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How to start gmail without the chat feature

2011-12-15T02:07:00.002+01:00

How to start gmail without the chat feature

How to start gmail without chat...

https://mail.google.com/?chat=0

with chat...

https://mail.google.com/?chat=1

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To disable gmail chat via the url, use

https://mail.google.com?chat=off

Can you shrink the sparse disk image of a Mac OS X guest OS in VMWare Fusion?

2011-12-11T23:02:00.001+01:00

http://superuser.com/questions/325233/can-you-shrink-the-sparse-disk-image-of-a-mac-os-x-guest-os-in-vmware-fusion

In short:Erase free space on the guest OS’s disk from within the guest OS using Disk Utility, then shrink the guest OS’s disk from the host OS using vmware-vdiskmanager at the command line.In long:In the guest OS:Open Disk Utility.Select the guest OS’s partition.Go to the “Erase” tab.Click on the “Erase Free Space” button.Make sure “Zero Out Deleted Files” is selected, and erase the free space.Once it’s finished, close Disk Utility, and shut down the guest OS.In the host OS:Open Terminal, and type /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/vmware-vdiskmanager -k, followed by a space, and then the path to your guest OS’s virtual disk file.Hit return.The guest OS’s virtual disk file is found within its virtual machine file. E.g. if your virtual machine file is at /Users/you/VM, the path to its virtual disk is /Users/you/VM.vmwarevm/VM.vmdk.

Mac OS X Physical to Virtual (Mac OS X P2V)

2011-12-11T00:36:00.001+01:00

How I can migrate physical Mac OS Server to virtual machine?

How I can migrate physical Mac OS Server to virtual machine? Article ID: 5403 Last Review: Jul, 29 2011 Views: APPLIES TO: Parallels Server 4.0 for MacParallels Server 3.0 for MacResolution To migrate physical machine running Mac OS X 10.x Server follow these steps: 1. Attach a USB external drive with size equivalent or more than your Mac Server hard drive. 2. Boot your physical Server from the Mac OS X installation CD. 3. When Install Mac OS X Server window appears go to Utilities menu and choose Disk Utility. 4. In Disk Utility choose your Mac server hard drive (not Macintosh HD). 5. Go to File -> New -> Disk Image from disk0xxx. 5. Under Save As specify the name for the image file. Under Where choose the external hard drive. 6. Then click Save and wait till the image is created. 7. Connect with Parallels Management Console to your Parallels Server for Mac where the resulting virtual machine should be stored. 8. In Parallels management Console (PMC) create a new Mac OS X Server virtual machine using the Mac OS X installation CD/DVD 9. After the new virtual machine is fully created attach the external hard drive with the image file to the Mac OS X virtual machine and copy that image file to the virtual machine hard drive. 10. Shut down the virtual machine and go to the Configuration menu (in PMC) -> Hardware .Click on + button and create the second Hard drive. 11. Start the virtual machine, open Disk Utility. Go to Restore tab. Under Source browse for the Mac OS X Image file (it is stored on the main hard drive). From the left column choose the second (newly created) Macintosh HD and drag and drop it into the Destination field. 12. Go to Images menu (on top of the mac screen) and choose Scan image for Restore. Wait till it is scanned. 13. Now click on the Restore button. wait till the image is restored to the chosen drive. 14. After restoring is complete please shut down the virtual machine. Go to Configuration menu -> Hardware and use - button to delete the first hard drive. 15. Start your virtual machine and check if physical Mac machine was deployed correctly.

Mac OS X Disk Cloning Software

2011-12-10T23:51:00.001+01:00

SuperDuper

Carbon Copy Cloner

How to completely remove Office for Mac 2011 / Remove Office for Mac 2011

2011-12-08T23:45:00.001+01:00

How to completely remove Office for Mac 2011

Remove Office for Mac 2011

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2398768

http://mac2.microsoft.com/help/office/14/en-us/admin/item/5d6c825e-5322-4328-b04f-86e106cc4b52?category=1dbf952e-1f61-47f6-85fa-196a22eaf824

Apple Technical White Paper: Best Practices for Deploying & Managing Mac Computers with OS X Lion

2011-12-08T17:39:00.001+01:00

Apple Technical White Paper

Best Practices for Deploying & Managing Mac Computers with OS X Lion

http://seminars.apple.com/whitepaper/WP_DeployManage.pdf

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bxg92EC9b7R_ODJlOTc2YjktNDEzYS00MTUzLTk3MjItYmNhZTY1OGZjYWJj

Retrieving Hardware Specific Lion BuildsOften when new Mac models are released there is a period betweenhardware release and an OS X Lion update to include support for the newhardware. If you need to create deployment images for the hardware in themeantime you can download them. Perform the following steps on theMac for which you need the image.1. Boot from Lion Recovery by holding down Command-R at power on.2. Plug in an external hard disk.3. From the Lion Recovery tools window select Reinstall OS X Lion.4. In the installer, target your external disk. The download will beginautomatically.Apple Technical White Paper Lion Deployment Best Practices55. When the installer asks to restart, simply shut down the Mac.6. Locate the folder named “Mac OS X Install Data” on your external disk.Inside that folder you’ll find an ESDInstall.dmg file that is appropriatefor that Mac.After you’ve downloaded the hardware-specific disk image you can use itwith System Image Utility or other popular imaging tools.

Google Data Liberation Front

2011-12-08T01:12:00.001+01:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Data_Liberation_Front

http://www.dataliberation.org/

http://dataliberation.blogspot.com/

Uninstallers (removal tools) for common antivirus software

2011-11-27T23:54:00.000+01:00

http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN146

Uninstallers (removal tools) for common antivirus software

KB Solution ID: SOLN146|Last Revised: November 01, 2011

Running two antivirus products on the same computer can degrade performance and cause system instability. It is important that any previously installed antivirus software is uninstalled from your system before installing your ESET security product. Typical uninstallation* using the Windows removal tool (Add/Remove Programs) is often insufficient.

Click the link associated with the antivirus software currently installed on your system and follow the prompts or instructions on the website.
After uninstallation is complete, you will need to restart your computer. You may then proceed with installing your ESET security product.

Avast	http://files.avast.com/files/eng/aswclear.exe
AVG	http://www.avg.com/us-en/utilities
Avira	http://www.avira.com/en/support-for-free-knowledgebase-detail/kbid/88
BitDefender	http://kb.bitdefender.com/site/article/333/
BullGuard	http://www.bullguard.com/support/product-guides/bullguard-internet-security-guides/uninstall.aspx
CA Antivirus	http://homeofficekb.ca.com/CIDocument.asp?KDId=3125&Preview=0&Return=0&GUID=DF325E0AA0AB4264AF47E4BEA49F571B
Comodo Internet Security	https://support.comodo.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=298
CounterSpy	http://support.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/2VIPRE_Enterprise/3.1/Console/Uninstall%2f%2fReinstall
Cyber Defender Early Detection Center	http://cyberdefender.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/207
Dr. Web	https://support.drweb.com/support_wizard/?lng=en (Only registered Dr. Web users can access support content)
eScan	http://www.microworldsystems.com/download/tools/esremove.exe
ESET	http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN2788
FRISK F-PROT Antivirus for Windows	http://www.f-prot.com/support/windows/fpwin_faq/25.html
F-Secure	http://www.f-secure.com/en/web/home_global/support/article/kba/2109/k/uninstall+f+secure/p/1
G Data	https://www.gdatasoftware.co.uk/?eID=PushFile&dl=f4b2f2fd23%3AAFEIBgU%3D
Kaspersky	http://support.kasperskyamericas.com/knowledge-base-article/1464
Kingsoft	http://www.kingsoftsupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=59&sid=9e4c506ea22db37a60ab1b7364544d6a
K7 Total Security	http://www.k7computing.com/en/tools/K7RT.exe
LavaSoft	http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=28
McAfee	http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe
Norman Virus Control/Norman Security Suite	http://www.norman.com/support/support_issue_archive/67798/en
Norton (Symantec )	ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe
Panda	http://www.pandasecurity.com/resources/sop/UNINSTALLER_08.exe
Pareto Logic	http://techsupport.paretologic.com/plsupport/consumer/kbdetail.asp?kbid=555
Sophos	http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/11019.html
Trend Micro	http://esupport.trendmicro.com/1/How-do-I-remove-old-or-new-versions-of-Trend-Micro-products-in-my-comp.aspx
Vipre (Sunbelt Software)	http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/support/VPE/AgentRemoval3.1.exe
Webroot	http://support.webroot.com/cgi-bin/webroot.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1761
Windows Live OneCare	http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/c/b/4cb845e7-1076-437b-852a-7842a8ab13c8/OneCareCleanUp.exe
Windows Security Essentials	http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2435760
Zone Alarm	http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/support/download/clean.exe

*ESET does not take responsibility for any damages or loss of data caused by or during the uninstallation of any antivirus software.

