Category Archives: How To

Use Excel to create easy batch jobs

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Nerd

Do you have to run a command on several servers remotely?  You can enter each command separately, but every good admin should know how to make life easier for him/her self.  For example, I wanted to use the psloggedon.exe tool … Continue reading →

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Change Firefox address search engine provider

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Nerd

Somehow… my default search engine in Firefox defaulted to Bing, and I wanted to change it back to Google, so I figured I’d show ya’ll how to do it too! In Firefox, type in about:config in the address bar, click … Continue reading →

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Install Windows 7 from USB Disk

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Nerd

I told you before about a utility that will create a bootable USB windows installer, but for all us command line junkies, this is just drop dead easy… Get a spare 4GB USB 2.0 thumbdrive, reformatted it as FAT32, and … Continue reading →

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Disable Group Policy Service on Windows Vista/7

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Nerd

As an administrator, I like to have FULL control of the computer that I use everyday.  Most companies deploy group policies that will set defaults to your computer, and not allow you to change those settings.  This will require that … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 – Enable $admin share

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Nerd

So I‘ve been running Windows 7 RTM for a while now, and really liking it.  There are a few “gotcha’s”, and the $admin share is one of them.  Out of the box, Windows 7 (and Windows Vista) disabled File and … Continue reading →

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Windows 7: Robocopy is Multi Threaded!

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Nerd

OK, so not everyone uses Robocopy on a regular basis, but I sure do! I am super excited about Windows 7′s version of Robocopy. Robocopy was created by Mark Russinovich, and was included in a whole suite of free windows … Continue reading →

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Free Computer Training from VTC (While it lasts)

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Nerd

VTC (Video Training Company) has a free 30 day unlimited promotion going on right now – Unlimited access for 30 days to more than 70,000 video tutorials for software, programing, and other technology.  The promo code is only going to … Continue reading →

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