By admin on Nov 30, 2009 in windows, windows tips | 0 Comments
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 […]
By admin on Jan 20, 2009 in windows tips | 0 Comments
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 […]
By admin on Jan 11, 2009 in freebies, windows tips | 1 Comment
AnyToISO Converter converts BIN, MDF, PDI, CDI, NRG, B5I, IMG CD/DVD-ROM images to ISO. It is free.
By admin on Jan 11, 2009 in freebies, windows tips | 0 Comments
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 […]
By admin on Dec 21, 2008 in windows tips | 0 Comments
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 […]
By admin on Sep 24, 2008 in freebies, windows tips | 0 Comments
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 […]
By admin on Apr 13, 2008 in hacking, windows, windows tips | 17 Comments
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 […]
By admin on Mar 27, 2008 in open source, windows tips | 0 Comments
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 […]
By admin on Oct 11, 2007 in Programming, hacking, windows tips | 1 Comment
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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 […]
By admin on Sep 14, 2007 in windows tips | 3 Comments
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 […]