Install Rhapsody DR2 on VMWare [How To]

2011-11-06T03:54:00.000+01:00

Install Rhapsody DR2 on VMWare [How To]

http://wdl1.winworldpc.com/Beta%20Operating%20Systems/Macintosh/Rhapsody/

Extend or Resize Boot Camp Partition

2011-10-25T01:33:00.000+02:00

http://guides.macrumors.com/Extend/Resize_Boot_Camp_Partition

Paragon CampTune Paragon CampTune is a commercial product that is designed expressly for this task. http://www.paragon-software.com/home/camptune/ It consists of a downloadable ISO that needs to be burned to a disc and booted from in order to resize the partitions. During testing it was available free, but now costs US$19.95. MR user Rodus reports that it damaged their OS X partiton and a reinstall was required, so heed the warning and have a backup. [edit] GParted Live GParted Live is similar to CampTune as it is also distributed as a bootable image that needs to be copied to a CD/DVD or USB flash drive. As free and open source software, distributed under the GPL, it will always be available free. Since it has more functions than CampTune, it may be harder for folks who are not as experienced with partitioning hard drives. http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ [edit] iPartition Coriolis Systems' iPartition is a £29.95 ($44.95 US) utility that runs in Mac OS X and allows resizing of all of the relevant partition formats, including HFS+, FAT32, and NTFS. It provides a Mac-oriented user interface that may be easier to manage than some of the free utilities. As it is not capable of resizing the boot disk, it requires a bootable external disk or a boot DVD. (A tool to create a boot DVD is included.) [edit] Paragon Partition Manager From the makes of CampTune is a commercial tool that is similar in functionality to GParted Live, but has a more polished/friendly user interface than GParted Live. Previously only the US$79.95 Professional version supported all the features required for this, but as of version 11 the US$39.95 Personal version has also been reported to work. http://www.paragon-software.com/home/pm-personal/ [edit] Winclone/Disk Utility Winclone is a free tool for creating and restoring backup images of your Windows partition. One of its key features is that it can restore to a larger partition than the one the image was created from. NOTE: Winclone has been discontinued, but for now remains available and capable of completing these tasks (including creating and restoring Windows 7 images). Winclone updated to support Lion Winclone updates and download Disk Utility can resize HFS+ (Mac OS) partitions, but is currently incapable of resizing NTFS partitions, so you could use it to reduce the size of the HFS+ partition and create a new larger placeholder MS-DOS (FAT) partition The full process would be: Backup Windows partition with Winclone. (if the new Windows partition is smaller than the old one make sure you set the preferences in Winclone to save the image as an uncompressed dmg) Resize Mac OS (HFS+) partition Delete old Windows partition Create new Windows partition as MS-DOS (FAT) in free space after Mac OS partition. (If the new Windows partition is smaller than the old one an additional step is required: shrink the filesystem on the image by selecting Tools->Shrink Windows (NTFS) Filesystem) Restore Winclone partition over new Windows partition An alternate Winclone based process is described in the External Guides section [edit] Native OS utilities MR user Kazyua reports that you can use the disk management utilities provided with the current operating systems if you want to do it manually. Windows 7 and OS X both have partition resizing functions built in. In OS X, open Disk Utility and manually shrink the mac HFS+ partition by dragging the lower right corner. Then in windows go to the start menu and type "disk management" into the search box then hit enter. You should get an overview of the drives you have and the individual partitions. Right-clicking on the partition gives an "Extend Volume" option. The Windows NTFS volume should then be extended into the free space you created with Disk Utility. This method has not worked for other users, so try at your own risk. [edit] Resizing under VMWare Fusion If you are looking to allocate more space to Windows under VMWare please refer to the following thread http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=828182 [edit] External Guides http://dustyreagan.com/how-to-increase-or-decrease-your-boot-camp-partition/

Apple Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows NTFS partitions

2011-10-23T15:42:00.000+02:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot_Camp_(software)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS-3G

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuxera

http://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-ntfs-for-mac/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragon_Software_Group

http://www.paragon-software.com/mac/

SamsungDive

2011-10-02T00:46:00.001+02:00

http://www.samsungdive.com/

Since a smart mobile contains a lot of data including personal information, your personal information may be compromised if you lose it. The SamsungDive service enables you to minimize the possibility of your personal information becoming public using the remote locking and remote wipe-out functions when you lose your mobile. In addition, you can find the location of your lost mobile using the Find My Mobile function. You can use the SamsungDive service as follows.

http://v2.samsungdive.com/help/guideRemoteControls.do

Mac OS X Antivirus

2011-10-01T15:54:00.002+02:00

Norton Internet Security 5 for Mac

ESET Cybersecurity for Mac

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 for Mac

Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition

F-Secure Anti Virus for Mac

Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac

Intego

Avast!

McAfee VirusScan for Mac

Panda Antivirus for Mac

Mac OS X Lion

2011-10-01T01:43:00.000+02:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Lion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_VMware_Fusion_and_Parallels_Desktop

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot_Camp_(software)

Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7; marketed as OS X Lion)

2011-09-28T02:18:00.011+02:00

Installing Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) as a virtual machine in Fusion 4
(http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2005334)

Lion Recovery Disk Assistant

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4848

http://www.macworld.com/article/161087/2011/07/install_lion_over_leopard.html

http://www.macworld.com/article/161069/2011/07/make_a_bootable_lion_installer.html

http://www.macworld.com/article/161203/2011/07/should_you_clean_install_lion.html

http://www.macworld.com/article/161064/2011/07/installing_lion_complete_guide.html

BaseSystem.dmg

"Install Mac OS X Lion.app"

InstallESD.dmg

http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/08/make-a-bootable-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-installer-from-a-usb-flash-drive/

http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/re-download-mac-os-x-lion-from-app-store/

http://communities.vmware.com/message/1829265#1829265

How to create Lion Virtual Machine using Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac

"it's much easier to simply drag the App Store downloaded "Install Mac OS X Lion.app" or InstallESD.dmg to the New Virtual Machine Wizard -- if you have either of those, it is entirely unnecessary to use a USB drive. (And, incidentally, I still seem to be able to re-download Lion from the App Store only by holding Option while clicking on the "Purchases" button at the top of the App Store window, from either 10.7.0 or 10.7.1. YMMV.)"

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2009990

Upgrading to Mac OS X Lion in a Virtual MachineTo upgrade an existing virtual machine to Mac OS X 10.7:Obtain the Mac OS X 10.7 application from the Mac App Store, or the Mac OS X 10.7 USB media from a retail outlet. Ensure that at least 2GB of RAM is allocated to the virtual machine. Connect the Lion media to the virtual machine:If you are using the USB media, connect the USB DVD drive to the virtual machine. If you are using the Mac App Store, connect the DVD drive to the InstallESD.dmg found in Install Mac OS X Lion.app/Contents/Shared Support.Open the DVD within the virtual machine and launch Install Mac OS X Lion.Allow the Lion upgrade to proceed. When the virtual machine restarts to continue installation, wait for the Apple logo to appear before you shut down the virtual machine (by going to Virtual Machine > Shut Down > Force Shut Down). Go to Settings > General and change the virtual machine type to Mac OS X 10.7:The virtual machine can now be started and the Lion installation completes.Once the installation is complete, reinstall VMware Tools.

Tor (anonymity network) - www.torproject.org

2011-09-11T03:13:00.002+02:00

https://www.torproject.org/

Tor (short for The Onion Router) is a system intended to enable online anonymity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_anonymity#Anonymity_on_the_Internet

https://www.torproject.org/

Tails: Live CD/USB distribution preconfigured to use Tor safely. (http://tails.boum.org/)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amnesic_Incognito_Live_System
The Amnesic Incognito Live System or Tails is a Linux distribution aimed at preserving privacy and anonymity. It is the next iteration of development on the Incognito Linux distribution. It is based on Debian, with all outgoing connections forced to go through Tor. The system is designed to be booted as a live cd or usb and no trace is left on local storage unless explicitly told to.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus Official Forum

2011-08-09T00:52:00.001+02:00

ESET NOD32 Antivirus Official Forum

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=15

Tecniche ricerca attiva del lavoro

2011-07-13T01:56:00.000+02:00

+lavoro +curriculum +kompass

Top Web Hosting Companies in Italy

2011-07-12T02:24:00.000+02:00

Il mercato dei domini in Italia: una torta per due

http://www.webhosting.info/webhosts/tophosts/Country/IT

Job hunting, job seeking, job searching

2011-07-12T01:39:00.001+02:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_hunting

Silvia Zanella (professionista ricerca lavoro in Italia)

LinkedIn

XING

Viadeo

Convert VMDK to VHD and VHD to VMDK for free

2011-05-21T16:00:00.003+02:00

StarWind V2V Converter

http://www.starwindsoftware.com/converter

http://www.starwindsoftware.com/customer/download/StarWindConverter.exe

Independent testing on all the major virus scanners / antivirus software tests / AMTSO

2011-05-21T11:07:00.000+02:00

Two sets of guidelines covering principles for testing security software for performance and testing entire security suites were adopted by the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO).

http://www.amtso.org/

AV-Test.org and Virus Bulletin

Virus Bulletin, AV-Comparatives, West Coast Labs and ICSA Labs, AV-Test.org

http://www.amtso.org/members.html

Deploy a Certificate by Using the Command Prompt

2011-05-21T00:10:00.002+02:00

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732061(WS.10).aspx

If the certificate is self-signed, and cannot be traced back to a certificate that is in your Trusted Root Certification Authorities, then you must place a copy of your certificate in that store as well.

certmgr.exe -add MyCert.cer -s -r localMachine root

Symantec System Recovery Server Edition (formerly Backup Exec System Recovery - BESR) / Symantec Recovery Disk (SRD)

2011-05-20T10:58:00.001+02:00

Symantec Recovery Disk (SRD)

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH62273

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/resources/sites/BUSINESS/content/live/TECHNICAL_SOLUTION/62000/TECH62273/en_US/307033.pdf

The Symantec Recovery Environment can be copied to a USB thumb, USB flash or other type of USB media and booted directly from the media rather than booting from a CD. This document uses the Kingston DataTraveller DT400/8GB USB flash drive as an example.

takeown icacls

2011-05-16T14:23:00.008+02:00

takeown /f C:\access_denied
icacls C:\access_denied /grant username:F

takeown /f C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\*.*
cacls C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\*.* /G Username:F

Cacls is now deprecated, please use Icacls

Accessing another user's mailbox in Outlook

2011-05-14T11:11:00.002+02:00

http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/news/1119803/Accessing-another-users-mailbox-in-Outlook?ShortReg=1&mboxConv=searchExchange_RegActivate_Submit&

How to set Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server mailbox rights on a mailbox that exists in the information store

2011-05-14T11:10:00.003+02:00

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310866

Scripting Exchange Using VBScript and ADSI

2011-05-14T11:10:00.000+02:00

http://www.msexchange.org/articles/Scripting-Exchange-VBScript-ADSI-Part1.html
http://www.msexchange.org/articles/Scripting-Exchange-VBScript-ADSI-Part2.html
http://www.msexchange.org/articles/Scripting-Exchange-VBScript-ADSI-Part3.html

ADModify.NET

2011-05-13T18:42:00.000+02:00

ADModify.NET

http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2004/08/04/208045.aspx

http://admodify.codeplex.com/

Remote agent for Backup Exec System Recovery cannot be push installed

2011-05-12T13:10:00.000+02:00

Remote agent for Backup Exec System Recovery cannot be push installed

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH64772

Apple Keyboard / Apple Wireless Keyboard

2011-05-07T18:05:00.000+02:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Keyboard

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Wireless_Keyboard

How to identify keyboard localizations

Ubuntu Linux Terminal command to Log Out

2011-05-04T00:38:00.000+02:00

gnome-session-save --kill --gui

gnome-session-save --kill --silent

gnome-session-save --kill

Set a password during a Ubuntu LiveCD session

2011-05-04T00:10:00.000+02:00

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

Setting a Password

You can set a password during a LiveCD session by opening a terminal, and typing in:

$ sudo passwd ubuntu

http://nerdnotes.org/2006/05/can-i-ssh-into-ubuntu-live-cd/

Can I ’ssh into ubuntu live cd’ ?

