How-To
HowTo: Extract Files from a .MSI File using the Windows Command Line
Every once in a while I need to extract the content of a .msi file in order to customize a...
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Utilities
Managing multiple Remote Desktop/Terminal Server connections using Terminals
I manage many Windows servers using Remote Desktop/RDC or Terminal Services. I have an icon saved to my desktop for...
How-To
Howto: Using AD Restore and PSexec to Remotely Restore a Deleted Object from Active Directory
I was surfing while installing Windows 2003 servers today, and came across AD Explorer. This utility is from Sysinternals (now...
How-To
HowTo: Silently Install VNC onto a Remote Windows PC
I have a client that wanted to be able to remotely access an employee’s computer, but didn’t want to use...
Troubleshooting
Identifying Processes Running as svchost.exe
I have previously written about experiences with systems becoming unresponsive and reporting svchost.exe utilizing 99% of the CPU. Since so...
Script
HowTo: Automatically Remove Files Older Than ‘X’ Days
Tape backups have failed me too many times, so I now do my Windows backup to an external hard drive....
How-To
HowTo: Enable Remote Desktop on a Windows XP Machine – Remotely
I’ve been configuring my LAN for spiceworks this afternoon. The Windows XP firewall is enabled on most of our PCs,...