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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...

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Windows 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:...

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Reset 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...

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Task 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...

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“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:...

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.Net Framework Check

How to check that .Net Framework is installed, folders inside represent the Framework versions: Start -> Run -> "Microsoft.Net"

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Windows 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...

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Outlook 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...

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WSUS (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...

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Windows 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,...

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WinRM 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...

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Show 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 =...

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Enabling 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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