Mar
17
Here is a list of some useful environment variables. %USERPROFILE% %WINDIR% or %SYSTEMROOT% (basically interchangable) %PROGRAMFILES% %APPDATA% %TEMP% %USERNAME% %USERDOMAIN% %COMPUTERNAME% %DATE% %TIME% Example: Let’s say Active Directory is getting full of unused user and computer accounts and you want to do an inventory to see who is using what. Add something this to the …
Mar
17
Problem: You have a computer with several user accounts and several profiles, but they don’t all match up. You need a quick way to determine where the currently logged on user’s profile lives. Solution: Open a command prompt and type the following: echo %userprofile% The command will return a single line that is the current …
Mar
16
Problem: A computer (or several computers) on your domain need to be renamed quickly and reliably without making a mess of Active Directory. Solution: Use the NETDOM utility that comes with the Windows Server Support Tools (SupportTools.msi on the Windows Server media). If it is not already installed, you will want to install the SupportTools.msi …
Mar
16
Problem: You need to restructure Active Directory to accommodate changes to your organization, changes in IT needs, to correct errors that occurred when planning your Active Directory schema. Solution: Use the Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT). The tool can be found here and documentation can be downloaded here: ADMT Documentation -n
Mar
15
Problem: A user wants to run two copies of QuickBooks concurrently in order to look at two company files at once. Solution: Install a virtual machine such as Microsoft VirtualPC, VMWare, Sun VirtualBox, etc. Install Windows and Quickbooks on the new virtual machine. -Nick
Mar
14
Problem: A user is able to access their Google Apps (hosted Gmail) account through webmail, but NOT through an email client using POP3 or IMAP. Cause: Their user account has an active CAPTCHA that needs to be unlocked. Solution: Unlock the user’s CAPTCHA by visiting: http://mail.google.com/a/your-domain-name.com/UnlockCaptcha (case sensitive) You will be prompted for the username …
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