start Menu, and typing cmd in the search box, and then press Ctrl+Shift+Enter or click the Start orb, All Programs, Accessories, right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
Type the following in the command prompt and press Enter after:
net user administrator /active:yes
Restart your computer and logon as Administrator.

Note: You might want to set a password for the administrator’s account for at least a little protection.

Disable the Administrative Account

To disable the Administrative account run the Net User command demonstrated above while logged on an account with administrative privileges but not as the Administrator account and replace yes with no

VMware Workstation 6.5 is here!

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Seamless desktop experience with “Unity” — Run applications in virtual machines alongside applications on your normal desktop. The desktop of the virtual machine disappears and applications appear as a normal window in the rest of their environment. Color coding of Unity application windows makes it easy to run multiple versions of the same application across different virtual machines.
Support for DirectX 3D graphics — VMware Workstation was the first desktop virtualization product to support 3D graphics and VMware Workstation 6.5 takes it to the next level with support for DirectX 9.0c with Shader Model 2 3D graphics.
Simplify creating Windows and Linux virtual machines with Easy Install – VMware Workstation 6.5 enables users to save time and simplify Windows and Linux guest operating system installation. Just answer a few simple questions and the Easy Install feature will perform an unattended installation of the guest operating system and VMware Tools in a single step.
VM record and replay for groundbreaking debugging — VMware Workstation 6.5 lets users record a VM’s entire programmatic execution—every CPU instructions, every memory page, and every disk write—over time and then replay the recording to reproduce the exact behavior and state of the virtual machine to help analyze and debug hard-to-reproduce software defects until they are fixed.
Create ACE encrypted virtual machines — VMware Workstation 6.5 users now benefit from the included ACE authoring capabilities. Encrypt important virtual machines and run them with the included VMware Player for improved data security, or create personal Pocket ACE virtual machines to take virtual desktop environments on the road with a USB thumb-drive.

Source: http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/ws_6_5.html

Requesting MS hotfixes online has changed slightly - new way of generating a request

Source: http://blog.tiensivu.com/aaron/archives/1746-Requesting-MS-hotfixes-online-has-changed-slightly-new-way-of-generating-a-request.html

I don't know if this is considered a 'backdoor' or not, but it has worked with every KB article I have tried it on so far.
Most of the time, if a KB article is available to the public, there will be a "Hotfix Download Available -
View and request hotfix downloads" message on the top of the screen like this:

If you have a particular KB article that you want to download, and the image above seems to be missing, try this link in your web browser:
http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=[KBnumber]&kbln=[KB language]
Replace [KBnumber] with the number of the hotfix you want, and replace [KB language] with your build language.
For instance, requesting KB 940848 for US English, would look like this:
http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=940848&kbln=en-us
If someone wanted to, you could create a little Javascript applet to ask for the language and KB article, and auto-generate the above link.
Update: As pointed out in the comments section, someone beat me to writing up a Javascript-esque script for automating the request process. It is called Hotfixr. Much like Flickr. We seem to be losing vowels on the Internet.

Creating a "no hypervisor" boot entry

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Source: http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2008/04/14/creating-a-no-hypervisor-boot-entry.aspx

From time to time I want to run Virtual PC / Virtual Server on my Hyper-V system. While I can do this with the hypervisor running, the result is that Virtual PC / Virtual Server run quite slowly. An easy fix for this is to create a second boot entry for my system that starts Windows without starting the hypervisor. To do this you need to open an administrative command prompt and run:

bcdedit /copy {current} /d "Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - no hypervisor"

This copies your currently active boot entry (assuming that this is the one you want to copy) and gives the new copy an appropriate description.
bcdedit /set {identifier for the new boot entry (copy from the output of a plain 'bcdedit' command)} hypervisorlaunchtype off

After doing this you can choose whether the hypervisor gets loaded whenever you boot the system.

Enabling VSS for Hyper-V Backups With Windows Server Backup

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Source: http://thelazyadmin.com/blogs/thelazyadmin/archive/2008/10/06/backing-up-hyper-v-with-windows-server-backup.aspx

As with anything you should be backing up your Hyper-V machines. I think that just goes without saying. Backing up Hyper-V has gotten easier with the addition of VSS and Windows Server Backup (WSB). WSB is a new feature in Windows Server 2008 that replaces the old NTBackup from days gone by. It is not installed by default but can be easily added with the Add Features wizard in Server Manager. Once installed there is one last setting you must configure before backing up the Hyper-V virtual machines.

While Hyper-V does support VSS backups, it is not enabled by default. I am not sure why but you need to set a few registry settings to get WSB to recognize the Hyper-V VSS writer. You can enable this with the following two registry settings.

