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  • Enabling Virtualization in Your BIOS

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    For Dell Systems Restart your machine, and press F2 at boot (or whichever key is necessary) to enter BIOS setup Under Performance > set Virtualization to ON Under Performance > set VT for Direct I/O Access to ON Save & Exit BIOS Restart computer For HP Systems Restart your machine, and press F2 at boot…

  • Find Computer Owner

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    At times people want to find out who owns a certain machine. My Network places -> Search Active Directory -> Find: Computers, Enter Computer name: “FOOBAR”, Click “Find Now”, Select Result, Right Click “Manage” -> Local Users and Groups -> Groups -> Administrators -> (Find who is an admin on the box). Another method is…

  • How to create a bootable WinPE USB Key

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    Obtain the following: USB Key Windows Automated Installation Kit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=696DD665-9F76-4177-A811-39C26D3B3B34&displayLang=en Steps to create the Bootable USB Key:

  • Nice Win7 shortcut key combinations

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    A list of shortcuts specific to Windows 7 Windows shortcuts WinKey + Up arrow Maximize window WinKey + Down arrow Restore/Minimize window WinKey + Left arrow Snap window to left WinKey + Right arrow Snap window to right WinKey + Shift + Left arrow Jump window to left monitor WinKey + Shift + Right arrow…

  • Synchronizing two batch files

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    This useful command lets you wait for signals from other command windows or even across the network. waitfor.exe is in windowssystem32 directory. The simple case for the tool is in one command window you do a “waitfor foobar” and it’ll block until in another window you do a “waitfor /SI foobar”.

  • How to make your machine think it has less memory than it really does

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    There’s a hidden, system, read-only file called boot.ini in system boot drive. Here’s a sample to run 1 GB dual as a 128 MB uniprocessor: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)WINDOWS=”Microsoft Windows XP Professional” /fastdetect /numproc=1 /maxmem=128

  • Recover deleted mail in outlook

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    Have you ever deleted an email, emptied your deleted items folder and then realized one day or two later that you need them? Well you can recover them in outlook using the following easy steps: Select the ‘Delete Items’ folder Go to Tools->Recover Deleted Items… You will see a nice list of all the email…

  • Disable standby/sleep

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    powercfg.exe is a windows built in tool to config power management. powercfg.exe is a command line utility, it’s easy to integrate powercfg.exe into scripts. Turn hibernation off powercfg -hibernate OFF Set the power configuration to High Performance powercfg -setactive 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c Set the absentia power scheme (the scheme used when no one is logged in) powercfg.exe…

  • Enable/disable the built-in administrator account

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    Enabling the built-in administrator account: net user administrator /active:yes Disabling the built-in administrator account: net user administrator /active:no Note: Must use an elevated command prompt for this command to work.

  • Shutdown or reboot the computer

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    Shut down shutdown /s /t 0 Reboot shutdown /r /t 0