Answer: Yes you can! But you first need to install the ssh daemon:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install openssh-server

The server is started automatically after installing. To login remotely, you’ll need to set the password for ubuntu:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo passwd ubuntu
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

…or create another user on the system:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo adduser brammeleman
Adding user `brammeleman‘…
Adding new group `brammeleman’ (1000).
Adding new user `brammeleman‘ (1000) with group `brammeleman’.
Creating home directory `/home/brammeleman‘.
Copying files from `/etc/skel’
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully
Changing the user information for brammeleman
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
Full Name []: Brammeleman
Room Number []:
Work Phone []:
Home Phone []:
Other []:
Is the information correct? [y/N] y
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

From another box, you can now login to the system running the live cd. Use the ubuntu username with the password you set or use the newly created account.

Delprof2 – User Profile Deletion Tool

2011-05-03T13:52:00.002+02:00

http://helgeklein.com/free-tools/delprof2-user-profile-deletion-tool/

Delprof2 is the inofficial successor to Microsoft’s Delprof which does not work with operating systems newer than Windows XP.

Irreligion by country

2011-05-01T18:39:00.002+02:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreligion_by_country

Irreligion (encompassing agnosticism, atheism, nontheism, ignosticism, antireligion, skepticism, freethought, antitheism, apatheism, non-believer, secular humanism, marxism, or deism) varies in the different countries around the world.

1.1 billion people (16% of the world population) are considered non-religious.

2011-04-14T14:47:00.000+02:00

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817878

Attachments remain in the Outlook Secure Temporary File folder when you exit Outlook 2010, Outlook 2007, or Outlook 2003

VBScript & WSH Tools

2011-03-29T15:07:00.000+02:00

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/wshtools.php

PowerShell Scripting with WMI

2011-03-21T14:31:00.000+01:00

http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-wmi-methods/

Guida all'acquisto di un'auto nuova

2011-03-20T13:07:00.003+01:00

Guida all'acquisto di un'auto nuova

http://www.corrieredeimotori.it/guide-e-consigli/acquistare-un-auto-nuova.asp

http://www.webcitation.org/5xKBzsjvF

L'ACQUISTO DI UNA NUOVA AUTO

http://www.trendmotori.com/consigli-per-acquistare-auto-nuove.htm

http://www.webcitation.org/5xKD5Ao1w

COME ACQUISTARE UN'AUTO NUOVA

http://www.libertadiscelta.com/come-acquistare-un-auto-nuova.html

http://www.webcitation.org/5xKLaFxWX

Le Pratiche di acquisto Auto Nuova

http://www.praticheautomobilistiche.it/pratiche-acquisto-auto.cfm

http://www.webcitation.org/5xKM5Qgh9

2011-03-12T00:40:00.000+01:00

Well, it's one line in PowerShell, assuming you have all 50 computers in comp.txt in current folder, one workstation per line:

Invoke-WmiMethod -ComputerName (Get-Content comp.txt) -Class Win32_Process -Name Create -ArgumentList 'netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled'

You may have to elevate powershell first. If your account is not admin on remote side you will probably need -Credential there as well.

I've just tested it and it worked as expected. :)

Can't you use the invoke-wmi cmdlet to perform that operation?

$cred = get-credential
$exe = "notepad"
$computers = get-content "listOfComputers.txt"
foreach($computer in $computers)
{
Invoke-WmiMethod -Name Create -Class Win32_Process -Namespace root\cimv2 -ArgumentList $exe -credentials $cred -ComputerName $computer | out-null
}

out-null surpresses the output of the create method.
by default you would receive the process information if the command executed successfully.

To allow the regular domain users to install the printers in Windows 7 without having admin privileges on a 2k3 domain you will need to add a couple of keys in the registry on the users workstations.

2011-03-12T00:13:00.002+01:00

Import this in the registry:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\PointAndPrint]
"Restricted"=dword:00000001
"TrustedServers"=dword:00000001
"ServerList"="FullyQualifiedPrintServerName1;FullyQualifiedPrintServerName2"
"InForest"=dword:00000000
"NoWarningNoElevationOnInstall"=dword:00000001
"UpdatePromptSettings"=dword:00000002

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/el-GR/w7itpronetworking/thread/532e101e-424d-45c8-b984-1adf33d9744d

To allow the regular domain users to install the printers in Windows 7 without having admin privileges on a 2k3 domain you will need to add a couple of keys in the registry on the users workstations. We do this on a 300+ machine domain using Group Policy > Computer Configuration >Windows Settings >Scripts>Startup We have a batch file that picks up various machine level fixes and patches that we want to push out.

Here is the important pieces for the Windows 7 printer issue i am giving two examples one .Reg file and the other a .VBS file

Start of Reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverInstall\Restrictions]
"AllowUserDeviceClasses"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverInstall\Restrictions\AllowUserDeviceClasses]
"1"="{6BDD1FC6-810F-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F}"
"2"="{48721B56-6795-11D2-B1A8-0080C72E74A2}"
"3"="{49CE6AC8-6F86-11D2-B1E5-0080C72E74A2}"
"4"="{4658EE7E-F050-11D1-B6BD-00C04FA372A7}"
"5"="{4D36E971-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"
"6"="{4D36E979-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

End of Reg file

1 is Imaging devices Device Class GUID

2 is IEEE 1284.4 devices Device Class GUID

3 is IEEE 1284.4 compatible printer Device Class GUID

4 is IEEE 1394 and SCSI printers Device Class GUID

5 is Multifunction adapters Device Class GUID

6 is Printers Device Class GUID

If you search the registry for the GUID's above you will see that they correspond with what I have listed.

Here is the same thing under VBS Script.

Start VBS file

Option Explicit

Dim Shell, WshShell
Set WshShell = CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" )

WshShell.RegWrite "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverInstall\Restrictions\AllowUserDeviceClasses", "00000001","REG_DWORD"
WshShell.RegWrite "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverInstall\Restrictions\AllowUserDeviceClasses\1", "{6BDD1FC6-810F-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F}","REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverInstall\Restrictions\AllowUserDeviceClasses\2", "{48721B56-6795-11D2-B1A8-0080C72E74A2}","REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverInstall\Restrictions\AllowUserDeviceClasses\3", "{49CE6AC8-6F86-11D2-B1E5-0080C72E74A2}","REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverInstall\Restrictions\AllowUserDeviceClasses\4", "{4658EE7E-F050-11D1-B6BD-00C04FA372A7}","REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverInstall\Restrictions\AllowUserDeviceClasses\5", "{4D36E971-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}","REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverInstall\Restrictions\AllowUserDeviceClasses\6", "{4D36E979-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}","REG_SZ"

End VBS File

Office 2010 ospp.vbs ospprearm.exe

2011-02-23T16:25:00.001+01:00

Office 2010 ospp.vbs ospprearm.exe

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&biw=1440&bih=799&q=%2Bospp.vbs+%2Bospprearm.exe&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

Rearm the Office 2010 installation
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee624357.aspx#section4)

Symantec Norton 360 Version 5.0

2011-02-22T12:06:00.001+01:00

Symantec Norton 360 Version 5.0
http://buy-static.norton.com/prod/html/partner/msft_EN.html

http://buy-download.norton.com/dm/estore/downloads/OEM/N360/5.0/N360_5.0.0.125_MS_LOEM_MRF1441_5671.exe?LNG=EN

http://buy-static.norton.com/prod/html/partner/msft_EN.html

Title of post to be decided

2011-02-15T00:58:00.001+01:00

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee624057(WS.10).aspx

Rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry

Automates many printer configuration tasks. Printui.dll is the executable file that contains the functions used by the printer configuration dialog boxes. These functions can also be called from within a script or a command-line batch file, or they can be run interactively from the command prompt.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179062.aspx

Customize Outlook profiles by using an Outlook Profile (PRF) file

http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/internet/jsi-tip-5130-how-can-i-manage-internet-explorer-security-zones-via-the-registry-.aspx

How can I manage Internet Explorer Security Zones via the registry?

Script to change the computer description to "User's Name - Dell Service Tag."

http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=24425

Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo")
Set objUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & objSysInfo.UserName)
strName = objUser.CN

strComputer = "." 

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ 
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2" ) 

Set colSMBIOS = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_SystemEnclosure")
For Each objSMBIOS in colSMBIOS
strService = objSMBIOS.SerialNumber
Next

Set colOperatingSystems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _ 
    ("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem" ) 
 
For Each objOperatingSystem in colOperatingSystems 
   objOperatingSystem.Description = strName & " - " & strService
   objOperatingSystem.Put_ 
Next
 
Set WshNetwork = Nothing

Information about the User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0 update

2011-02-02T23:16:00.002+01:00

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2023591

Upgrade and Migration / User State Migration Tool 4.0 User's Guide
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee461274(WS.10).aspx)

Step-by-Step: Basic Windows Migration using USMT for IT Professionals
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd883247(WS.10).aspx)

This article describes the User State Migration Tool (USMT) software update. The update includes fixes and support for migration scenarios for when the source or destination computer have Microsoft Office 2010 installed. You can download the USMT 4.0 update from the Microsoft Windows Download Center.

This update is required if the source or destination computers in a USMT migration have Microsoft Office 2010 installed.

