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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
Get Updates on Microsoft Updates
Here's a VBScript script that details how many Microsoft updates are installed and the date of the most recently installed update on Windows XP machines.
Windows IT Pro
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Brandon Jones
Tool Time: Connect to Remote Machines with Royal TS
Royal TS is a great lightweight replacement for the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Remote Desktop snap-in—and the older versions are free.
Windows IT Pro
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Dennis Wynne
Retrieve Information from Open Browsing Sessions
If you need to retrieve information from an open Internet Explorer (IE) browsing session, try Get-IEUrl.ps1. With this PowerShell script, you can get and save web pages' URLs, titles, text, and even IE objects.
Windows IT Pro
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Alex K. Angelopoulos
NTFS Inheritance Rule Change
One of the NTFS inheritance rules changed in Windows 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. You need to know about this change if you move files on these OSs.
Windows IT Pro
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Murat Yildirimoglu
Protect AD from Administrative Errors
We all know that mistakes happen, but in AD, they can be disastrous. Here's how you can help prevent mistakes in a production environment instead of just reacting to them.
Windows IT Pro
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James R. Day
Tool Time: WinDirStat Simplifies Finding Where Your Disk Space Is Going
If you need to find out why a hard drive is running out of free space, try WinDirStat. This free tool provides multiple views of file-space usage.
Windows IT Pro
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Alex K. Angelopoulos
Simple String Encryption and Decryption
In SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005, one of the easiest ways to encrypt and decrypt strings is to use T-SQL's ENCRYPTBYPASSPHRASE and DECRYPTBYPASSPHRASE functions.
SQL Server Magazine
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Eli Leiba
Dnscmd Versions Discrepancy
You can use the Dnscmd utility to create AD-integrated DNS zones easily—but make sure you're using version 5.2.3790 or later.
Windows IT Pro
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Rick Sheikh
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
Find Document Handlers for Specific Users
Trying to find out what application really opens a document for a user on local or remote machine? This code can help.
Windows IT Pro
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Alex K. Angelopoulos
Use Group Policy to Deploy Commonly Used IE Plug-Ins
Using Group Policy Objects (GPOs), you can deploy Flash Player, Shockwave Player, and the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to computers in your organization.
Windows IT Pro
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Apostolos Fotakelis
Tool Time: 175 Free Tools for the Taking
Find out about 175 freebies you can take advantage of when working with Windows OSs, virtual machines, Exchange servers, SharePoint sites, and even SQL Server setups.
Windows IT Pro
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Karen Bemowski
The Reader to Reader 'Tool Time' Reference
In the Reader to Reader "Tool Time" column, readers recommend free tools that they've used. Here's what they're recommending.
Windows IT Pro
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Karen Bemowski
Stored Procedure Retrieves Information About Partitioned Tables
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) doesn't have a GUI that lets you easily obtain information about partitioned tables. Here's a stored procedure that helps fill this gap.
SQL Server Magazine
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Shaunt Khaldtiance
Normalizing the First Day of the Week
The DATEPART function uses the DATEFIRST value when returning the day of the week. Because the DATEFIRST value can differ between regional settings and can be changed, DATEPART can return incorrect results. Here's how to avoid any problems.
SQL Server Magazine
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Luther Miller
Delete Junk Folders Created by SMS
Systems Management Server (SMS) is a great tool but sometimes it can create but not delete folders if improperly configured. Here's a PowerShell script you can use to find and delete those unwanted folders.
Windows IT Pro
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James Lim
Two Tips When Redirecting Folders Via the Registry
After reading about how to redirect Windows system folders by editing the registry, a reader used the technique to redirect the Favorites folder. Here are a couple of tips to help you do the same.
Windows IT Pro
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Jonathan Shapiro
Schedule XP's Disk Defragmenter with a Logon Script
Although Windows XP's built-in hard disk defragmenting software doesn't have a scheduling feature, you can still schedule the Disk Defragmenter to run on many computers or just one. ScheduleDefrag.cmd is all you need.
Windows IT Pro
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Chris Betlach
Tool Time: Export PDF Text with Pdftotext
If you occasionally need to export text from .pdf files to .txt files, try pdftotext. This free command-line tool automates the export process.
Windows IT Pro
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Alex K. Angelopoulos
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