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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...
Tags: Backups, E-mail servers, Dominic Bosco, Microsoft Exchange 5.5 Server, Get IT Done, backup, NT Command Shell, Microsoft Exchange Server, NTBackup, mailbox, Microsoft Windows NT
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...
Tags: Dominic Bosco, Microsoft Windows NT, substitution
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: ...
Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows NT Newsletter, Variable, Microsoft Windows NT, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
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...
Tags: information technology, IT Shops, Kurt Cagle, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Inc., shell, shell script, Unix
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...
Tags: Operating systems, Get IT Done, William C. Schmied, Microsoft Windows, command line, Cmd.exe, Microsoft Windows XP, COMMAND.COM, Microsoft Windows NT
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...
Tags: Allen V. Rouse MCSE, MCDBA, CCNA, Microsoft Windows, shell, Windows Shell, WSH
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...
Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, Development tools, Ryan Brase, Perl, Unix
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...
Tags: DTSRun
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,...
Tags: Operating systems, Paul Garceau, Unix, Microsoft Windows, POSIX, subsystem, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows NT
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...
Tags: DOS, environment, environment variable, hardware, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, StephenInScotland, username, windows
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...
Tags: Allen V. Rouse MCSE, MCDBA, CCNA, logon, Microsoft Windows, NET USE, network, network administration, PERSIST:NO, Windows Shell
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...
Tags: Operating systems, Brien M. Posey MCSE, registry, Microsoft Windows, Registry Editor, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 98, Regedit
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...
Tags: Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, Network technology, Scripting languages, NETWORKING, Greg Shultz, Windows NT/2000, IPConfig, Microsoft Windows, TCP/IP Configuration, Ipconfig.exe, TCP/IP, Windows 9X, IPConfig Automation Tool, tool, WSH
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...
Tags: Operating systems, Brien M. Posey MCSE, Microsoft Windows, Registry Editor, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 98
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...
Tags: jmcservice@..., M TAB, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Tab, windows
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...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, TechRepublic Staff, command line, Doskey, Windows NT Newsletter, Macro, DOSKEY Utility, Operating Systems, Software
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...
Tags: Terminal services, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Access, Jim McIntyre, terminal server, PXES, server, Microsoft Windows Terminal Server
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...
Tags: Get IT Done, Jim McIntyre, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Windows Terminal Server, PXES, server, terminal server
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...
Tags: Brien M. Posey MCSE, OpenSSH, Cygwin, Microsoft Windows, Get IT Done, SSH
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...
Tags: desktop, command line, Show Desktop
Discussion threads 2008-01-22
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