Windows XP/Vista Run Commands (156)
So I dont have to google eachtime! Speedy Access when using RDP Thanks to: mypchell.com Accessibility Controls =access.cpl Accessibility Wizard =accwiz Add Hardware Wizard=hdwwiz.cpl Add/Remove...
View ArticleWindows Vista Icon path
Windows Vista has some better more fancy default icons These are not shown as the default ones when “changing folder icons” Change the “look for icons in this file” path to:...
View ArticleReset All Folder View Settings to Make Vista Remember (Regedit)
Problem with Vista reseting the folder views. Ever time the folders are viewed they display differently. This problem is annoying and something to do with the viewing cache. This regedit will reset the...
View ArticleTask Scheduler Disk Defragmenter
Open Control Panel Double-click Scheduled Tasks Double-click Add Scheduled Task On the Scheduled Task Wizard dialog, click Next Click Browse In the Select Program to Schedule dialog, navigate to the...
View Article“This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect...
OK, this option is simple to deal with: Right click the file Select “Unblock” Run the Application (*.exe) If you don’t want this option to keep coming up just change the following Group Policy setting:...
View Article.Net Framework Check
How to check that .Net Framework is installed, folders inside represent the Framework versions: Start -> Run -> "Microsoft.Net"
View ArticleWindows BCDEdit
“bcdedit” Show All Entries: bcdedit /v Delete: bcdedit /delete {XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX} Copy: bcdedit /copy { XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX } /d “Name Here” Set Time: bcdedit...
View ArticleOutlook 2007 File Locations
To access the folder holding the toolbar, VBA, send & receive settings, and nickname files, copy and paste: Vista/W7: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook XP: %USERPROFILE%\Application...
View ArticleWSUS (wuauclt.exe) | Updates CLI
Detectnow Option Because waiting for detection to start can be a time-consuming process, an option has been added to allow you to initiate detection right away. On one of the computers with the new...
View ArticleWindows Time service won’t sync with time.windows.com
Event Type: Error Event Source: W32Time Event Category: None Event ID: 12 Description: Time Provider NtpClient: This machine is configured to use the domain hierarchy to determine its time source,...
View ArticleWinRM for Event Forwarding
Windows Remote Management (WinRM) required by Windows Remote Shell command-line tool, Winrs, event forwarding, and Windows PowerShell 2.0. WinRM service starts automatically on Windows Server 2008, but...
View ArticleShow Host Name via VBS (ShowHost.vbs)
Simple script to show host name of the local machine in a popup window add code to “ShowHost.vbs” Dim Shell Dim CompName Set Shell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") CompName =...
View ArticleEnabling the “Contact Linking Field” in Outlook 2007/2010/2013
The “Contact linking field” isn’t always displayed by default in Outlook: To display the “contacts” selection box for an “event” in Outlook 2007 Tools > Options > Contact Options > "Show...
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