Repair Missing NTLDR File Using Windows XP Installation CD

Had you ever overcome this situation? Most of system damage of file corrupted issues can be fixed using the Windows XP installation CD.Just simply follow the above instruction :a. Boot your computer from your Windows XP CD.b. When a prompt “press any key to boot from the CD….”, simply...

Driver Genius Pro v8.0

Driver Genius Professional is a powerful driver manager for Windows that can backup, restore, search and update your drivers automatically in just a several clicks![9.6MB][download n...

GetDataBack for NTFS & FAT

Runtime GetDataBack for FAT/NTFS v3.66 Data Recovery Software - GetDataBack is a highly advanced data recovery software, which will help you to get your data back when your drive's partition table, boot record, Master File Table or root directory is corrupt or lost, when a virus...

Assign Folder as a Drive

Had you heard about assigning a folder as a drive? Several user may need a daily used folder as a drive that appear in "my computer". Here it's the trick;Open up "command prompt" by typing "cmd" at run boxAt "command prompt", type; "subst [drive letter] [folder path address]". eg: "subst m: d:\userfolder"Hit enter and you can see [as an example a new drive: m:\ drive appear in...

Log In Several User In Yahoo! messenger 8

Wanna log in several user in one Yahoo! messenger? Here come the simple trick:Step 1Fire up notepad and type : REGEDIT4[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\yahoo\pager\Test]"Plural"=dword:00000001Step 2Save the document as Ym8MultiLogin.regStep 3Merge the file that you had just created into the registry and bling!! You can now login with several user in one Yahoo! messenger. Just make sure...

Customizing The System Tray Clock

Now, here is a nice trick for you. Customizing your system tray clock like the picture above. It has been applied to my comp :). Pretty nice. But maybe you can corrupt some trial licenses of software that you may have installed. Here it is :Step 1Open up your registry editor [start > run > type "regedit"]Step 2Navigate to : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\InternationalStep...

Fixing Double-Click Problems In Your Drive

Cannot double-click your drive? My buddy : right here have a brief explanation about how to fix it using flash disinfector and CHKDSK. But here is my solution to fix it within the power of Command Prompt [CMD]Several things you must know first :1. When you double-click your drive, it can't be accessed and an alert pop-out : "cannot find file.js@file.exe@file.vbs@something similar".2....

Change/Add Restrictions And Features [a further info about registry tweak & hack]

If you want to make restrictions to what users can do, you can edit the Registry. You can add and delete Windows features in this key shown below.Certain things you must know about registry editor:It's very sensitive. Make sure you change anything inside it if you didn't know about itBoolean is where elements or "bits" each contain only two possible values, called various names...

Create Your Own Password Protected Folder

Ever had a situation where you want to keep your file secretly. Avoid others from accessing your private data by your own application! Write the codes by yourself. In today how2.0 tutorial, i'll teach you a simple batch [*.bat] file programming, using only your notepad. This program runs under command prompt "CMD". Maybe it's too advance to learn this before you know about the...

Attrib command ( Change attributes of a file or folder)

Displays, sets, or removes attributes assigned to files or directories. If used without parameters, attrib displays attributes of all files in the current directory. Syntaxattrib [{+|-}r] [{+|-}a] [{+|-}s] [{+|-}h] [{+|-}i] [:][][] [/s [/d] [/l]]Parameters Parameter Description {+|-}r Sets (+) or clears (-) the Read-only file attribute.{+|-}a Sets (+) or clears (-) the Archive...

With (native) Windows NT 4+ commands: NET LOCALGROUP Administrators Or, to remove header and footer lines: FOR /F "delims=[]" %%A IN ('NET LOCALGROUP Administrators ˆ| FIND /N "----"') DO SET HeaderLines=%%A FOR /F "tokens=*" %%A IN ('NET LOCALGROUP Administrators') DO SET FooterLine=%%A NET LOCALGROUP Administrators | MORE /E +%HeaderLines% | FIND /V "%FooterLine%"...

Inventory drivers on any PC

With (native) Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003 commands: DRIVERQUERY /V /FO CSV > %ComputerName%.csv Or, for remote computers: DRIVERQUERY /S remote_PC /V /FO CSV > remote_PC.csv...

"I need an up-to-date list of disk space usage for all servers, on my desk in 5 minutes"

Sounds familiar? With (native) Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003 commands: FOR /F %%A IN (servers.txt) DO ( WMIC /Node:%%A LogicalDisk Where DriveType="3" Get DeviceID,FileSystem,FreeSpace,Size /Format:csv | MORE /E +2 >> SRVSPACE.CSV ) The only prerequisites are: SRVSPACE.CSV should not exist or be empty, a list of server names in a file...

