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- Auto Restart of Windows
- I have a computer in my office that houses data that other users on the network access during office hours. This is NOT a server, but acts like one on a peer-to-peer network. This computer is running Windows XP Professional. I need to restart this computer once or twice weekly....
- Tags: Auto-restart, automatic, batch file, computer, dan@..., Microsoft Windows, reboot, restart, This Computer, windows, windows xp
- Discussion threads 2005-11-17
- Free PsTools make life easier for Windows admins
- This TechProGuild solution is being featured on TechRepublic until July 29, 2004. After this date, only TechProGuild members will be able to access this article. Obtain full-time access to this and other time-saving resources and in-depth content by joining TechProGuild today.In many ways, Linux/UNIX administrators have it good. They have...
- Tags: Sysinternals, Scott Lowe MCSE, Microsoft Windows, computer, PsTools
- Technical articles 2004-07-22
- Free PsTools make life easier for Windows admins
- In many ways, Linux/UNIX administrators have it good. They have long-tested utilities built into their operating systems that make administration much easier. With command line utilities to kill processes, granularly list processes, and do a whole host of other important tasks, Linux/UNIX admins can easily and quickly manage and troubleshoot...
- Tags: Sysinternals, Scott Lowe MCSE, Microsoft Windows, computer, PsTools
- Technical articles 2004-05-14
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- Who's logged in
- Is there a way to tell what domain controller a computer is logged into?It depends on how you need to get to the information. From a workstation itself you should be able to run "echo %LOGONSERVER%" from the commandline.You can get that logon server by just using the SET command....
- Tags: jsturek@...
- Q&A 2006-07-31
- Looking for some good hardware/software toubleshoot tools
- Hello I am looking for a good solution for supporting a varity of make and model pc's and OS issues I have seen alot of hardware/software tools on the market but never have used them before any suggestions or experience with the testing kitsUltimate Boot CD is a great resource...
- Tags: POSTER, deerek11@..., Ultimate Boot CD, cable, hardware, software, tool
- Q&A 2006-06-01
- Task manager
- HiHow can use "Task Manager" in command base.i.e I need to manage task manager through telnet.That is called a virus called BackDoor.DKAngel. Most computers with anti-virus protection on or a firewall are going to stop this dead in its tracks.Why exactly do you need to call Task Manager via Telent?There...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Task Manager
- Q&A 2005-04-23
- Automated Reboots
- Can anyone advise what is the best method to schedule an automated reboot? Using the native scheduler, its tied to user account and everytime the password expires, the scheduler needs to be updated too. Any help will be appreciated.A couple of thoughts:1. Are you using this to deploy patches? If...
- Tags: password
- Q&A 2005-10-12
- Tracking Processes
- Does anyone know of a 3rd party application that will monitor active processes and log the results? OR...is there a way to pipe said information to a .txt file for later viewing? I'm needing to know which process is chewiing up system resources, namely the paged pool.Thanks!MOM, NetIQ, Microsoft Performance...
- Tags: Monitors & displays
- Q&A 2005-02-24
- Remote app update via remote desktop
- How can I update and install a MS Word app to another computer using XP remote desktop?PhilYou would need to install it from a network drive with a MSI.You can't install software via the RDP client as that client just transmits keystrokes and screen shots.Thanks mate.As RDP is not an...
- Tags: desktop, Philip Golan, POSTER, RDP Client, remote desktop, windows
- Q&A 2005-11-26
- Username of users on other computers
- i want to get the username of the other machines who has logged in. i can pass the IP address of that machine. this is urgent, i have code to get username of the current machine but not of the machines by its IP.May be Windows scripting Host could help...
- Tags: IP, IP address, r_vipani@..., it management, computer
- Q&A 2006-07-11
- Show logged-on users
- I am running Active Directory on Windows 2003. Is there any way of showing a list of logged-on users?I'm not aware of a way to do it in Active Directory but you can download this free utility that will give you user name and computer name using netbios, also...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Terminal services, Directory services, POSTER
- Q&A 2004-10-28
- Dos utilities
- I was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction to find any free dos system utilities, that I can run from a floppy of CD. I am trouble shooting a PC, and want to see total memory, and whats running in memory, and other hardware stats.THanksCheck this...
- Tags: Borg7of9, DOS, POSTER
- Q&A 2004-10-29
- Remotely Checking If A Server Is Locked
- Is there a way to remotely check whether all my Windows 2000/2003 servers have been locked. I imagine that some change is made to the registry when the computer is locked, but I don't quite know what. All of my servers have screensavers that are usually set to...
- Tags: @..., Aakash, Aakash Shah, computer, screensaver, security, server, serverS
- Q&A 2005-09-14
- Maintaining a K-12 computer network on a tight budget
- By William T. EvansMarinating a K-12 Computer Network is challenging and timeconsuming task. Staffing shortages mean less time to be proactive, to reviewlog files, and improve procedures. Budget constraints and administrativerestrictions make it difficult to purchase network management software. However,there are a number of ways that a network administrator for...
- Tags: computer, computer network, disk, K-12, network, server, TimeSync_DC1.bat
- Technical articles 2006-08-28
- Notes from an Always On tech
- blog rootBatch Files: Comparing a file to a backup copy before overwriting itThis is a batch file I actually wrote for our Mailsweeper servers.Although the customer services dept in our company operates 24/7, someof the multilingual staff only work during the day. Therefore, we havesome mailsweeper scripts that basically send...
- Tags: Backups, Groupware, IBM Lotus Notes, caveat, bblgoose, MAILsweeper, backup copy, backup, config
- Discussion threads 2005-08-04
- VIRUS PROB CONTINUED
- i also found out on the processes tab of the task manager that some system processes had been replicated and running as local sysytem processes---a process like SERVICES had been replicated...WMM.. something had also been replicated with 2 other ones. Trying to end this processes is futile as they cant....
- Tags: AVG, Norton Co., virus, rubsmong@..., windows, pictures folder, antivirus, Symantec Norton AntiVirus
- Q&A 2006-06-06
- Best Practice For Documenting a Server
- Best Practice For Documenting a ServerYou guys are so great with helping me out along my way to becoming a great Admin. I have another question tat might seem dumb, but I want to know the right way.I am in the process of documenting different things on my...
- Tags: aaronpctech@..., disaster recovery, documentation, networking, server, server documentation, Software Documentation, windows 2003
- Discussion threads 2005-12-13
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