Softinventive Lab Total Network Monitor is a sophisticated free monitoring solution that supports numerous probe types based on HTTP, FTP, Event Log, Service State, Registry, log files, and more. The tool has only been released recently as freeware. There is no doubt that Total Network Monitor (TNM) is one of the best free monitoring solutions.
Source : 4sysops.com
Password Assistant is a GUI application that lets you update passwords of user accounts on multiple Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP machines. A good example is updating the Administrator password on all of your workstations.
You can obtain computer names to update from the network neighborhood (with a filter option) or from a text file. The update process can also be logged to a text file.
It’s free as in free beer !
Source : NTToolkit From netikus.net
When I’m writing my e-mail message to my Mom, I go to the Insert tab, click the Screenshot icon, and then click Screen Clipping.
source : Sending screenshots
Microsoft has announced the Microsoft Fix it Online Portal. Microsoft Fix it Center makes getting support easier than ever because automatic troubleshooters solve the issues you have now and prevent new ones
As easy as "Click, click, fixed!"
Source : Bink.nu
One of the applications included with the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is DART, which is made up of tools previously available through the Winternals Administrator's Pak.
| Source : | www.windowsitpro.com |
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From time to time people have asked me how to install Virtual Server on Windows 7, and have even pointed me towards attempts made by other people with varying levels of success. But I have not looked into this until today – because it is unsupported.
Source : Virtual PC Guy's WebLog
When we looked into how people used email, we found some interesting patterns. It turns out that there are generally three types of people when it comes to email: pilers, filers, and purgers.
Which are you?
- Piler: “I generally don’t put email into a folder or archive. I don’t delete it. I just let it pile up in my inbox."
- Filer: “I generally categorize messages by moving them into folders I’ve created or assigning labels to each message.”
- Purger: “I generally delete email after I’ve read it.”
Source : Inside Windows Live
Microsoft Security Essentials antimalware definitions are now available via WSUS.
Source : blogs.technet.com/wsus
Expression Web 3 SP2 contains general improvements to the application and to SuperPreview. You can get a more complete description of Expression Web 3 SP2, including a list of issues that were fixed, in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article "Description of Expression Web 3 Service Pack 2."
You can install Expression Web 3 SP2 if you have either Expression Web 3 or Expression Web 3 with Service Pack 1 installed.
Expression Web 3 SP2 includes SuperPreview support for Firefox 3.6 along with improved stability when working with CSS, PHP, and PDF files.
Source : bink.nu, www.microsoft.com/downloads
Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the last version of Windows Server to support the Intel Itanium architecture. SQL Server 2008 R2 and Visual Studio 2010 are also the last versions to support Itanium.
Source : blogs.technet.com/windowsserver
Read my new blog : Powershell-Everyday-FAQ
A few days ago the search box on my Windows 7 start menu mysteriously stopped working. If I typed anything in the box the search always returns group headers for items (like Programs, Files, Microsoft Outlook, etc ) but not the items themselves.
Took my a while to find the solution on the net, so I thought I shared the solution and give some thanks to a few peoples.
First, a special thanks to Chris DeLashmutt who blogged about this problem and the solution I used.
Also, big thanks to Bobby Mikkelson who wrote a detailed solution.
There is also an Hotfix for that problem at Microsoft (kb977380).
it is a context menu editor, an autoplay editor, and default programs association editor; essentially, the settings in the "Default Programs" Control Panel page. It's a replacement for the "File Types" dialog in Windows XP, and brings some key features of TweakUI to Windows Vista/7.
Really cool and well done tool, a must have.
Source : defaultprogramseditor.com
I was looking for a function to get the script directory in a PowerShell script and I didn’t found exaclty found what I was looking for.
I found some scripts on the net that works on PowerShell 1.0 or 2.0 and with Powershell host or PrimalScript 2009 Host (yes I’m using PrimalScript everyday).
So I tooked some code form others and added some of my stuff and here what I came up with :
function get-scriptdirectory {
# .SYNOPSIS
# Return the current script directory path, compatible with PrimalScript 2009
# Equivalent to VBscript fso.GetParentFolderName(WScript.ScriptFullName)
# Requires PowerShell 2.0
#
# .DESCRIPTION
# Author : Jean-Pierre.Paradis@fsa.ulaval.ca
# Date : March 31, 2010
# Version : 1.01
#
# .LINK
# http://blog.sapien.com/index.php/2009/09/02/powershell-hosting-and-myinvocation/
if (Test-Path variable:\hostinvocation)
{$FullPath=$hostinvocation.MyCommand.Path}
Else {
$FullPath=(get-variable myinvocation -scope script).value.Mycommand.Definition }
if (Test-Path $FullPath) {
return (Split-Path $FullPath)
}
Else {
$FullPath=(Get-Location).path
Write-Warning ("Get-ScriptDirectory: Powershell Host <" + $Host.name + "> may not be compatible with this function, the current directory <" + $FullPath + "> will be used.")
return $FullPath
}
}My function will work on PowerShell command line, PowerShell ISE or PrimalScript 2009. You will, however need PowerShell 2.0.
It is also compatible with a ‘Set-StrictMode -Version 2.0’ (you the thing most best practices guide told you to use).
Update (march 31, 2010) :
Looks like there is currently no way to get the script directory from PowerGUIScriptEditorHost, so I’ve modified my script to return the current directory (and a warning) instead of throwing an error.
Finally got the time to install the fantastic SyntaxHighlighter on my blog so I can post my code more easily.
I just followed the well done Blogger Syntax Highlighting guide from MLA Wire.
So I’ve added the following code in my Blogger site’s template, just before de </head> tag :
<link href='http://alexgorbatchev.com/pub/sh/current/styles/shCore.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/> <link href='http://alexgorbatchev.com/pub/sh/current/styles/shThemeDefault.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/> <script src='http://alexgorbatchev.com/pub/sh/current/scripts/shCore.js' type='text/javascript'/> <!-- add brushes here --> <script src='http://alexgorbatchev.com/pub/sh/current/scripts/shBrushCss.js' type='text/javascript'/> <script src='http://alexgorbatchev.com/pub/sh/current/scripts/shBrushJScript.js' type='text/javascript'/> <script src='http://alexgorbatchev.com/pub/sh/current/scripts/shBrushPhp.js' type='text/javascript'/> <script src='http://alexgorbatchev.com/pub/sh/current/scripts/shBrushPlain.js' type='text/javascript'/> <script src='http://alexgorbatchev.com/pub/sh/current/scripts/shBrushPowerShell.js' type='text/javascript'/> <script src='http://alexgorbatchev.com/pub/sh/current/scripts/shBrushSql.js' type='text/javascript'/> <script src='http://alexgorbatchev.com/pub/sh/current/scripts/shBrushVb.js' type='text/javascript'/> <script src='http://alexgorbatchev.com/pub/sh/current/scripts/shBrushXml.js' type='text/javascript'/> <script type='text/javascript'> SyntaxHighlighter.config.bloggerMode = true; SyntaxHighlighter.config.clipboardSwf = 'http://alexgorbatchev.com/pub/sh/2.1.364/scripts/clipboard.swf'; SyntaxHighlighter.all(); </script>
Daniel Oxley has created a debugger for custom scripts in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.
You should look at it : MDT Debugger
Don't waste your time trying to understand what this blog is about or why is there so many unrelated news in it (from Formula 1 to computer programming). It's simply my own personal blog where I can put any information I like.