About USMT

USMT is included in the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK). Administrators can use USMT to migrate user data and user settings. The tool supports several operating systems, application settings, and user data migration scenarios that include the following scenarios:
Migrating operating system settings, application data, or user data from a Windows installation that is running on an older computer to a Windows installation that is running on a newer computer.
Migrating operating system settings, application data, or user data from an older Windows installation to a newer Windows installation that are running on the same computer in a "refresh" scenario.
USMT migrates user data, operating system settings, and application settings for applications such as Microsoft Office.

Customize Outlook profiles by using an Outlook Profile (PRF) file

2011-01-31T23:48:00.002+01:00

Customize Outlook profiles by using an Outlook Profile (PRF) file

Sysprep Windows 7

2011-01-31T23:30:00.004+01:00

Building a Standard Image of Windows 7: Step-by-Step Guide

What Is Sysprep?

How Sysprep Works

Sysprep functions and known issues

Manage the Activation Clock

Sysprep a Windows 7 Machine – Start to Finish V2

Creating a default windows 7 profile before imaging - outlook 2010

2011-01-31T23:13:00.000+01:00

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/594eebea-a37a-4fd6-89ae-9eea83b7f24f

Regarding the white background, I would suggest that you create your own theme with required settings and then save the settings as a file and apply this within the sysprep xml file. This should be set in the specialize, microsoft-windows-shell-setup section.

(The below is the process I use for Outlook 2007 and haven't yet tried it with 2010, but I assume it's the same)

For Outlook, it sounds as though you might have run Outlook on the master workstation before creating your master image.

For installing and configuring Outlook I would firstly create an Outlook PRF file that configures Outlook as you require, including defining which server to use etc.

You then need to set a couple of settings within the registry of the user that will become Default User (Administrator code probably) to define which PRF file to use, and that the Outlook profile has not been configured and so needs configuring.

To do this, import the following REG file, obviously with the PRF file in c:\prf for this example. A network share would be a better option though really.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Setup]
"First-Run"=-
"ImportPRF"="C:\\PRF\\Outlook.PRF"

Creating Unattended Windows 7 Installation

2011-01-31T22:53:00.002+01:00

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproinstall/thread/c784a63f-a49d-4ff1-808c-6bc110e92497

You need to configure relevant settings as follows:

1. Delete all existing partitions on the target machine and use a single partition eg. the entire C: drive for the OS install.

Configure the Microsoft-Windows-Setup | DiskConfiguration | Disk component to only create one drive and active it.

More reference: CreatePatitions

2. Copy a setup account to the default profile.

Create an Unattend.xml file that contains the Copy Profile parameter, the parameter must be as follows:

true

More reference: How to customize a default user profile in Windows 7

3. Change the timezone to CST.

The following XML output shows how to set the time zone.

Central Standard Time

More resource: TimeZone

4. Automatically enter the product key and active windows.

Specialize the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | ProductKey component.

More resource: ProductKey

5. Join the domain and assign a random computer name.

Specialize the Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin | Identification | JoinDomain component.

More resource: JoinDomain

Set an asterisk (*) in the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | ComputerName component.

More resource: ComputerName

6. Set the default network location to "work".

Specialize the following parameter in the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | OOBE | NetworkLocation component.

Work

More resource: NetworkLocation

7. Set the system user name and org name.

Specialize the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | UserAccounts component.

More resource: UserAccounts

Secure domain join

2011-01-31T22:47:00.000+01:00

Secure domain join
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732280(WS.10).aspx#Image2

Automated method to change a workstations name / Workstation Name Changer / WSName.exe

2011-01-31T22:34:00.000+01:00

Workstation Name Changer
WSName.exe
http://mystuff.clarke.co.nz/MyStuff/wsname.asp

Dell Client Manager / Dell Management Console

2011-01-29T16:39:00.016+01:00

Dell and Altiris (Symantec)

How to Easily Evaluate Intel vPro Technology Features on Dell Optiplex Systems

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Active_Management_Technology

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_vPro

Dell™ Management Console (DMC), powered by Altiris™ from Symantec

Dell Management Console 2.0 Specifications

Download Dell Management Console (DMC) at No Charge

Dell Management Console, powered by Symantec

Because Dell and Symantec have released a new version of Dell Client Manager that can
coexist with the Dell Management Console, no migration utility is provided. Dell Client
Manager functionality is expected to be incorporated into future releases of the Dell
Management Console, at which time a migration tool is expected to be provided

Dell Client Manager
Dell Management Console

Are you talking about the Dell Management Console (DMC) , or the Dell Client Manager (DCM) ? ... DMC is more server centric, and DCM being more client (Optiplex) centric.

DMC will manage all "non-workstation" h/w. To manage workstations and notebooks, you also need to install Dell Client Manager. DCM is also on the DMC install media. That will manage Optiplex, Precision and Latitude. Once you install, follow the quickstart steps on the DCM portal page. You will need to push the Altiris agent and OMCI.

http://www.dmcswat.com/

Dell Management Console, powered by Symantec

DMC for Clients = Dell Client Manager

Altiris Client Management Suite

Dell OpenManage Client Administrator™

Dell Client Manager™ has become Dell Client Manager Standard and Dell OpenManage Client Administrator has become Dell Client Manager Plus.

For more information, click here.

http://www.altiris.com/dellclientmanager
http://dell.symantec.com/dcm-tech

Defying Gravity (TV series)

2011-01-16T02:34:00.000+01:00

Defying Gravity (TV series)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defying_Gravity_(TV_series)

http://www.sharingfreelive.net/index.php?showtopic=60178
(http://backupurl.com/rkbr62)

Vista's MBR Disk Signature

2011-01-13T17:03:00.000+01:00

http://www.multibooters.co.uk/mbr.html

The Disk Signature and Drive Letters

Windows NT operating systems will remember the drive letters that have previously been assigned to partitions and drives. This differs from Win9x where drive letters are assigned on every bootup in a default order as the partitions and drives are discovered, which means changes to partitions or the adding of drives can cause letters to change. With NT the current hard drive partition drive letters can be maintained by linking them to a partition by using a unique number that is assigned to each partition and stored in the Windows registry. This unique partition number is generated from the disk signature of the hard drive and the partition offset. On Windows bootup the partition number is compared with the disk signature and if they match then the partition will be assigned the same drive letter that had previously been allocated to it.

If a disk signature is changed then Windows unique partition numbers become invalid. They no longer match the MBR disk signature and therefore drive letter assignments are lost. On first reboot after a signature change each partition on the affected drive will have its unique number recreated to match the new disk signature, then be reassigned a drive letter. These reassigned letters may not match the originals and so your drive letters may change. (You will also be informed that your new device/s have been installed and a reboot is required).

When you are using the Windows built-in bootmanager to dual or multiboot it is vital to maintain drive letters because Windows might not see itself as the default C: drive. If you have a Windows install that considers itself to be say the E: drive and a disk signature change causes this assignment to be lost, then during early bootup Windows will reassign drive letters in the default order, which will be the System partition as C: and the Boot partition as D:, which means later in the boot process the registry paths such as E:/Windows and E:/Documents and Settings, will be invalid. Windows 2K and XP cannot recover from such a drive letter change, but Vista seems to be a bit more adaptable and will struggle to the desktop, from where it is possible to edit the registry to restore the required drive letters, (see Drive Letter Problems). Be aware that with Vista it is possible when using the Microsoft bootmanager to have the Vista install see itself as the C: drive even when it is in fact a Boot partition to a different System partition. In this situation a drive letter re-ordering event caused by a signature change will assign the default D: letter to the Boot partition, causing the aforementioned problems.

Registry Replacer - This is a simple program used to do a quick Search or a Search and Replace of Strings in your Registry

2011-01-08T01:41:00.002+01:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Registry

Registry Replacer
http://bladesdev.com/regreplace.htm

This is a simple program used to do a quick Search or a Search and Replace of Strings in your Registry.

Others:

RegEditX 3.0 - Tweaks for the Windows Registry Editor (REGEDIT)
http://www.dcsoft.com/products/regeditx/

Funduc Registry Toolkit
http://www.funduc.com/registry_toolkit.htm

ImgBurn

2011-01-07T17:18:00.000+01:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImgBurn
http://www.imgburn.com/

ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!

It has several 'Modes', each one for performing a different task:
Read - Read a disc to an image file
Build - Create an image file from files on your computer or network - or you can write the files directly to a disc
Write - Write an image file to a disc
Verify - Check a disc is 100% readable. Optionally, you can also have ImgBurn compare it against a given image file to ensure the actual data is correct
Discovery - Put your drive / media to the test! Used in combination with DVDInfoPro, you can check the quality of the burns your drive is producing

ImgBurn is a freeware program that allows the recording of many types of CD/DVD images to recordable media (.cue files are supported as of version 2.4.0.0).[3] Starting with version 2.0.0.0, ImgBurn can also burn files and data directly to CD/DVD.

ImgBurn supports a wide range of image file formats - including BIN, CCD, CUE, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, ISO, MDS, NRG and PDI.

ISO images via Virtual Drives

2011-01-01T02:08:00.000+01:00

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/aa948864.aspx

Using ISO Image Files

Many products are posted as ISO-9660 image files. An ISO-9660 image file is an exact representation of a CD or DVD, including the content and the logical format. The most common use of an image file is to write it to a blank CD-R or DVD-R, resulting in an identical copy of the original disc including file name and volume label information. ISO image files may also be opened and their contents copied to a local folder, much like ZIP files. ISO files may also be virtually mounted and accessed as a device. These three methods of using ISO images are described below. Note: you may have to rename the file extension from .IMG or .UDF to .ISO, depending on your software.

Writing ISO files to CD-R or DVD-R

Most CD-R/DVD-R writing software includes a feature to create a disc from an image file. Note: you must use the special "copy image to CD" or "burn image" functionality. See your software’s Help for detailed information.
Writing ISO images to CD-Rs and DVD-Rs
The Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit includes the DVDBURN.EXE command line tool. Though it has not been tested by Microsoft, many customers also report success using ISO Recorder.
Testing CD-Rs and DVD-Rs
After a CD/DVD-R has been written, you can use the CRC tool to verify that the process was successful.

