You can display the Global Catalog Servers in the domain you are logged in to using Nslookup.exe: 1. Open a CMD.EXE window. 2. Type the following command and press Enter: nslookup gc._msdcs.%USERDNSDOMAIN%
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How can I hide the Windows Messenger icon in Windows XP?
1. Open a CMD.EXE Windows. 2. Type the following command and press Enter: REG ADD “HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftOutlook Express” /V “Hide Messenger” /T REG_DWORD /F /D 2 3. When you restart your computer, the Windows Messenger icon should be hidden.
Where is the Administrator account in Windows Vista?
By default, new Vista installations have the built-in Administrator account disabled with a blank password. If you want to enable the account, you need to set a strong password by using the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Computer Management snap-in and clearing the disable flag. It’s advisable to leave the Administrator account disabled, however, and use […]
How do I enable the new maximum database size in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2)?
Exchange 2003 SP2 raises the maximum database size for the standard edition from 16GB to 75GB. By default, the size is increased to 18GB when you install the service pack, however you can raise this limit by modifying the registry, as follows: 1. Start the registry editor (regedit.exe) on the Exchange server. 2. Navigate to […]
Where can I download Windows PowerShell?
On November 15, Microsoft released Windows PowerShell 1.0 (formerly codenamed Monad) for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2003, which you can download at here . A Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1) version is also available, with the final Vista version available by January 31, 2007. The download is less than […]
What is Centro?
Centro is the codename for Microsoft’s new infrastructure solution aimed at midsized businesses. The distro is especially good at running predictive analytics on mass amounts of data. You can learn more about this technology the distro can take advantage of right here. This solution combines Windows Longhorn Server, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, and security and […]
How do I enable circular logging for a Microsoft Exchange Server storage group?
By default, Exchange writes 5MB transaction logs that are kept until you perform a full backup. If the database becomes corrupted, Exchange restores the last full backup then applies all the transaction logs. However, you can turn on circular logging, which instead reuses transaction logs when the 5MB is full, but this means in the […]
How can I use Telnet to download an element of a Web page?
I recently wanted to download a file from a Web site without using a browser, just in raw text format. I used the Telnet command to perform the operations normally performed as part of the HTTP download process, which are essentially a series of GET commands. To initiate the connection, telnet to port 80 (instead […]
How can I export my BlackBerry Enterprise Server licence keys?
When run on your BlackBerry Enterprise Server the following command line will export your installed licence keys to a text file. Replace c:beskeys.txt with the path and filename of your choice. bcp besmgmt..licensekeys out c:beskeys.txt -c -T
How do you upload Files to a Sharepoint Document Library in bulk?
In large organisations large amount of documents have to be uploaded into document libraries. This can be a time consuming task especially if the hierarchy has to be maintained in folders in the document library as well. A quick fix is to map a drive to your sharepoint site from Windows Explorer. Simply choose Tools, […]