February 15, 2011

February 15, 2011Windows Technologies

Windows Remote Administration Tools and Commands

Check RDP enable status remotely via command line C:>reg query “HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlTerminal Server” /v fDenyTSConnections HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlTerminal Server fDenyTSConnections REG_DWORD 0x0 C:> Enable RDP enable status remotely via command line C:>reg add “HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlTerminal Server” /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0 The operation completed successfully. C:> Adding users to Remote Desktop Users group via WMI in Powershell Command line: PS: ([ADSI]”WinNT:///Remote Desktop Users,group”).add(“WINNT:///,user”)

February 15, 2011Citrix

Installing XenCenter

Download the Citrix XenServer source (ISO) from XenServer downloads page. The source will contain the XenCenter installer under a folder called “client_install” Installer is a msi named ..client_installXenCenter.msi Just launch the MSI installer as admin user and then you’ll have the XenCenter installed on your system Reference: Citrix KB article: How to Download and Install a New Version of XenCenter

February 15, 2011Self Management

Setting up and using GoToMeeting (GTM)

…for newbies. Setup: Get the software source from the vendor site. Present location is here On the page, click on “Launch Software” The application gets installed and then you’ll be taken download complete page, indicating that install is successful Usage: Once application is installed fine, you’ll see GoToMeeting icon in Systray, an entry in ARP Wizard (appwiz.cpl), a toolbar in Outlook You need to authenticate to the Apps using your GoToMeeting access credentials You can right click on systray icon and say “Schedule a Meeting…” Or you can also do the same from Outlook toolbar “Schedule Meeting”