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April 11th, 2006

Auto Logon in Windows XP

Though it’s not a great tip for security aficonados, it is possible to prevent Windows XP from prompting you for username/password combination to login.  You would use this if you were the only person using your personal computer.

Go to Start then Run

Type control userpasswords2 and hit Enter

Uncheck Users Must Enter a user name and password […]

By Aaron -- 2 comments

April 9th, 2006

Command Line Tips: ipconfig

One of the most handy command line tools you can have in Windows is ipconfig. As it sounds, ipconfig is a tool that manages all things IP Address.
The most simplistic method of using the command provides basic IP configuration with IP netmask and gateway.
C:\Documents and Settings\Aaron>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

[…]

By Aaron -- 0 comments

March 26th, 2006

Setting Up a Printer via IP Address

Back in the day, almost all printers (save big business class laser printers) were hooked up in a standard fashion - via parallel port on the back of a computer.  However, with the saturation of home networks, it’s difficult to find a laser printer these days that does not  have an ethernet port.

It would be […]

By Aaron -- 1 comment

March 17th, 2006

Active Directory Quick Query

If you work in an Active Directory environment, you may be interested to know that you don’t have to do the normal routine to query AD for clients (Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Computers and Users).
Drop this bit in a text file and save it as AD Query.bat:
%SystemRoot%SYSTEM32rundll32.exe […]

By Aaron -- 3 comments

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