The CRC305.exe tool can be downloaded from MSDN Subscriber Downloads in the Tools and Resources folder.
From a command prompt, run CRC305 filename (where filename is the image file name.)
Run CRC305 x: (where x is the drive letter of the drive containing the CD/DVD-R). The CRC values should match.

Alternatively, there are many freeware programs available for calculating an SHA-1 hash value that is provided on each download page on MSDN Subscriber Downloads. Use your favorite Internet search engine to look for sha1 hash to find them.
Accessing ISO images via Virtual Drives
Certain tools exist which create a virtual disc drive on your PC and mount an ISO image on that drive. These tools typically assign a new drive letter to this drive, and the contents of the image can be accessed by opening “My Computer” and double clicking on the new drive.
Though they have not been tested nor are supported by the Subscriptions team, customers report that Daemon Tools offers such capability as well as Microsoft Virtual CD Control Tool.
Other products like IsoBuster and WinRar can access the contents of ISO images directly and verify ISO files, but also have not been tested nor are supported by the Subscriptions team.

Flashgot JDownloader Orbit IDM Real-Debrid download manager

2010-12-28T16:08:00.001+01:00

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=Flashgot+JDownloader+Orbit+IDM+%22Real-Debrid%22+OR+%22download+manager%22&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Flashgot JDownloader Orbit IDM Real-Debrid

download manager

http://www.jdownloader.org/

JDownloader Alternative:
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&tbo=1&prmdo=1&q=%2Bjdownloader+AND+%2BMipony+AND+%2BFreerapid&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

+jdownloader AND +Mipony AND +Freerapid

Mipony (http://www.mipony.net/)
FreeRapid (http://wordrider.net/freerapid/)

Uninstallers

2010-12-26T04:31:00.002+01:00

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=%2B%22Total+Uninstall%22+AND+%2B%22Revo+Uninstaller%22+AND+%2B%22ZSoft+Uninstaller%22+AND+%2B%22Your+Uninstaller%22+AND+%2B%22Ashampoo+UnInstaller%22+AND+%2B%22IObit+Uninstaller%22&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

1) Total Uninstall

2) Revo Uninstaller

3) ZSoft Uninstaller

4) Your Uninstaller

5) Ashampoo UnInstaller

6) IObit Uninstaller

Sysprep - Description of the Windows XP Corporate Deployment tools and documentation

2010-12-19T01:14:00.002+01:00

Sysprep
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321880

The Windows XP Corporate Deployment tools contain the following tools and documentation:
Deploy.chm: This is the "Microsoft Windows Corporate Deployment Tools User's Guide" documentation.
Ref.chm: This is the "Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Reference" documentation.
Factory.exe, Setupcl.exe, and Sysprep.exe: These are the Sysprep components. Sysprep is a tool that prepares the hard disk on a source computer for duplication on other computers with the same hard disks.
Oformat.com: This is a command-line tool to create a volume that uses the FAT32 file system. The tool creates a FAT32 volume with clusters that are aligned in an optimal way for later conversion to the NTFS file system.
Cvtarea.exe: This is a command-line tool to create files and to analyze the placement of those files on a volume that uses the FAT32 or FAT file system. You can use this tool to create a contiguous file in a specific location on the disk. This may be useful if your manufacturing processes requires you to format a hard disk with the FAT or FAT32 file system before you convert the hard disk to the NTFS file system. You can use the Cvtarea tool to create a reserved, contiguous, placeholder file that is to be used for the NTFS metadata files after the conversion. This causes the resulting file system to be less fragmented and more efficient.
Setupmgr.exe: This is the Setup Manager Wizard. You can use this to create or to modify the files that control an unattended Setup.
Readme.txt: This is the Readme documentation for the Windows XP Corporate Deployment tools.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

2010-12-17T23:44:00.000+01:00

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

msconfig.exe

msconfig

Good AntiMalware

2010-12-15T15:35:00.001+01:00

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (MBAM)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malwarebytes%27_Anti-Malware
http://malwarebytes.org/

Hitman Pro
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitman_Pro
http://www.surfright.nl/en

SUPERAntiSpyware
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superantispyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/

Spybot – Search & Destroy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spybot_–_Search_%26_Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org

Create ISO from folder

2010-12-15T15:24:00.000+01:00

Folder2Iso just creates an iso from any kind of folder (with the subfolders).
Its a GUI of mkisofs
mkisofs, a CD filesystem image creator. Because these tools don't include any GUI, many graphical front-ends have been created

http://www.trustfm.net/divx/SoftwareFolder2Iso.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cdrtools

Cdrtools - Highly portable CD/DVD/BluRay command line recording software

http://cdrecord.berlios.de/old/private/cdrecord.html

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Clean Up Utility

2010-12-13T14:20:00.002+01:00

The utility removes Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 and its components from Windows

Description

Acronis Clean Up Utility is a console application that removes Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 and its components from Windows.

The utility is written using plain commands of command line interpreter (cmd.exe) included in Windows 2000 and higher.

http://kb.acronis.com/content/6177

http://kb.acronis.com/sites/default/files/content/2009/11/6177/abrcleanup.zip

Restore to Dissimilar Hardware

2010-12-13T01:44:00.003+01:00

P2V restoration:
V2P restoration:
Dissimilar hardware restoration:
Restore to different hardware:

StorageCraft Shadowprotect - "Hardware Independent Restore" (HIR)
Acronis Backup & Recovery - "Universal Restore"
Symantecs Backup Exec System Recovery - "Restore Anyware"

Troubleshooting tips and tricks for the Restore Anyware Option (RAO)
Using the Hidden Options for Restore Anyware when restoring an image from the Symantec Recovery Disk (SRD)

Hardware Identification Programs / System Profiler Software

2010-12-12T03:50:00.007+01:00

computer diagnostics, system profiling, benchmark, overclocking, troubleshooting, hardware and software installed.

system profiler software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_profiler

Hardware Identification Programs:
Sandra, Everest/Aida, HWInfo

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=%2BSandra+%2BEverest+%2BHwinfo&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

How to Find Device ID’s to Resolve Unknown Device Problems
(http://www.webcitation.org/5uvnKqRwc)

http://www.pcidatabase.com/

To identify the device by its PCI ID, refer to http://pciids.sourceforge.net/

http://driveragent.com/
http://biosagentplus.com/
http://esupport.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Technologies

eSupport.com Partners With FinalWire Ltd., the Creators of AIDA64 Extreme Edition)
Newest version of AIDA64 Extreme Edition features DriverAgent & BIOSAgentPlus
http://www.aida64.com/

Phoenix Technologies(R) Helps Consumers Recover Lost Files With New FileRestorePlus(TM)
Upgraded FileRestorePlus expands PC tools and Optimization products available through eSupport.com
http://filerestoreplus.com/

Program to manage other computers on the network?

2010-12-10T10:58:00.000+01:00

Alchemy Remote Executor

EMCO Remote Installer

SysTracer - Track file and registry changes in your computer

2010-12-10T09:50:00.003+01:00

http://www.blueproject.ro/systracer

SysTracer v2.2: trace your system changes

SysTracer is a system utility tool that can scan and analyze your computer to find changed (added, modified or deleted) data into registry and files.
SysTracer can scan your system and record information about:

changed files and folders
modified registry entries
system services
system drivers
applications that are configured to run at computer startup
running processes
loaded dlls

Each scan operation performed with SysTracer generates a binary image file representing a snapshot of your system.
Recording the snapshot usually takes a few minutes depending on your system complexity. You can choose to scan only specific parts from folders or registry, in order to speed up the recording process.
By comparing snapshots from before and after a new program installation or execution, you can determine which files or registry entries were added, changed, or deleted.
You can create as many snapshots as you may want or need, and you can compare anytime any pair of them, having the possibility to export differences to HTML list.

SysTracer Pro

SysTracer Pro is an enhanced version of SysTracer. SysTracer Pro have advanced functionality like exporting and importing snapshots, useful in order to compare snapshots taken on different computers.
With SysTracer Pro you can search for files, folders and registry information into recorded snapshots.
SysTracer Pro have command line support, for automating recording snapshots and exporting snapshots differences.
Visit SysTracer features section for a detailed comparison matrix between SysTracer and SysTracer Pro.

Remote scanning - track changes from network computers

SysTracer have support for remote scanning, providing you an easy way to take snapshots of your network computers.
In order to allow scanning, each computer from your network will have a SysTracer executable installed as windows service.
The management of the entire process is done from a single computer (server) with a SysTracer instance running in normal desktop mode. From this server you will be able to control each SysTracer client by selecting scan targets, sending scan commands and receiving resulted snapshots.

Portable version

SysTracer can be used with or without installation.
Using the portable version - without installation - you can take snapshots of your system without making any changes to the current files or Windows registry.
The application can be used directly from the HDD or from an USB flash drive.

http://www.blueproject.ro/systracer

Porting Windows Drivers to AMD64 / Port 32-bit drivers to 64-bit

2010-12-07T02:38:00.000+01:00

http://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=265
(Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5umqvuNIq)

http://decoder.comunicazioni.it/

2010-12-02T23:54:00.001+01:00

http://decoder.comunicazioni.it/

Tariffe Internet Mobile / Internet da Cellulare

2010-11-30T00:49:00.000+01:00

http://www.sostariffe.it/confronto-offerte-internet-mobile/

http://connectedlife.netsons.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=162

Microsoft Sync Framework SyncToy PowerToy

2010-11-24T15:59:00.000+01:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Sync_Framework

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SyncToy

SyncToy 2.1

Elevation PowerToys / Execute programs elevated from command prompt

2010-11-24T15:06:00.001+01:00

Microsoft Elevation PowerToys

Elevation from command line
Run elevated from CMD

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2008.06.elevation.aspx

http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/d/0/fd05def7-68a1-4f71-8546-25c359cc0842/Elevation2008_06.exe

Powershell scripts

2010-11-24T14:08:00.000+01:00

$Win32_OS = Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem -computer PutHereComputerName -credential domain\administrator | select *