Under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WindowsServerBackup\ApplicationSupport add the following key {66841CD4-6DED-4F4B-8F17-FD23F8DDC3DE

Then under that newly created key add a new REG SZ string called Application Identifier with the value Hyper-V. Once that is done you are ready to go! To make it a bit easier you can copy and paste the following to a command line (with administrative privileges) and it will get it all set up for you. You will need to set this on all Hyper-V servers in your organization but there is no reboot required!

reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WindowsServerBackup\ApplicationSupport\{66841CD4-6DED-4F4B-8F17-FD23F8DDC3DE}"
reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WindowsServerBackup\ApplicationSupport\{66841CD4-6DED-4F4B-8F17-FD23F8DDC3DE}"

/v "Application Identifier" /t Reg_SZ /d Hyper-V

For more information see:

Windows Server 2008 Backup Step By Step

Announcing the System Center Essentials Technology Adoption Program

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This announcement is to alert you that the next version of System Center Essentials Technology Adoption Program (TAP) is now accepting nominations.
Do you want to be part of making the next generation of the System Center Essentials product great? If you are a responsible for managing the IT assets and services for a midsized business and have a passion for providing feedback, you could be a great candidate for our Technology Adoption Program (TAP). We view our TAP program as one of the most important investments we make as a product team. We are very selective in which customers we invite to participate and we intend is to partner very closely with you. Our goal is to develop a mutually beneficial and long term relationship with you to enable building the next version of the System Center Essentials product that is designed to meet your needs to the best of our abilities.

For more information and to nominate yourself for the TAP please click this link.
Thank you! The System Center Essentials Team.

Installing System Center Essentials 2007

2 new Microsoft infrastructure planning and design guides - Server 2008 File Services and Server 2008 Print Services

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Windows Server 2008 File Services
This guide provides the basic building blocks upon which many other infrastructure services are based. Enjoy peace of mind in knowing that all critical phases of the plan are included, allowing you to establish a good foundation for future expansion.

Windows Server 2008 Print Services
The goal of this guide is to enable you to strategically plan your print infrastructure. By analyzing your printing needs, you will be able to design print servers with sufficient memory and spooler capacity. Efficiently designing printer pools can help you avoid problems before they begin, erase performance bottlenecks, and serve your customers more reliably.

Link to originally blog: http://blog.tiensivu.com/aaron/archives/1742-2-new-Microsoft-infrastructure-planning-and-design-guides-Server-2008-File-Services-and-Server-2008-Print-Services.html

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Google Epic

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Faldt lige over denne video, som bare skal ses…

Google Epic er en god historie, som ALLE bør se, hører og tænke over:-)

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Sunday, December 30, 2007

100 Windows XP RUN Commands

I just found thise great shutcuts from My TechLife

Here is a collection of 100 (One Hundred) Commands that can be
entered in Start>Run in Windows XP, with their functions mentioned
therein. I like it. If you can remember some important ones, you can
save a lot of time.

Go to StartMenu>RUN, where u get the following box:

There you can enter these commands to get the results mentioned.

Function & Command

———————- ————————-

Accessibility Controls

access.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard

hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs

appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools

control admintools

Automatic Updates

wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard

fsquirt

Calculator

calc

Certificate Manager

certmgr.msc

Character Map

charmap

Check Disk Utility

chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer

clipbrd

Command Prompt

cmd

Component Services

dcomcnfg

Computer Management

compmgmt.msc

Date and Time Properties

timedate.cpl

DDE Shares

ddeshare

Device Manager

devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)*

directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter

dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility

cleanmgr

Disk Defragment

dfrg.msc

Disk Management

diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager

diskpart

Display Properties

control desktop

Display Properties

desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)

control color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility

drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility

verifier

Event Viewer

eventvwr.msc

File Signature Verification Tool

sigverif

Findfast

findfast.cpl

Folders Properties

control folders

Fonts

control fonts

Fonts Folder

fonts

Free Cell Card Game

freecell

Game Controllers

joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)

gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game

mshearts

Iexpress Wizard

iexpress

Indexing Service

ciadv.msc

Internet Properties

inetcpl.cpl

IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration)

ipconfig /all

IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)

ipconfig /displaydns

IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)

ipconfig /flushdns

IP Configuration (Release All Connections)

ipconfig /release

IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)

ipconfig /renew

IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)

ipconfig /registerdns

IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)

ipconfig /showclassid

IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)

ipconfig /setclassid

ava Control Panel (If Installed)

