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Thu, Jun 23 2011 11:00

Network trace without NetMon, wireShark, etc… Part 2

As I told you in the previous episode , there is more than just capturing without installing any software. Much more, actually. There is a .cab file which contains many files: 33 to be accurate (at least in my case). The files contain the heck of information...
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Mon, Jun 20 2011 13:34

Network trace without NetMon, WireShark, etc…

It is often necessary to capture and analyze some network traffic to troubleshoot a problem. Usually, it requires to install some software package similar to several stated in the subject to this article. It’s ok, when the computer in question is, say...
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Thu, Jun 9 2011 11:00

%systemroot%\System32 secrets: defrag

The next command also seems to be used the further the less. Partly, probably, because performance of modern computers allows forgetting about the problem of fragmentation unless it is too late becomes huge. Partly because some myths about it have successfully...
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Thu, May 5 2011 11:00

%SystemRoot%\System32 Secrets: compact & convert

I’ve been quite busy for some time, so there is a quick run over two utilities: compact and convert. The first one can be used sometimes while the second, I think, has almost died out. Let’s take a look on them. compact Remember cipher ? The same stuff...
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Mon, May 2 2011 11:00

%SystemRoot%\system32 secrets: cipher

Next command in my list is what you never remember about unless user comes in with a cry: “I’ve reset my password and now all my EFS-encrypted files are gone!!!”. Are you familiar with the situation? I am not, fortunately, but I heard some related horror...
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Mon, Apr 25 2011 11:00

BITS Transfer PowerShell cmdlets

One friend of mine told me that I shouldn’t have spread knowledge about BITSAdmin command while there was the PowerShell cmdlets in place. Well, to some extent he is definitely right: 1) PowerShell is better self-documented. 2) It is waaaay easier to...
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Thu, Apr 14 2011 11:40

%SystemRoot%\system32 secrets: Choice

We won’t assess the next three commands – chglogon , chgport and chguser – because they are all replaced by change . Therefore the next candidate in the race is choice While not being helpful alone it could be useful in batch scripts...
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Mon, Apr 11 2011 11:59

Migrate scheduled tasks from 2003 to 2008

Well, the time has come for me to learn at last syntax for schtasks what I was reluctant to do. Some time you have to migrate a task or a bunch of them from one computer to another. In my case it was even more “interesting” task: migrate some tasks from...
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Mon, Mar 28 2011 12:48

%System%\System32 secrets: change

Another old-timer here. I cannot remember when I last used it, but I guess it still can be useful in a number of situations. For example I used to use it to install new software on a terminal server or to cease users logins to it. Now I usually don’t...
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Mon, Mar 14 2011 11:00

%SystemRoot%\System32 Secrets: certreq

The next two candidates for the series from System32 folder were bootcfg and cacls (I’m going through them alphabetically). But they are deprecated and, what’s important too, I’ve managed to learn theirs new variants. Moreover, I’ve already described...
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Thu, Mar 10 2011 11:00

%SystemRoot%\System32 secrets: BITSAdmin

Another deprecated friend of mine. But I still like it, really. First of all because I haven’t still found enough time to get acquainted with all that *-BITSTransfer PowerShell comandlets . Second… Well, there is nothing for the “second”, naturally =...
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Thu, Mar 3 2011 11:00

%SystemRoot%\System32 secrets: BCDEdit

Ok, next item in our list is not to be actually very much used. Troubleshooting OS boot, creating some boot options, that’s it. But actually it is worth knowing about it. Nevertheless, what you can do with it can be quite awesome… If you need it =) For...
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Thu, Jan 27 2011 11:00

%SystemRoot%\System32 Secrets: Auditpol

This command is very useful in case you need to fine-tune audit. For example you cannot set “Audit directory service changes” without setting “Audit directory service replication” using only GUI, because “There is no Windows interface tool available in...
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Mon, Jan 24 2011 11:00

%SystemRoot%\System32 Secrets: Schtasks

After my previous post about AT command I received some feed back from people who obviously enough hadn’t read my post in its entirety =) The feedback stated that “AT is deprecated and is to be replaced with schtasks”. You bet I knew that! =) Nevertheless...
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Mon, Jan 10 2011 11:00

%SystemRoot%\System32 secrets

Remember my “ Old good command line ” series ? I decided to continue. But now I will take interesting commands not from some fabulous site, but from inside my very own Windows 7. From the folder stated in the subject. Usually it is c:\windows\system32...
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