Delete Windows User Profile

2010-11-24T12:04:00.000+01:00

The users hive is located under their user directory (NTUSER.DAT) so deleting the directory with an rmdir /s /q {username} should suffice. The only part that wouldn't be deleted is under the profile list in the registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList but all that does is map the SID to a profile location.
If the user logs in and the directory doesn't exist, it'll be created again.
Unfortunately, without having them elevate themselves as admins, they won't be able to delete user profiles.
Batch file:

set /p USERTODEL=Enter the username to delete: set USERTODEL=C:\Users\%USERTODEL%
if exist "%USERTODEL%" rmdir /s /q %USERTODEL%

To clear user local profile via registry :

Press on Start > Run >Regedit
Navigate to the following registry key :“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList”
Under ProfileList navigate to binary key’s like this :S-1-5-21-3656904587-1668747452-4095529-500
On the right side under ProfileImagePath you’’ll see the username and profile path.
Chose the one with the desired user and delete the long reg key like :“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList”

Last Logon Attribute for workstations

2010-11-23T23:39:00.002+01:00

Last Logon Attribute for workstations

http://minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3724&whichpage=2

http://www.rlmueller.net/Last%20Logon.htm
http://www.rlmueller.net/Programs/LastLogonTimeStamp.txt

Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7

2010-11-22T23:10:00.000+01:00

Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7

In XPS format

In PDF format

Symantec Norton Power Eraser

2010-11-20T23:54:00.002+01:00

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bxg92EC9b7R_NWRkNzY3ZDUtYmJmNC00MmY4LWEwOTYtYTc1M2M0YjkzMTA3&hl=en

Laplink PCmover

2010-11-19T00:22:00.000+01:00

Laplink PCmover

http://www.laplink.com/download/pcmoverpro?ln=ENG&s=100

http://download.laplink.com/pcmover/pcmover_en.exe

http://www.laplink.com/documentation/pdf/pcmover/pcmpro/PCmover_Pro_QSG.pdf

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE)

2010-11-17T16:18:00.000+01:00

How to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) client silently using the command line

Repair Microsoft Security Essentials using MSE Restore Tool v1.0

http://wpkg.org/MSSecurityEssentials

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/updating-microsoft-security-essentials-using-command-line/

http://www.appdeploy.com/packages/detail.asp?id=1647

Circumventing Group Policy as a Limited User

2010-10-23T14:36:00.003+02:00

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=gpdisable+cmd+GPCul8r+OR+bpmtk&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Quanto sono sicure le Group Policy? – How secure is Group Policy?

DisableCMD DisableRegistryTools DisableTaskMgr

Group Policy Registry Reference (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms815238.aspx)

The command prompt has been disabled by your administrator: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/disablecmd.htm

Windows XP Recovery Console / Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)

2010-10-21T12:50:00.000+02:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Recovery_Environment

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/winre/archive/2006/10/20/where-are-recovery-console-commands.aspx

Windows XP Recovery Console Equivalents in Windows Vista (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd367881.aspx?pr=blog)

Microsoft Windows SteadyState alternatives

2010-10-15T23:14:00.001+02:00

Returnil
Deep Freeze
Comodo Time Machine (CTM)

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=%2Bcomodo+%2B%22time+machine%22+%2Breturnil+%2B%22deep+freeze%22+%2Bsteadystate&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Vedere anche: Fortres Grand
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=%2B%22Fortres+Grand%22+%2Bcomodo+%2B%22time+machine%22+%2Breturnil+%2B%22deep+freeze%22+%2Bsteadystate&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=276210

http://alternativeto.net/software/sandboxie/?platform=windows

SteadyState for Windows 7

2010-10-13T14:16:00.004+02:00

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg176676(WS.10).aspx?ITPID=sprblog

http://blogs.technet.com/b/stephenrose/archive/2010/09/27/steady-state-for-windows-7.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/seanearp/archive/2010/09/11/a-steady-state-without-steadystate.aspx

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/springboard/archive/2010/09/27/steady-state-for-windows-7.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_SteadyState

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/windowssteadystate/threads

http://www.infoworld.com/t/malware/microsoft-releases-steadystate-documents-windows-7-234?source=footer

http://www.instantfundas.com/2010/09/5-alternatives-to-windows-steadystate.html

Internet Explorer extensibility

2010-10-09T18:27:00.006+02:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer#Extensibility

Internet Explorer Architecture

Internet Explorer Browser Extensions

Adding Toolbar Buttons

Adding Menu Items

Class for Adding Buttons, Menu Items and Explorer Bars to Internet Explorer

SpicIE - Simple Plug-In Creator for Internet Explorer
SpicIEContrib - SpicIE plug-in samples & guidance

Sample showing how to handle refresh and drop down buttons in IE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_Helper_Object

http://msmvps.com/blogs/vcsjones/archive/2010/05/23/writing-a-managed-internet-explorer-extension-part-1.aspx

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/Attach_BHO_with_C_.aspx

http://www.xtremevbtalk.com/showthread.php?t=53876

Powershell GUI IDE RAD editor

2010-10-05T09:58:00.009+02:00

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&biw=1440&bih=704&q=powershell+quest+PowerGUI+sapien+PrimalForms+OR+PrimalScript&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=%2BpowerShell+%2BISE+%2Bquest+%2Bpowergui+%2BSAPIEN+%2Bidera&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

PowerShell Editor Roundup: Who's the Winner?
(cache: http://www.webcitation.org/5tLsyzgv5)

Quest PowerGUI (http://www.powergui.org / http://www.quest.com/powershell/)
Sapien PrimalForms OR PrimalScript (http://www.sapien.com/)
Idera PowerShell Plus (http://www.idera.com/products/powershell/)
Microsoft Windows PowerShell ISE (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd367962(VS.85).aspx / http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd315244.aspx)

Anti-Virus Testing Websites

2010-10-03T16:51:00.002+02:00

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=Andreas+Marx+www.av-test.org+Andreas+Clementi+www.av-comparatives.org+VirusBulletin&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

http://www.av-test.org
http://www.av-comparatives.org
http://www.virusbtn.com

Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO)

http://www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse/AVTW.pdf
(cached: http://www.webcitation.org/5tCod6FyT)

The contemporary antivirus industry and its problems
(cached: http://www.webcitation.org/5tColHIvH)

Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK)

2010-10-02T01:28:00.003+02:00

Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEAK

Managing Browser Settings Through IEAK 8 Profile Manager (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc985349.aspx)

Automatic configuration .ins file
The default name of this file is Install.ins

IEAK Profile Manager stamps each .ins file with a version number. The version number combines the date that the .ins file was modified and the number of times the file has been revised. For example, 2007.02.14.01 shows that the file was modified only once and that modification occurred on February 14, 2007.

IEAK Profile Manager
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc961382.aspx)

Files Generated by the IEAK Profile Manager

When you update and save your configuration settings, the IEAK Profile Manager generates the following files:

Auto-configuration .ins file - This file contains the browser and component settings that Internet Explorer uses to update the browser configuration on users' computers. You can specify these settings in the Wizard Settings section of the IEAK Profile Manager.

Cabinet (.cab) files - These files are used to organize the installation files that are downloaded to the users' computers. You should digitally sign the .cab files created by the IEAK Profile Manager. For more information about signing your .cab files, see Chapter 12 , "Preparing for the IEAK."
The auto-configuration .cab files also contain information (.inf) files.

Information (.inf) files - These files contain the system policies and restrictions that the operating system uses to update the system configuration on users' computers. You can specify these settings in the Policies and Restrictions section of the IEAK Profile Manager.
Each .inf file also contains version information. When you change configuration settings, the IEAK Profile Manager updates the affected .inf files and their version information and repackages the companion .cab files.

Internet Explorer downloads and processes the contents of the auto-configuration .ins file and makes the necessary configuration changes on the users' computers. Internet Explorer also downloads and unpacks the companion .cab files for the operating system to process. If the version number of the auto-configuration .ins file does not change, new .cab files are not downloaded. The version number consists of the date the .ins file was modified and the number of times the file has been revised.

Differences between IE Maintenance Policies Vs. IE Administrative Template Policies

IE Maintenance Policies Vs. IE Administrative Template Policies

(cached: http://www.webcitation.org/5tALJx6VK)

Run a program with administrator rights / Tools that allow one to run a program as other user without giving password each time / How to run a process using different credentials

2010-09-30T09:41:00.004+02:00

joeware.net - CPAU (Create Process As User) like RunAs but with an options to encrypt the password

Run a program with administrator rights – RUNASSPC, CPAU and Steel Run As compared

http://www.robotronic.de/runasspcEn.html

http://www.joeware.net/freetools/tools/cpau/index.htm

http://minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13514

I would recommend the following runas utilities:

CPAU (http://www.joeware.net)
PsExec (http://www.sysinternals.com)
LSrunas/LSrunasE (http://www.lansweeper.com/) - (uses non-standard encryption)
Runasspc (http://robotronic.de/runasspcEn.html) - (uses AES-256 encryption)

I would highly recommend using Runasspc for security reasons as the other programs have no or weak encryption. Keep in mind when you don't use encryption the password is being sent as clear-text over the wire and can be easily captured by a network sniffer. Also I would recommend not executing the runas command line in a batch file - this should be embedded in a compiled and obfusticated .exe program.

Also when using runas to install some software that particular installation software may need to be installed as the active user. To get around this issue without logging off, you will need to launch a hidden command prompt as an Administrator, add the current user to the Administrators group and then run the runas command. After this you will want to remove the current user from the Administrators group. Always check the return code for the command (i.e. NET LOCALGROUP Administrators username /DELETE) that removes the user from the Administrators group so you can verify this has worked.

