Posted in Windows 2003

Why do 10 million people play World Of Warcraft ?

Posted by Ali on July 30, 2005 30 comments

A friend of mine recently sent me this email and I believe it answers the title of this post perfectly:

I guess it’s a combination of things. Work was taking up more of my time and WOW felt like a second job when just one job was already enough for me. But ultimately it came down to this. If I put in 10 hours pumping out presentations for my boss, reading about mutual funds online, etc. I came out the better for it. However, if I spent the same 10 hours playing, maybe I’d get a level up out of it but when I log off the game, what do I have to show for the last 10 hours of my life. Not much.

Import / Export IP Settings Using Netsh

Posted by Ali on July 22, 2005 No comments

To quickly export your IP (inc dns / wins) settings to a text file, use the following command: netsh -c interface dump > c:\work-net.txt When you connect to another LAN netsh -c interface dump > c:\home.txt Once you have everything in a text file, you can use this command to import the settings depending on […]

When you run OneNote 2003 on a Terminal Server client, the colors for menus and tabs are made of colored dots and crosshatches?

Posted by Ali on May 11, 2005 One comment

The subject appearance, often called pixilated, occurs if the client display is set for 256 colors (8-bit), because OneNote 2003 is optimized for a 16-bit color depth, or greater. NOTE: OneNote 2003 menus and tabs use gradients to shade one color into another, and gradients cannot be displayed at an 8-bit color depth. To workaround […]

How can I configure the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Windows Firewall from a command line?

Posted by Ali on May 1, 2005 No comments

Windows 2003 SP1 improves the Netsh command to let you specify the “firewall” argument to access the firewall configuration. Netsh lets you * configure the default state of Windows Firewall (Off, On, On with no exceptions) * configure which exceptions should be enabled, including the scope of each exception and whether exceptions are enabled on […]

How can I enable Internet Printing under Microsoft IIS?

Posted by Ali on April 20, 2005 3 comments

The Internet Printing feature isn’t a default component of IIS. To enable it, you must install it as follows: 1. Start the Add or Remove Programs Control Panel applet (Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs). 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Windows Components button. 3. Select Application Server and click Details. 4. Select Internet Information […]

When I connect a client to a Windows Server 2000 or later Terminal Services server, how can I tell the client to connect via a nonstandard port?

Posted by Ali on April 20, 2005 No comments

Typically, when you connect to a Windows-based terminal server, you connect to port 3389. However, if someone has changed the listening port on the terminal server (by changing the value of the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlTerminal ServerWinStationsRDP-TcpPortNumber subkey), you need to tell the client to connect to the new port. To do so, add a colon and the […]

How can I enable Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 to display filenames that have no extension?

Posted by Ali on March 31, 2005 No comments

Although the ability to display file that have no extensions was available by default in IIS 5.0, Microsoft has removed that default option from IIS 6.0. To re-enable the ability to display file types that have no extensions, follow these steps: 1.Click Start and select Programs, Administrative Tools, Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. 2.Expand the […]

How do I disable the Shutdown Event Tracker on Windows Server 2003 domain controllers?

Posted by Ali on January 29, 2005 No comments

To disable the Shutdown Event Tracker on all Windows Server 2003 domain Controllers: 1. Open the Default Domain Controller Policy. 2. Navigate to Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / System. 3. Double-click Display Shutdown Event Tracker. 4. Select Disabled. 5. Press Apply and OK. 6. After the next restart, the policy will be become effective.

What is Grabber?

Posted by Ali on January 29, 2005 One comment

Grabber freeware allows you to make screenshots of a remote computer. You must have administrative privileges on Computer name. Someone must be logged on to Computer name. Grabber.exe works on Windows 2000 and newer. Download here

Freeware Caffeine prevents your PC from locking or going to sleep

Posted by Ali on January 28, 2005 No comments

Run this to prevent your PC screen from locking. It does this by simulating that you’ve pressed the shift key once every 59 seconds. Double-click the icon to temporarily disable Caffeine, and permit your screen to lock. Under Win98: a key down and then a key up event is simulated Under Win2000/XP: a key up […]

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