Delete a computer account

With native Windows 2000 commands: NETDOM /DOMAIN:MyDomain MEMBER \\computer2Bdeleted /DELETE NETDOM is part of the support tools found in the \SUPPORT directory of the Windows 2000 installation CDROM....

List all workstations

With native Windows 2000 commands: NETDOM QUERY /D:MyDomain WORKSTATION NETDOM is part of the support tools found in the \SUPPORT directory of the Windows 2000 installation CDROM....

List all member servers

With native Windows 2000 commands: NETDOM QUERY /D:MyDomain SERVER NETDOM is part of the support tools found in the \SUPPORT directory of the Windows 2000 installation CDROM....

Find the primary domain controller

With native Windows 2000 commands: NETDOM QUERY /D:MyDomain PDC or, to find the FSMO with (native) Windows Server 2003 commands (Active Directory only): NETDOM QUERY /D:mydomain.com FSMO NETDOM is part of the support tools found in the \SUPPORT directory of the Windows 2000 installation CDROM....

List all domain controllers

With native Windows 2000 commands: NETDOM QUERY /D:MyDomain DC NETDOM is part of the support tools found in the \SUPPORT directory of the Windows 2000 installation CDROM. With (native) Windows Server 2003 commands (Active Directory only): DSQUERY Server or, if you prefer host names only (tip by Jim Christian Flatin): DSQUERY Server -o ...

List all computers in the network

With the native NET command: NET VIEW or, to list the names only: FOR /F "skip=3 delims=\ " %%A IN ('NET VIEW') DO ECHO.%%A delims is a backslash, followed by a tab and a space....

List all domains and workgroups in the network

With the native NET command: NET VIEW /DOM...

How to unlock a locked account

With the native NET command: NET USER loginname /DOMAIN /ACTIVE:YES or, if the password needs to be reset as well: NET USER loginname newpassword /DOMAIN /ACTIVE:YES...

Is someone's account locked?

With the native NET command: NET USER loginname /DOMAIN | FIND /I "Account active" The account is either locked ("Locked") or active ("Yes...

How do I reset someone's password?

With the native NET command: NET USER loginname newpassword /DOMAIN With (native) Windows Server 2003 commands: DSQUERY USER -samid loginname | DSMOD USER -pwd newpassword Note: To prevent the new password from being displayed on screen replace it with an asterisk (*); you will then be prompted (twice) to type the new password "blindl...

When did someone last change his password?

With the native NET command: NET USER loginname /DOMAIN | FIND /I "Password last s...

What permissions does a user have on this directory?

One could use the previous command to check what permissions a user has on a certain directory.However, sometimes SHOWACLS from the Window Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools is a better alternative: CD /D d:\directory2check SHOWACLS /U:domain\use...

What groups is this user a member of?

In Windows NT 4 and later, users usually are members of global groups. These global groups in turn are members of (domain) local groups. Access permissions are given to (domain) local groups.To check if a user has access to a resource, we need to check group membership recursively.With (native) Windows Server 2003 commands: DSQUERY USER -samid loginname | DSGET USER -memberof...

What is the full name for this login name?

With the native NET command: NET USER loginname /DOMAIN | FIND /I " name " With (native) Windows Server 2003 commands: DSQUERY USER -samid *loginname* | DSGET USER -samid -display Note: The NET command may seem more universal, because it requires neither Active Directory nor Windows Server 2003 commands, but it is language dependent! ...

What is this collegue's login name?

My collegues often forget to mention their logon account name when calling the helpdesk, and the helpdesk doesn't always ask either. I suppose they expect me to know all 1500+ accounts by heart.With (native) Windows Server 2003 commands only: DSQUERY USER -name *lastname* | DSGET USER -samid -display Note: Windows Server 2003's "DSTools" will work...

Who is logged on to a computer?

We often need to know who is currently logged on to a remote computer.With native Windows commands only: NBTSTAT -a remotecomputer | FIND "<03>" | FIND /I /V "remotecomputer" The first name in the list usually is the logged on user (try playing with the NET NAME command to learn more about the names displayed by NBTSTAT).This is the fastest way to find the logged on...

How many users are logged on/connected to a server?

Sometimes we may need to know how many users are logged on to a (file) server, like maybe when there is a performance degradation.At the server's console itself, with native commands only: NET SESSION | FIND /C "\\" Remotely, with the help of SysInternals' PSTools: PSEXEC \\servername NET SESSION | FIND /C "\\" By replacing FIND /C "\\" by FIND "\\" (removing the /C...

Domain implementation and Group policies brief overview

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Backing Up Domain Controllers

It is important to back up your domain controllers to ensure their availability. Backing up a domain controller is like backing up a Microsoft® Exchange member server. The primary difference between backing up a domain controller and backing up an Exchange member server is that you...