Tools that allow one to run a program as other user without giving password each time

How to run a process using different credentials

Validate domain username and password from workgroup computer / Running Dsa.Msc (Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in) From A Computer Not Joined Into Domain

2010-09-29T22:53:00.004+02:00

Remotely administer a domain from a workgroup PC

http://forums.asp.net/p/1436962/3244988.aspx

All you need is here:
Declare Function LogonUser Lib "ADVAPI32.dll" Alias "LogonUserA" (ByVal lpszUsername As String, ByVal lpszDomain As String, ByVal lpszPassword As String, ByVal dwLogonType As LogonType, ByVal dwLogonProvider As LogonProvider, ByRef phToken As IntPtr) As Int32

Declare Function GetLastError Lib "kernel32.dll" () As Int32
_

Private Shared Function GetWindowsIdentity(ByVal UserName As String, ByVal Domain As String, ByVal Password As String) As WindowsIdentity
Dim SecurityToken As IntPtr

Dim Success As Boolean = CBool(LogonUser(UserName, Domain, Password, LogonType.LOGON32_LOGON_NETWORK_CLEARTEXT, LogonProvider.LOGON32_PROVIDER_DEFAULT, SecurityToken))

If Not Success Then
Throw New System.Exception("Logon Failed. Error: " & GetLastError())

End If
Return New WindowsIdentity(SecurityToken)

End Function

Public Enum LogonType As Integer

LOGON32_LOGON_INTERACTIVE = 2

LOGON32_LOGON_NETWORK = 3

LOGON32_LOGON_BATCH = 4

LOGON32_LOGON_SERVICE = 5

LOGON32_LOGON_UNLOCK = 7

LOGON32_LOGON_NETWORK_CLEARTEXT = 8

LOGON32_LOGON_NEW_CREDENTIALS = 9

End Enum

Public Enum LogonProvider As Integer

LOGON32_PROVIDER_DEFAULT = 0

End Enum

To test:

Dim o As Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity = GetWindowsIdentity("user", "domain", "pass")

http://us.generation-nt.com/answer/viewing-event-logs-remote-domain-help-68650162.html

Create a shortcut like this:

runas /netonly /user:domain\userid "mmc dsa.msc"

http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2008/03/the-windows-runas-command-and-the-netonly-switch.htm
Then I found out about an obscure switch for the runas command – /netonly, used to indicate that the supplied credentials are for remote access only. By changing my command to:

runas /netonly /user:remotecomputername\username mmc

I was able to authenticate against the remote computer without needing the credentials to also be valid on the local computer, as described by Craig Andera

http://www.pluralsight-training.net/community/blogs/craig/archive/2003/06/04/785.aspx

Today I ran across an entirely new option: the /netonly switch. Using it means that the credentials you supply don’t have to be valid on the machine you’re running it on, but will still be passed on when remote calls are made! So cool. Why? Because I’m doing work with Microsoft, and I need to do things against their servers that require authentication. I don’t want to join my machine to their domain, which means I can’t get a process running under my Microsoft domain account. However, using this switch, I can make a process look to remote systems as if it were running under my Microsoft domain account. This turned out to be crucially important for getting our build process working on my machine.

The one caveat is that since it doesn’t do an actual login, it’ll take whatever password you throw at it. Even if it’s wrong – you won’t find out until you try to actually use those credentials.

Running Dsa.Msc From A Computer Not Joined Into Domain

I'm trying to figure out if this is possible:

I have a laptop that I take to numerous clients, and I
really don't like to join it to the domain because it's a
pain to do that constantly and deal with user accounts,
etc.

But, I would still like to use dsa.msc (AD Users and
Computers) and related tools to manage domains from my
laptop. Is there a way to do this?

I have tried all combinations of runas.
Additionally, "Connect To Another Computer/Domain:" (i.e.
from compmgmt.msc or something) only works on non-DC's
near as I can tell, so in this configuration it's useless
for dsa.msc. It just says, "Access is Denied" without
possibility of prompting for credentials.

I think it all boils down to the domain not trusting my
computer and vice versa. This is why I think this may
not be possible. But, I'm hoping some of you can think
of a way around this problem.

Thanks in advance,

Matt

You need to be joined to a domain. If the laptop has enough
horsepower, load Virtual PC and create a XP imeage which you just join
to client domains.

No you don't. Assuming you've installed the adminpak.msi on the XP
machine, you can:

runas /netonly /user:somedomain\someuserid "mmc dsa.msc"

Wayne

Try this (one line, will wrap):

runas /netonly /user:domain\userid "mmc dsa.msc
/server=dc.in.other.domain"

That should launch the dsa.msc pointing to 'dc.in.other.domain' using the
supplied credentials.

HTH,

Wayne Tilton

Create on the local computer an account with credentials matching an account
with desired privileges in the target domain (username and password need to
match). Switch to its security context either by using RUNAS or interactive
logon. Launch DSA.MSC and point it to the target domain controller (or
domain - assuming its zones are accessible via the DNS server your computer
is configured for).

hth
Marcin

Managing Active Directory from MMC

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757197(WS.10).aspx

Starting Active Directory MMC consoles from the command-line

Active Directory MMC consoles, including Active Directory Users and Computers (dsa.msc), Active Directory Domains and Trusts (domain.msc) and Active Directory Sites and Services (dssite.msc), provide command-line options that allow you to start a console focused on a particular domain or domain controller. The command-line options support both fully qualified domain names and NetBIOS names.

The command-line options are:
/domain= FullyQualifiedDomainName

/domain= NetBIOSDomainName

/server= FullyQualifiedDomainControllerName

/server= NetBIOSDomainControllerName

You can use these command-line options to run the Active Directory MMC consoles directly from the command line, or you can create a shortcut to start a console and add the appropriate command-line options to the shortcut. You can also use the command-line options with any custom consoles that you create. For more information about creating and saving console files, see Windows interface administrative tool reference A-Z: Microsoft Management Console.

Command-line examples:
To start Active Directory Users and Computers focused on domain1, type:

dsa.msc /domain=domain1

To start Active Directory Users and Computers focused on server1, type:

dsa.msc /server=server1.domain1

To start Active Directory Sites and Services focused on server1, type:

dssite.msc /server=server1.domain1

To start Active Directory Domains and Trusts focused on server1, type:

domain.msc /server=server1.domain1

Notes
Do not use both a /domain and /server command-line option at the same time.

The /domain options can only be used with Active Directory Users and Computers.

Transfer applications settings PCmover USMT

2010-09-27T00:25:00.002+02:00

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=transfer+applications+settings+PCmover+USMT+Zinstall&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_State_Migration_Tool

Understanding Windows 7 migration tools
A comparison of Windows 7 migration tools

"Office Profile Wizard" PROFLWIZ
(http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=%22Office+Profile+Wizard%22+PROFLWIZ&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=)

Online Antivirus scanners

2010-09-25T15:28:00.004+02:00

http://www.av-test.org/links

Online Virus Scan for Single File

(http://lhsp.s206.xrea.com/misc/virusscan.en.html)

http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/probably-best-free-security-list-world.htm

Online-scanners

File scanning with several scanners:
Virustotal (Uploader)
Novirusthanks (Uploader)
Jotti
Virscan
Filterbit
Viruschief

Scanning of several zipped files:
Avira

Online-scanners:
Kaspersky
F-Secure
BitDefender
BitDefender qscan
Eset
Panda Software
a-squared
OneCare Superantispyware
Mcafee
CA
Comodo

Code signing based on Microsoft Authenticode

2010-09-22T00:14:00.001+02:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_signing

http://www.tech-pro.net/code-signing-for-developers.html

http://www.tech-pro.net/using-codesign.html

http://www.tech-pro.net/export-to-pfx.html

http://www.briggsoft.com/signgui.htm

Submit virus samples to AV companies

2010-09-18T16:26:00.000+02:00

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?s=d37efb74d49df6be58d88f5d37bdf1fe&p=1551851&postcount=43

