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Disable UAC Prompt for a Single Application

Published 31 December 7 9:33 AM | Charlie Russel

A useful KB (946932) just got posted on support.microsoft.com. It describes how to disable the User Account Control (UAC) prompt for a specific application, without disabling it for the machine as a whole. Now THAT's useful. There's no way I'm...

Filed under: Software, HowTo, PowerShell

PowerShell v2 CTP Is Here!

Published 6 November 7 6:13 AM | Charlie Russel

As anyone who reads this blog knows, I'm a big fan of PowerShell, the new shell and scripting language from Microsoft. Well, they've just released a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of what the next version will look like. See the PowerShell...

Filed under: Software, PowerShell

Acronis True Image Enterprise

Published 2 July 7 6:16 AM | Charlie Russel

As some of you know, I've been fighting to live with Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Virtual Server - without much success, I might add. I strongly suspect it's related to networking, but whatever the cause, it's been a disaster here. After losing...

Filed under: Software, General x64, Server, PowerShell, ML350, Virtualization, SP2

PowerShell for Windows Vista

Published 30 January 7 6:37 PM | Charlie Russel

Microsoft has released the Windows Vista versions of PowerShell for download! For those who haven't been paying attention, PowerShell (nee Monad) is the powerful new scripting language and interactive shell that combines the best features of UNIX...

Filed under: Software, Vista x64, PowerShell