Terminal Service Printers do not keep local settings.
The Problem: When you start a Terminal Services session with a local printer, a redirected print queue is created in the Terminal Services session. All of your settings should be transfer over to the redirected printer, but that is not the case all the time. Some printing models do not support detecting changes to the Device Settings tab [...]
Remotely view Internet browsing history
As a Sysadmin you are sometimes force to do some detective work, and 90% of the time this will involve the auditing of user’s browsing history. There are many utilities out there, but i wanted to shared IE History View, a long time favorite app I constantly use. Each time that you type a URL in the [...]
Master Keyboard Shortcut List
I always wanted to compiled a list of my most used keyboard shortcuts, so here it is. I’m sure i will be adding more as time goes by so consider this post, a work in progress. Basic Function Key Combination Select All CTRL + A Copy CTRL + C Cut CTRL + X Paste CTRL + [...]
You Should Know: Microsoft’s Web Platform Installer
This is a simple free tool that helps you download and install various components of the Microsoft Web Platform. It basically acts like an “app store” for your server. If you are familiar with Cpanel’s Fantastico, this is a similar concept. There are different tools, databases and application that can be install using the Web Platform installer, some include; [...]
Some Client computers do not appear in the WSUS console
There are many reasons why some clients might not appear in the WSUS console. For example, GPO errors, a corrupt installation on the server or client side and issues with IIS just to name a few. Many of these issues can be pinpointed by running the WSUS Client Diagnostic Tool and if necessary the Server Diagnostic Tool. Both of [...]
Get Email notifications when Excel workbook has been amended.
Recently I ran across a situation where i had an Excel workbook that was on a shared drive, this file would get updated by different employees on any given time of the day. I need it a way to alert someone in management every time this file was amended. This was my solution: Private Sub [...]
Batch file output to Log file
When running a batch file it might be beneficial and necessary to have a log file detailing the status of the commands. While there are different ways around creating a log file, batch file redirection is the key. To explain redirection lets see this example of a batch file that shutdowns some computers: shutdown -s [...]
The execution of scripts is disabled on this system; error in PowerShell
File NAME.ps1 cannot be loaded because the execution of scripts is disabled on this system. Please see “get-help about_signing” for more details. You will get this error when the default execution policy is enable, which is Restricted: Does not load configuration files or run scripts. There are six different values that can be set with [...]
Back Up / Restore Outlook Autocomplete (Recently Typed Emails)
You will need to copy & paste the file; outlook.nk2 from the Application Data folder. Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.NK2 Vista/Win 7: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.NK2
Can’t open attachments in Outlook?
If you are getting the following error: “Can’t create file: filename.xx. Right-click the folder you want to create the file in, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu to check your permissions for the folder”. 1. Open REGEDIT.EXE and go to Edit -> Find… In the Find dialog box type “OutlookSecureTempFolder” without the quotes [...]