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Remote Access for Windows Vista »

There is no telnet for Windows Vista. Instead we have WinRM & WinRS. These are powerful new command line management tools give system administrators improved options for remote management and remote execution of programs on Windows machines.
Windows Remote Management (known as WinRM) is a handy new remote management service for Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows […]

Sync Files Between Different Computers using Windows Live Sync »

Using Windows Live Sync, you can mirror your most important folders - like your Favorites, Pictures, and Documents - so they’re the same on all your computers.
Sharing with friends, coworkers, and family is easy when you add and update files in a shared folder. Large files? Not a problem - Sync can handle files […]

Convert BIN, MDF, PDI, CDI, NRG, B5I, IMG CD/DVD-ROM Images to ISO »

AnyToISO Converter converts BIN, MDF, PDI, CDI, NRG, B5I, IMG CD/DVD-ROM images to ISO. It is free.

Useful Hosts File for Ad Blocking »

Every day, millions of people browse the web. They think they are doing so in private. They aren’t. What advertisers don’t want you to know, I will tell you. You are being tracked as you surf the web, right now. Not by me, but by some of the advertisers.
They think they have a right to […]

Cleaning Malicious Software »

Here are some tips for cleaning malicious software
Always Do Windows Update
Always apply the latest Service Pack
Download and Install CCleaner
CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space.
Download Free Version of SuperAntiSpyware
Download and install the […]

Run Non-Unicode Applications on Unicode (UTF-16) based Windows XP »

Need to run legacy (code-page based) applications on your Windows XP or Server 2003, but don’t want to change the system locale? Here’s a new utility that saves you a reboot: introducing the Microsoft AppLocale utility!
The Microsoft AppLocale (or Application Locale) utility is a temporary solution to these limitations caused by non-Unicode applications running on […]

Reset Your Password on Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server, Windows NT using USB Drive »

In my earlier article, I described various tools that can be used to reset Windows password. To use these tools, I have to create a bootable CD from the ISO image given.
I have encountered one problem recently whereby one of the laptop passed to me has no floppy and the external CD-ROM is missing. Worst […]

PowerShell Prompt: A Useful Utility for Developer »

Thanks to Scott Hanselman, now I can easily use PowerShell prompt by right clicking on a folder. You can download the INF file from his blog at http://www.hanselman.com/blog/IntroducingPowerShellPromptHere.aspx.
For those of you who want to have a more powerful scripting language on Windows comparable to *nix platform, you may already been using PowerShell.
As described by […]

14 Windows Registry Commonly used by Malicious Adware »

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Most of us have the experience of after visiting certain websites, our IE settings like the main page, title or some of the Windows settings are changed. This happened specially in the early age of Internet usage. Now there are lots of tools that can help to prevent this, but it is important that […]

Remote Desktop max connection exceeded. Cannot login anymore to servers »

This happens when users don’t log off properly from remote desktop by closing the Remote Desktop Client. Disconnected sessions exceed the maximum number of active sessions and prevent new sessions. Thus no one can get into the server anymore. Incase this happens, go to Run and issue “mstsc /console” command. This will launch the same […]