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- Get IT Done: Create your own brick-level backup script for Exchange Server 5.5
- Create a backup script for Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5By Dominic BoscoTechRepublic first published this information as a download. In response to positive reader feedback, we're making the article available here. The document is still available as a download, as well. Table of Contents No native brick-level backup capabilityThe script's features and...
- Technical articles 2001-01-10
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- Use NT command shell to automate admin tasks
- How would you like to free up precious time? Dominic Bosco demonstrates how you can write scripts to automate admin tasks.Prepare yourself for a crash course in NT command shell scripting, where you’ll learn all about variable declaration and substitution and the FOR command’s powerful file parsing mode. Invest your...
- Technical articles 1999-10-07
- Tech Tip: Learn the basics of command shell variables
- Variables are indexes for memory counters that hold a specific value. To display the Windows NT command shell's preset environment variables, type the command SET. To declare a new variable and set its value, type the following: ...
- Technical articles 2003-12-08
- Red Hat Cygwin provides UNIX shell scripting in Windows
- Software and hardware deployments within most IT shops don't usually occur all at once. For instance, IT managers may have worked out a strategy for deploying Windows 2000 servers coexisting with Windows 98 (and even a few Windows 95) boxes. Over time, Linux servers begin to show up as well...
- Technical articles 2003-06-18
- Get IT Done: The command prompt configuration guide
- Customize the command prompt in Windows to make it easier to useIt wasn’t so long ago that the only way to effectively configure an operating system was to work from the command line. Over the past several years, Microsoft has done its best to eliminate the need for power users...
- Technical articles 2002-11-12
- How to use Windows shell and the Windows Scripting Host functions
- Scripting can play a valuable, timesaving role in network administration. In my previous article, I discussed the benefits of using scripts and various ways they're used. Now we will take a look at some of the choices you have in scripting languages and platforms.You can think of a scripting platform...
- Technical articles 2003-03-18
- Use command-line Perl to make UNIX administration easier
- Command-line Perl scripts can make adminstering a UNIX box easier by replacing certain commands with some routine scripts. Find out how to take advantage of this approach.Perl is everywhere. Most UNIX-like systems come with it, and those that don’t have it hurriedly installed. Mac OS X comes with it, and...
- Technical articles 2002-06-24
- MSSQL - 'DTSRun' is not recognized as an internal or external command
- I have a script that uses a bat file to run a SQL report using DTSRun. This function is no longer working and when i try to run it from the command shell i get the error;'DTSRun' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.If...
- Q&A 2009-05-19
- POSIX lets you run UNIX commands in Windows NT 4.0
- Many users of Windows NT 4.0 are unaware of its support for a POSIX subsystem. In this Daily Feature, Paul Garceau explains the workings of POSIX and what commands it will let you run.Windows NT 4.0 comes with several subsystems included in the default installation. These subsystems are POSIX, OS/2,...
- Technical articles 2000-11-07
- Understanding Windows XP's environment variables
- Understanding Windows XP's environment variablesarticle rootUSERNAME changes caseSince the subject has been brought up, does anyone out there know why the USERNAME would change case between logins. The users are running XP SP1 with desktops locked down by various policies. However we noted that sometimes the USERNAME was...
- Discussion threads 2005-12-08
- Windows shell scripting can expedite network admin tasks
- Some of the more common Windows scripting languages and platforms include Windows shell scripting, Visual Basic Scripting VBS, and JScript, as I discussed in a previous article. Now we're going to take an in-depth look at Windows shell scripting as it relates to network administration. For the purposes of this...
- Technical articles 2003-04-02
- Comparing the Windows 98 and the Windows NT registries
- Ever want to know how registries differ between Windows 98 and NT? In this Daily Drill Down, Brien Posey points out the key differences.As you no doubt already know, both Windows 98 and Windows NT rely heavily on a massive database called the Windows registry. At first glance, it would...
- Technical articles 2000-08-18
- Automating IPConfig in Windows NT/2000 using Windows Scripting Host
- Would you like to have a GUI IPConfig tool in Windows NT and 2000? In this Daily Drill Down, Greg Shultz, Windows Scripting Host guru, shows you how to build one.In Windows 9x, you can use the Winipcfg utility to diagnose a system’s TCP/IP configuration. This utility works within the...
- Technical articles 2001-03-19
- Build Your Skills: Comparing the Windows 98 and the Windows NT registries
- Know the similarities and differences between the Windows 98 and Windows NT registries.As you no doubt already know, both Windows 98 and Windows NT rely heavily on a massive database called the Windows Registry. At first glance, it would seem that both Registries are identical. However, critical differences exist between...
- Technical articles 2001-03-19
- Speedy directory navigation at the Command Prompt in Windows XP
- VERY NICENow why didn't I think of that sooner.Even MoreSome more information on this incredible tip.Instead of tabbing through each directory, one can type in the first known characters of the directory in question and then tab.For instance, on a machine with directories 01, MyDir01 and MoreDir011. Typing [cd TAB] will...
- Discussion threads 2005-04-04
- Create macros with the DOSKEY utility in Windows NT
- The DOSKEY utility allows you to create simple but powerful macros. Learn more about this powerful utility. The command line is one of the most neglected parts of Windows NT, and many users aren't aware of everything it can do. For example, how many of...
- Technical articles 2005-06-30
- Access NT terminal servers remotely with rdesktop and PXES
- Any utility that makes it easier for Linux clients to access Windows Terminal Server is worth a look, but there are two such utilities you can use with Windows NT/2000: rdesktop and PXES. We'll also look at connecting remotely with VNC.Enabling remote access to Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server from Linux...
- Technical articles 2002-12-05
- Get IT Done: Access NT Terminal Server remotely with rdesktop or PXES
- Any utility that makes connecting to Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server from Linux clients easier is well worth a look. And rdesktop and PXES make it about as easy as possible. I’ll provide you with the information to install and run rdesktop and PXES, which I feel are two of the...
- Technical articles 2003-06-25
- Get IT Done: Add secure shell support to Windows with OpenSSH
- If you want to remotely access your Windows 2000 server, you can do so several different ways, including making quick command-line connections using Telnet. The problem with Telnet is that it’s a very unsecure connection, easily monitored and attacked by hackers. Linux and UNIX administrators have long enjoyed the benefits...
- Technical articles 2003-04-18
- execute show desktop from the command line
- hi,does anyone know how to execute the command 'Show Desktop' (windows key + D) from the command line? this would be helpful when performing remote support on users that doesn't have the 'Show Desktop' button available in the teskbarBest tech support specialist in the world, take two!:)I'd never even thought...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-22
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