My Windows Administration Power Tools (WAPT)

Process Explorer Process Monitor Uptime Autoruns Adfind Psloggedon Notepad2 Whoami Cmdasuser (download from MSFT here) or RunasSystem (download-able here) or ShellRunas Err (Microsoft Exchange Server Error Code Look-up) to interpret any Windows error codes TcpView Windb BlueScreenView, AppCrashView Psservice (remotely update service configuration) Index.dat Analyzer or IEHistoryView NirCmd (to automate cmd shell tasks in cmd window invisible mode) HTMLAsText (to deal info/data processing from web pages) Md5sum or MSFT’s File Checksum Integrity Verifier (FCIV) KeePass File (similar to linux file command)

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Outlook Tips

Apply Outlook view to all folders: Upto Outlook 2007:  You can’t apply new views to a group of folders. The only option is to customize the Messages view and it will apply to all folders still using the Messages view as detailed below: Select the Inbox Go to View; Arrange By; Current View; Define Views Select Messages (or IMAP Messages) and press Modify button Make whatever changes you’d like now…. Press OK in the Customize View: Messages/IMAP Messages window Select a different view, any other view, in the list, and then press Apply View Go back to View; Arrange By; […]

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Tips to manage taskbar Windows

It’s very often the case that many users (especially Windows Admins) requires multiple applications to be running yet don’t want to actively monitor them in taskbar.  Many users opt for grouping taskbar Windows to workaround that problem, however there will be atleast one window lying on the taskbar representing the grouped application windows. As many of you know that some applications comes with an option called “Minimize to tray (or) Hide when minimized” which simply avoid Window on the taskbar and yet keeps application running and provides easy option to activate the Windows whenever needed.  Here are the few applications […]

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