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Monitor Network Connections with Pingmon
Rather than spending money on a commercial program or digging through huge ping logs, you can use the Pingmon script to monitor your network connections.
Windows IT Pro
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Bill Aycock
Using Setx to Parse a Text File
Windows Vista's Setx command is useful for extracting words out of text files that have regular structures, such as the captured output of a Ping command. But it requires judicious use of command options to get just right.
Windows IT Pro
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Mark Minasi
Use DevCon To Install Device Drivers Remotely
If you have to install a device driver on a lot of computers, give DevCon a try.
Windows IT Pro
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M. Hakan Can
Fool iisweb.vbs Into Creating Websites Whose Home Directories Include UNC Paths
The iisweb.vbs script that comes with IIS 6.0 is an incredibly useful tool for creating websites. However, you can't use it to create websites whose home folders reside on shares. Here's a workaround.
Windows IT Pro
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Murat Yildirimoglu
Reader Challenge February 2009
Solve this month's challenge about a batch file logon script, and you might win a prize.
Windows IT Pro
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Kathy Ivens
Automate Batch Job and Task Scheduling with JAMS 4.5
MVP Systems has announced that the latest version of its batch job and task scheduling automation tool, JAMS 4.5, is now available for download.
SQL Server Magazine
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Megan Keller
Do More with For
Windows Services for UNIX (SFU) includes UNIX and Linux binaries that you can run from a Windows command line or in a batch file. When you combine the SFU commands with the Windows For command, you can create powerful tools.
Windows IT Pro
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Readers
Use Batch Files to Automate Application Installation
You can chain together most modern software applications by using simple installer paths in a batch file;and by adding command-line options documented by other system administrators, you can often completely automate the installation.
Windows IT Pro
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Alex K. Angelopoulos
Use Batch Files to Automate Application Installation
Windows IT Pro
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Alex K. Angelopoulos
An Easy Way to Boot Between Vista and XP
If you have a dual-boot configuration with Windows Vista and Windows XP, you can use BCDEdit, a Vista command-line tool that can add, modify, and delete data in the BCD store. With BCDEdit's /bootsequence command, you can specify a one-time boot sequence.
Windows IT Pro
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Readers
Find Out Who Is Leaving Files Open at Night
When Daniel discovered that some files weren't being backed up because they were open, he discovered a little-known tool named Openfiles. By running this tool through a batch file, he was able to find out which users were leaving files open at night.
Windows IT Pro
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Readers
How Those %&% Characters Can Cause a Batch File URL to Fail
At the command line, you find that you can run a command that opens your favorite Web site, but when you put that command in a batch file, it fails. Find out what the problem is and how you can prevent it.
Windows IT Pro
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Karen Bemowski
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[February 7, 2008]
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R2R Contest Winners
Rick Bridges and Oscar Perez, who submitted .vbs scripts, and Jeff Price, who submitted a .bat script, were the lucky winners in Scripting Pro VIP's Reader to Reader contest.
Windows IT Pro
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Karen Bemowski
Batch Script Not Only Enumerates User Profiles But Also Shows How to Error-Proof Paths
By using GetUserProfiles.bat, you can clean up old user profiles. By looking at how it works, you can learn how to error-proof paths. No matter whether you use this script for one or both purposes, it can be a valuable tool.
Windows IT Pro
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Karen Bemowski
Express Essentials: Backing Up Your Databases
You can back up SQL Server Express databases with SQL Server Management Studio Express, but for production databases you need to use a T-SQL script and transaction logs.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
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[January 8, 2008]
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Windows Shell and WSH Scripting—Still Useful After All These Years
Here's your chance to showcase your .cmd, .bat, .vbs, and .js code and possibly win a $25 gift certificate.
Windows IT Pro
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Karen Bemowski
Use Netsh to Easily Change IP Addresses
If your users have to change IP addresses often, you can create a batch file that contains just three Netsh commands. After you put that batch file on users' desktops, they can change their IP address with a simple double-click.
Windows IT Pro
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Apostolos Fotakelis
Answers to 10 Commonly Asked Questions About Windows Shell Scripting
Windows shell scripting expert Dick Lewis answers questions about .bat and .cmd scripts.
Windows IT Pro
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Karen Bemowski
Letters@windowsitpro.com
Readers ask about a strange behavior of the Domain Users group, the reason behind a defrag enhancement utility, and more
Windows IT Pro
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Readers
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A Fast Yet Secure Way to Open MMCs Using Alternative Credentials
If you use high-privilege credentials to open Microsoft Management Consoles (MMCs), here's a clever way you can spend less time entering those credentials. All you need are some simple batch files.
Windows IT Pro
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