Install Fax Services if add/remove programs does not work
If add/remove programs is not working use the script above to force windows to install the fax service.
Disable window keys on keybard
You can download the following file and run the file to make the necessary registry changes or you can follow the instructions below.
disable_both_windows_keys
Copy the following into a document and name it disable_both_windows_Keys.reg and run the file
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Script to stop & start spooler service
If printers are not showing up then the spooler service is most likely stopped. To clear the print que and stop/start the spooler service copy the following into a document and name it “restart spooler.bat” and run the file. If you are using windows vista or 7 and UAC is enabled right click on the files and click unblock. When you execute them right click on the file and click run as admin.
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Create a random password in XP
If you want to create a randomly generated secure password, open a
Command Prompt window and type this command: net user administrator /random.
Windows displays the new random password it creates for once. You must write it
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Do not display last user who logged into windows
Ordinarily, the name of the last user who logged on appears in the Log On
To Windows dialog box. It can be a security hole as anyone can learn a valid user
name just by looking at this dialog box. To prevent this you may type secpol.msc at a
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Copy XP cd to harddrive during install
Use the /makelocalsource switch to have cd copied to hdd.
This switch instructs Setup to copy installation source files to your local
hard disk. You should use this option if the CD will be unavailable during
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Display all info about windows user account
Typing net user with the name of a local user account, Net User displays
all information about the user account. Administrators who love the command line
interface commonly use the Net User command.
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Remote Desktop Port 3389 How to change
To Alter the Port on the Client Side
- Open Client Connection Manager.
- On the File menu, click New Connection, and then create the new connection. After running the wizard, you should have a new connection listed there.
Set maximum memory usage for windows
/maxmem=128 will limit memory usage to 128mb of your total memory to xp, good for testing bad memory
Create a Static Route
Example below is for World of Warcraft, use this if you have two nics on different networks.
route add 12.129.233.0 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1 -p
route add 206.16.235.0 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1 -p
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