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Agnitum: http://www.agnitum.com/support/submit_files.php
Ahnlab: v3sos(at)ahnlab.com, e-support(at)ahnlab.com
http://global.ahnlab.com/global/virusreport_main.ESD
ANSAV: http://www.ansav.com (check right sidebar)
Antiy: submit(at)virusview.net
Arcabit: wirus(at)arcabit.pl
http://www.arcabit.pl/sprawdz_pliki
Avast: virus(at)avast.com
AVG: virus(at)grisoft.cz
Avira: virus(at)avira.com, heuristik2(at)avira.com (gen/heur fp)
http://analysis.avira.com/samples/
BitDefender: virus_submission(at)bitdefender.com
http://www.bitdefender.com/site/Know...se/getSupport/ (note)
BKAV: bkav(at)bkav.com.vn
BullGuard: support(at)bullguard.com
Bytehero: virus(at)bytehero.com
ByteHero: support(at)bytehero.com
CA: virus(at)ca.com
http://home3.ca.com/Support/VirusSampleForm.aspx?
ClamAV: http://cgi.clamav.net/sendvirus.cgi
CMC: support.is(at)cmclab.net, contact(at)cmcinfosec.com
Command: virus(at)authentium.com
Comodo: malwaresubmit(at)avlab.comodo.com, falsepositive(at)avlab.comodo.com
http://internetsecurity.comodo.com/submit.php
CyberDefender: support(at)cyberdefender.com
Dr.Web: vms(at)drweb.com
https://vms.drweb.com/sendvirus/?lng=en
eAcceleration: http://research.eacceleration.com/submit_sample/
eEye: malware(at)eeye.com
EmsiSoft: submit(at)emsisoft.com, fp(at)emsisoft.com (fp)
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/support/submit/
eSafe: esafe.virus(at)eAladdin.com, virus(at)esafe.com
ESET: samples(at)eset.com
eXtendia/Guardian: TechSupport(at)BoomerangSoftware.com
Filseclab: virus(at)filseclab.com
FireAV: service(at)fireav.com
Fortinet: submitvirus(at)fortinet.com
F-Prot: viruslab(at)f-prot.com
http://www.f-prot.com/virusinfo/submission_form.html
http://www.f-prot.com/virusinfo/fals...tive_form.html (fp)
F-Secure: vsamples(at)f-secure.com
https://analysis.f-secure.com/
Gdata: http://www.gdatasoftware.com/support.html
Hacksoft: virus(at)hacksoft.com.pe
Hauri: hauri98(at)hauri.co.kr
http://www.hauri.net/support/virus_report.html
http://www.hauri.net/support/false_report.html (fp)
Ikarus: samples(at)ikarus.at, false-positive(at)ikarus.at (fp)
http://www.ikarus-software.at/cgi-bi...s&submit=more+
Immunet: submit(at)samples.immunet.com, support(at)immunet.com (fp)
Iolo: support-crm(at)iolo.com
http://www.iolo.com/customercare/technicalsupport.aspx
Jiangmin: virus(at)jiangmin.com, open-file(at)jiangmin.com (fp)
K7 Computing: k7viruslab(at)k7computing.com
Kaspersky: newvirus(at)kaspersky.com
Kingsoft: support(at)kingsoftresearch.com
http://www.kingsoftsupport.com/kingsoft/upload.php
Lavasoft: research(at)lavasoft.com
http://upload.lavasoft.com/upload/submit_file.php
Mcafee: virus_research(at)avertlabs.com, spyware_research(at)avertlabs.com (note)
datasubmission(at)mcafee.com (fp) (note)
Micropoint: virus(at)micropoint.com.cn, support(at)micropoint.cn
http://service.micropoint.com.cn/mail.php (tick 2nd option - To report suspicious files)
Microsoft: avsubmit(at)submit.microsoft.com, windefend(at)submit.microsoft.com, mfcs(at)submit.microsoft.com
https://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/submit.aspx
Microworld: support(at)mwti.net
MKS-Vir: pomoc(at)mks.com.pl
http://www.mks.com.pl/pomoc/wyslij_zarazony_plik (1.5 mb limit)
Moonsecure: http://www.moonsecure.com/vsubmit.php (note)
MyFreeAntivirus: http://smartpctools.com/support.html
Net Protector: service(at)indiaantivirus.com
http://indiaantivirus.com/virussample.html
Netgate: research(at)spy-emergency.com
http://www.spy-emergency.com/content/view/43/58/
Nictasoft: http://www.nictasoft.com/new-virus/
Norman: analysis(at)norman.no
http://www.norman.com/security_cente...mit_file/en-us
http://www.norman.com/support/fp/en (fp)
nProtect: http://global.nprotect.com/support/contactus.php
Nuwavesoft: support(at)nuwavesoft.com
Panda: virus(at)pandasecurity.com, falsepositives(at)pandasecurity.com (fp) (note)
ParetoLogic: SWAT(at)Paretologic.com
http://www.paretologic.com/community/submissions/ (check left sidebar)
PCMAV: redaksi(at)pcmedia.co.id
PCSecurityShield: customersupport(at)pcsecurityshield.com
PC Tools: http://www.pctools.com/mrc/submit/
Prevx: virus(at)prevxresearch.com, report(at)prevxresearch.com (note)
Proland: virsample(at)pspl.com
http://www.pspl.com/support/samplesubmit.htm
QuickHeal: viruslab(at)quickheal.com
http://www.quickheal.co.in/submit_sample.asp
http://www.quickheal.co.in/submit_fp.asp (fp)
Returnil: support-tech(at)returnil.com (note)
Rising: master(at)rising.com.cn
http://mailcenter.rising.com.cn/FileCheck/
http://support.rising-global.com/ind...departmentid=1
Sophos: samples(at)sophos.com
http://www.sophos.com/support/samples
Srnmicro: vlab(at)srnmicro.com
Sunbelt: malware-cruncher(at)sunbelt-software.com, spywarereport(at)sunbelt-software.com
http://www.sunbeltsecurity.com/Submi...5D4A0825C756EA
http://www.sunbeltsecurity.com/Submi...7BCD8BFF85EB45 (fp)
Sybari: submit_virus(at)research.sybari.com (note)
Symantec: avsubmit(at)symantec.com
https://submit.symantec.com/websubmit/retail.cgi
https://submit.symantec.com/dispute/false_positive (fp)
TrendMicro: virus_doctor(at)trendmicro.com
http://subwiz.trendmicro.com/SubWiz/Default.asp
Trustport: support(at)trustport.com
VBA32: newvirus(at)anti-virus.by
Vexira: virus_submission(at)centralcommand.com
Vir.it: assistenza(at)viritpro.com
VirusBuster: virus(at)virusbuster.hu
https://support.virusbuster.hu/index...kets&_a=submit (tick Virus Lab)
Virus Chaser: inquiry(at)viruschaser.com.hk
http://www.viruschaser.hk/e_contact.php (select Virus Support)
Webroot: submissions(at)webroot.com
http://www.webroot.com/En_US/about-vendorcomplaint.html (fp)
Websense: submit(at)websensesecuritylabs.com
http://securitylabs.websense.com/con...Malicious.aspx (select Malicious Application)
Zonelabs: malware(at)zonelabs.com

Greatis: support(at)greatis.com
Hazard Shield: andy(at)orbitech.org
Iobit Security 360: is360submit(at)iobit.com
http://db.iobit.com/deal/sdsubmit/index.php
Malwarebytes: http://uploads.malwarebytes.org
Nemesis: support(at)usec.at
NoVirusThanks (?): robert(at)novirusthanks.org
PC DoorGuard (?): astonsupport(at)astonsoft.com
Remove Fake Antivirus (?): olzenkhaw(at)hotmail.com
Spybot: detections(at)spybot.info
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/c...etections.html
Spyware Terminator: contact(at)spywareterminator.com
http://www.spywareterminator.com/sup...rt-ticket.aspx
Superantispyware: samples(at)superantispyware.com
http://www.fileresearchcenter.com/submitfile.html
http://www.fileresearchcenter.com/vendordispute.html (fp)
The Cleaner: trojans(at)moosoft.com
http://www.moosoft.com/TheCleaner/WebSubmit
TheStubware: support(at)thestubware.com
Trojan Hunter: submit(at)trojanhunter.com
Trojan Remover: submit(at)simplysup.com
ZeroSpyware: support(at)zerospyware.com
http://www.spyware-net.com/ReportSpyware

AVLab-UA: newvirus(at)avlab-ua.com
http://www.avlab-ua.com/component/op...mid,2/lang,ru/
http://www.avlab-ua.com/component/op...mid,3/lang,ru/ (fp)
UNA: newvirus(at)unasoft.com.ua
UploadMalware: http://www.uploadmalware.com

Most security vendors suggest that you put your sample(s) inside a password-protected archive* (preferably zip) to prevent being filtered/corrupted. In the e-mail/web form body include the archive password, symptom(s) of the infection(s) and if possible the site url(s) where you got the suspect file(s). In some cases if you can't locate the file(s), just e-mail the malware url(s) to your vendor and ask for removal assistance.

If you suspect your security vendor has produced a false positive (fp), put the detected file(s) inside a password-protected archive* (preferably zip). To get hold of the file(s), temporarily disable the real-time shield of your security software, restore the file(s) from quarantine and put the file(s) in your software's exclusion list. Refer to the help file of your security software to do those. In the e-mail/web form body include the archive password, site url(s) where you got the file(s) and reason(s) why the file(s) is/are safe.

*How to password protect zip files in windows XP/windows vista? If you're using an older Windows Operating System you need a 3rd party archiver (like 7-zipthat is free). Refer to the archiver's help file.

If you spot any mistakes, wrong contacts/links or would like to add other vendor contacts please post them. Thanks.

PS: Don't forget to change (at) to @. Some forms/links are not in English so use online translators like Google's or Yahoo's to translate them into English or your language.

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Last edited by LowWaterMark : November 23rd, 2009 at 05:10 PM. Reason: additions and updates per thanatos_theos

Portable Executable PE identifiers / extractors

2010-09-17T00:56:00.000+02:00

Portable Executable PE identifiers / extractors:

How To Copy Text or Error Messages from Any Dialog Boxes in Windows

2010-09-16T16:03:00.000+02:00

http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/05/25/how-to-copy-text-or-error-messages-from-any-dialog-boxes-in-windows/

How To Copy Text or Error Messages from Any Dialog Boxes in Windows:

Scraper from PC Magazine
SysExporter
WinScraper
Textractor
TextGrabber

Search Engines Webmaster Tools

2010-09-15T02:04:00.006+02:00

Search engine webmaster tools:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Webmaster_Tools
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Webmaster_Center
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_Site_Explorer

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Google:

http://www.google.com/webmasters/

(mimmo1997@gmail.com / mimmo2011@gmail.com)

Bing:
http://www.bing.com/webmaster/
(mimmo2009@live.com / mimmo2011@live.com)

Yahoo:
http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/
(mimmo_1997@yahoo.com / mimmo2011@ymail.com / mimmo9711@yahoo.com)

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Blogger Sitemap Generator /
Sitemap Generator for Google, Bing and Yahoo:
http://digitalinspiration.com/tools/blogger/sitemap/

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Facebook Account:
http://www.facebook.com/
mimmo2011@live.com

mimmo97@gmx.de

Software products implementations / The Programming Languages Beacon

2010-08-16T14:57:00.000+02:00

http://www.lextrait.com/Vincent/implementations.html

"This table contains a list of major software products or utilities, with details about the programming languages used to implement them. Information on this is difficult to find, and a few small mistakes might have escaped the author's attention. Corrections, suggestions for additions or even references are welcome. The list is not supposed to be exhaustive but the most significant products are tentatively listed. The order of the products in each family obeys no specific rule, the reader should not understand it as a ranking.
The main programming language, the one with which most of new developments are done, is highlighted, while the ones used in older times and still present, or used only for a minority of the developments are indicated too. The pieces of software listed are usually very large, and the list of programming languages cannot be exhaustive. Miscellaneous languages are not mentioned. Sometimes, there are different products under the same line (eg "Games"), or different implementations of a single line (eg JVM implementations). In this case, the overwhelming trend is indicated. Miscellaneous counter examples are ignored.
Some readers believe that most of the applications presented are based on old code, and that the technologies in use reflect the trends of the time. As it is an erroneous belief, some introduction dates are mentioned, like here, or here to show that what is "new" or "old" technology does not necessarily correspond to intuition.

The difference between C and C++ is a bit artificial, as it is always possible to argue that most of C code is C++ code, or conversely (as more than a few people use C++ more or less like C). The approximation made in this document tries to correspond to intuition."

SOS Tariffe

2010-08-16T13:16:00.002+02:00

http://www.sostariffe.it/

Financial crisis of 2007–2010 / Late-2000s recession / 2010 European sovereign debt crisis

2010-08-16T13:15:00.001+02:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007–2010

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late-2000s_recession

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_European_sovereign_debt_crisis