This list should be the basic knowledge for every system administrator. This is not a comprehensive list with every possible command or key combination. Instead, it’s a list with all the useful commands and key combination, which are commonly used.…
Yesterday, I had some troubles with the autoplay in Windows XP. For some reasons, the autoplay function didn’t work on 200 desktops in the organization. A real problem, because we are planning to enable DVD-playing, and the autoplay is an…
To disable Data Execution Prevention in Windows XP, do the following: Disable DEP in XP: DEP can be turned off only in your bootloader boot.ini. You can’t turn it off in the GUI, as you can see in the following…
To disable Data Execution Prevention in Windows Vista, do the following: Disable DEP in Vista: Click Start Click All Programs Click Accessories Right Click on Command Prompt Left click on Run as Administrator Click the Allow button if it asks…
In some cases, an error may occur when trying to view, change or add a power scheme. This may be due some corrupted registry settings in your registry. To repair your registry settings of your power management, you need to…
When trying to open the Device Manager (Control Panel – System and Maintenance – System), the following error may occur: C:\Windows\System32\devmgmt.msc This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the…
When filling in your user name and password, Firefox 2 stores your password if you choose to ‘Remember Site’. This saves you from re-entering your user name and password the next time you visit the website. In case you forgot…
In Outlook 2007, the handy right-click “Search in this folder” option has disappeared. In replace, we now have the Search box on the right top. By default, the search will only search in the current folder. Subfolders are not included…
On VMWare ESX3, your VM exists of one or more VMDK files (extension .vmdk) and one or more flat vmdk files It might occur that you may corrupt, lose or accidentally delete your VMDK files. Without your VMDK’s, you cannot…