jpicpl32.cpl

Java Control Panel (If Installed)

javaws

Keyboard Properties

control keyboard

Local Security Settings

secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups

lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows

logoff

Mcft Chat

winchat

Minesweeper Game

winmine

Mouse Properties

control mouse

Mouse Properties

main.cpl

Network Connections

control netconnections

Network Connections

ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard

netsetup.cpl

Notepad

notepad

Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)

nvtuicpl.cpl

Object Packager

packager

ODBC Data Source Administrator

odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard

osk

Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed)

ac3filter.cpl

Password Properties

password.cpl

Performance Monitor

perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor

perfmon

Phone and Modem Options

telephon.cpl

Power Configuration

powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes

control printers

Printers Folder

printers

Private Character Editor

eudcedit

Quicktime (If Installed)

QuickTime.cpl

Regional Settings

intl.cpl

Registry Editor

regedit

Registry Editor

regedit32

Remote Desktop

mstsc

Removable Storage

ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests

ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)

rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras

sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks

control schedtasks

Security Center

wscui.cpl

Services

services.msc

Shared Folders

fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows

shutdown

Sounds and Audio

mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game

spider

SQL Client Configuration

cliconfg

System Configuration Editor

sysedit

System Configuration Utility

msconfig

System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)

sfc /scannow

System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)

sfc /scanonce

System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot)

sfc /scanboot

System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)

sfc /revert

System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)

sfc /purgecache

System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)

sfc /cachesize=x

System Properties

sysdm.cpl

Task Manager

taskmgr

Telnet Client

telnet

User Account Management

nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager

utilman

Windows Firewall

firewall.cpl

Windows Magnifier

magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure

wmimgmt.msc

Windows System Security Tool

syskey

Windows Update Launches

wupdmgr

Windows XP Tour Wizard

tourstart

Wordpad

write

My TechLife - Technology, Computers & Internet! » 100 Windows XP RUN Commands

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Shotscuts in Windows and Firefox

I just found this great list over shotcuts in Windows and other programs.

Here goes:

Accessibility Controls	access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard	hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs	appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools	control admintools
Automatic Updates	wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard	fsquirt
Calculator	calc
Certificate Manager	certmgr.msc
Character Map	charmap
Check Disk Utility	chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer	clipbrd
Command Prompt	cmd
Component Services	dcomcnfg
Computer Management	compmgmt.msc
Control Panel	control panel
Date and Time Properties	timedate.cpl
DDE Share	ddeshare
Device Manager	devmgmt.msc
Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)*	directx.cpl
Direct X Troubleshooter	dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility	cleanmgr
Disk Defragment	dfrg.msc
Disk Management	diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager	diskpart
Display Properties	control desktop
Display Properties	desk.cpl
Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)	control color
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility	drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility	verifier
Event Viewer	eventvwr.msc
File Signature Verification Tool	sigverif
Findfast	findfast.cpl
Folders Properties	control folders
Fonts	control fonts
Fonts Folder	fonts
Free Cell Card Game	freecell
Game Controllers	joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)	gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game	mshearts
Iexpress Wizard	iexpress
Indexing Service	ciadv.msc
Internet Properties	inetcpl.cpl
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration)	ipconfig /all
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)	ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)	ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Release All Connections)	ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)	ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)	ipconfig /registerdns
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)	ipconfig /showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)	ipconfig /setclassid
Java Control Panel (If Installed)	jpicpl32.cpl
Java Control Panel (If Installed)	javaws
Keyboard Properties	control keyboard
Local Security Settings	secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups	lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows	logoff
Microsoft Chat	winchat
Minesweeper Game	winmine
Mouse Properties	control mouse
Mouse Properties	main.cpl
Network Connections	control netconnections
Network Connections	ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard	netsetup.cpl
Notepad	notepad
Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)	nvtuicpl.cpl
Object Packager	packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator	odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard	osk
Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed)	ac3filter.cpl
Password Properties	password.cpl
Performance Monitor	perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor	perfmon
Phone and Modem Options	telephon.cpl
Power Configuration	powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes	control printers
Printers Folder	printers
Private Character Editor	eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed)	QuickTime.cpl
Regional Settings	intl.cpl
Registry Editor	regedit
Registry Editor	regedit32
Remote Desktop	mstsc
Removable Storage	ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests	ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)	rsop.msc
Scanners and Cameras	sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks	control schedtasks
Security Center	wscui.cpl
Services	services.msc
Shared Folders	fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows	shutdown
Sounds and Audio	mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game	spider
SQL Client Configuration	cliconfg
System Configuration Editor	sysedit
System Configuration Utility	msconfig
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)	sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)	sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot)	sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)	sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)	sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)	sfc /cachesize=x
System Properties	sysdm.cpl
Task Manager	taskmgr
Telnet Client	telnet
User Account Management	nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager	utilman
Windows Explorer	explorer
Windows Firewall	firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier	magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure	wmimgmt.msc
Windows System Security Tool	syskey
Windows Update Launches	wupdmgr
Windows Version	winver
Windows XP Tour Wizard	tourstart
Wordpad	write

Firefox Shortcuts
Spacebar (page down)
Shift-Spacebar (page up)
Ctrl+K (go to search box)
Ctrl+L (go to address bar)
Ctrl+F (find)
Alt-N (find next)
Ctrl+D (bookmark page)
Ctrl+T (new tab)
Ctrl+= (increase text size)
Ctrl+- (decrease text size)
Ctrl-W (close tab)
F5 (reload)
Alt-Home (go to home page)

Go to the address bar (Control-L) and type the name of the site without the “www” or the “.com”. Let’s say “google”. Then press Control-Enter, and it will automatically fill in the “www” and the “.com” and take you there - like magic! For .net addresses, press Shift-Enter, and for .org addresses, press Control-Shift-Enter.

Open a command window executing a command leaving window up
cmd /k commandhere
ex: cmd /k ipconfig
tip: combine multiple commands with & ipconfig & ping 192.168.1.1

View Last Reboot Time
net statistics server | more

Open a command window executing a command closing window
cmd /c commandhere
ex: cmd /c ipconfig>C:\ipconfig.txt (saves ipconfig to ipconfig.txt then closes cmd window)

Run a program as another user
runas /user:domain\username appname
ex: runas /user:jeffk cmd.exe
Tip: it’s useful to open a cmd.exe and run all your commands from this cmd.exe as all children will be ran with it’s credentials. Then just goto task manager and right click the cmd.exe and kill the tree so you don’t leave any privledged programs up

Tip2: Since you can’t do a runas on explorer.exe you can run internet explorer with runas credentials and then type the path in like C: in the location bar you then are effectively in a runas of explorer

Note: You must have the Secondary Logon Service on for this to work

Reset a local users Password:
net user USERNAME *
ex: net user jeffk *

Remote Desktop into Console of specific computer
Mstsc /v:computername /console
Ex: mstsc /v:deserver /console

Map a network Drive
Net use drivename: \\server\share
Net use z: \\daserver\music

Force network credentials
Net use \\server\sharename /user:domain\user
Ex: net user \\daserver\music /user:jeffk
Tip: Before using this you may want to issue net use * /d to delete previously stored credentials, or you can view your credentials by just typing net use

Find Current Hostname
In cmd.exe type hostname
Tip:use cmd /k hostname from run

Windows Key Shortcuts
Windows+D (Show Desktop)
Windows+R (Same as clicking start>Run)
Windows+L (Lock Computer)
Windows+Pause/Break (System Properties)
Windows+E (Explorer)

Misc Shortcuts
\ - When typed at the Run dialog brings you to your root drive.
Home/End - Begining/End of line, not really a shortcut but overlooked
Ctrl+Home/End - Position the cursor to the very first/last position in the file.
F2 – Rename A file (while file is selected)
F3 Open Search/Find
Shift+F5 (Refresh Page and Cache in IE)
F4 Pull down drop down list in explorer
F6 Select Location Bar in IE and firefox
Shift+Del – Delete with sending to recycling bin
Ctrl+H Is Search & Replace in most editors
Alt+Space (Bring Up Minimize Maximize context window)
Ctrl+Esc (Windows Key Equivalent)
Ctrl+Alt+End (Send Ctrl+Alt+Del to remote desktop)
Ctrl+Shift+Esc (Task Manager)
Ctrl+Ins (Copy Text from Message Box)
Alt+Printscreen (Printscreen only the focused window)
Ctrl+Arrow Key (Left or Right) (Move the cursor over one word at a time, hold shift also to select the words)
ALT+Double Click on an Icon (Open Properties)
Ctrl+Drag (Copy Whatever is selected to dropped location, works on text, files, icons…)
Ctrl+Scroll Wheel (Increase/Decrease font size in IE/Firefox)
Ctrl+Enter in the location bar in IE (adds www. and .com to whatever you typed)
Ctrl+G Takes you to a specific line in notepad

Regjump from sysinternals (jumps you to a specific key in the registry)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Miscellaneous/Regjump.mspx
Put regjump.exe in your %windir%\system32 folder…
Start>run regjump keyname
Ex: regjump hklm\software

Environmental Variables (use these at start>run to quickly goto or anywhere in explorer) (Also see This)
Tip: Type set to see your variables
%windir%
%systemdrive%
%appdata%
%userprofile%
%programfiles%
%allusersprofile%

Start>Run>system or Start>Run>system32 {enter} to bring up the corresponding folder

Tip: Sadly some people don’t know that when asked to save you can type in a drive letter or an environmental variable and press enter it’ll take you to that folder/drive then you can specify a filename to save.

Tip2: When Saving a file if you type the filename in quotes it doesn’t matter what you select in the drop down list to save as so put like “blah.cmd” in notepad when saving it and it’ll save it as .cmd not .txt without having to select *.* from the drop down

Tip3: In explorer when saving or opening you can filter them by typing *.extension. For example to view only mp3 files type *.mp3 and press enter

Tip4:
In explorer make sure one icon is selected then just start typing the filename and it’ll take you to it.

Tip5: The icons in the top left of the title bar in explorer are fully functional, so if you right click it you’ll have the same options as if you’d right click the folder up a level.

Create a new folder
Do this in sequence: Right Click>press w>press f

Create a new text file
Do this in sequence: Right Click>press w>press t

For all the commands below click Start>Run or press Windows+R then type the following:
Control Panel Applets
appwiz.cpl (Add/Remove Programs)
ncpa.cpl (Network Connections)
sysdm.cpl (System)
nusrmgr.cpl (User Account Management)
desk.cpl (Display Properties)
inetcpl.cpl (Internet Settings)
powercfg.cpl (Power Configuration Settings)
firewall.cpl (Firewall Settings)

Domain Administration (Install support tools)
dsa.msc (Active Directory Users and computers)
dssite.msc (Active Directory Sites & Services)
adsiedit.msc (ADSI edit)
wuauclt /detectnow (automatically detect if new WSUS updates are available)
GPResult (Resultant Set of Policy)
Gpupdate /force /boot /logoff /target:computername
dsquery computer -name %hostname% (Find the OU the computer resides in)
dsquery user -name %username% (Finds the OU the user resides in)
dsquery computer -desc “text here*” (Finds a computer name based on info in the desc)
Other MMC stuff
fsmgmt.msc (Shared Folders)
compmgmt.msc (Computer Management)
gpedit.msc (Policy Editor)
devmgmt.msc (Device Manager)
diskmgmt.msc (Disk Management)
lusrmgr.msc (Local User Management)

Misc Run Commands
shutdown –a (Abort a shutdown)
control (Open the Control Panel)
control folders (Folder Options)
control printers (Printer Folder)
logoff (Log Off Windows)
eventvwr (Event Viewer)
winver (Show Your Version Of Windows)
firefox
photoshop
excel
winword
nero
pbrush - Microsoft Paint
taskmgr - Task Manager
tasklist – Task Manager
wmplayer (Windows Media Player)
odbcad32 (ODBC Administrator)
sndvol32 - Launch Volume control
osk - On Screen Keyboard
control schedtasks - Scheduled Tasks
wupdmgr - Launch windows update

VMWare Server has several Keyboard shortcut keys. Below is a complete listing.

Ctr-B - Power on.
Ctrl-E - Power off.
Ctrl-R - Reset the power.
Ctrl-Z - Suspend.
Ctrl-N - Create a new virtual machine.
Ctrl-O - Open a virtual machine.
Ctrl-F4 - Close the current virtual machine.
Ctrl-D - Edit the virtual machine's configuration.
Ctrl-G - Grab input from the keyboard and mouse.
Ctrl-P - Edit preferences. See Setting User Preferences for the Vampire Server Host.
Ctrl-Alt-Enter - Go to full screen mode.
Ctrl-Alt - Return to normal (windowed) mode.
Ctrl-Alt-Tab - Switch among open virtual machines while the mouse and keyboard input are grabbed.
Ctrl-Tab - Switch among open virtual
machines while the mouse and keyboard input are not grabbed. VMware
Server must be the active application.
Ctrl-Shift-Tab - Switch among open
virtual machines while the mouse and keyboard input are not grabbed.
VMware Server must be the active application.
Ctrl-Alt-Fax - Switch among open
virtual machines while using full screen mode. Fx is a function key
corresponding to the virtual machine you want to use. The key
combination to use for a virtual machine is shown in the VMware Server
title bar when that virtual machine is active and in normal (windowed)
mode.

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