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How to Schedule a Reboot or Restart - Windows

Submitted by ingram on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 10:38pm

Thanks to the task scheduler in Windows, scheduling a reboot of a system is very easy. Simply schedule the task for the preferred time, and set the action to run the shutdown program with the restart switch. Here are step-by-step picture instructions on how to do it (This should work on any version of WIndows, including: Server 2008, Windows 7 & 8, and Windows Vista):

Open the Task Scheduler by typing "Task Scheduler" in the start menu's search box, or by going here:

Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Task Scheduler

Right click on "Task Scheduler (local)" in the left pane and click "Create Basic Task":

Windows Schedule Reboot 1

Give the task a name and description:

Windows Schedule Reboot 2

Choose when you want the task to start (in my case, it's a one time task):

Windows Schedule Reboot 3

Choose the date and time for the task:

Windows Schedule Reboot 4

Choose "Start a program":

How to Get List of All Groups in Domain from Command Line - Windows

Submitted by ingram on Sat, 02/02/2013 - 3:32pm

To get a list of all groups in a domain and export them into a text file, run the following command (you need to have the appropriate permissions to run this command, a domain admin will work):

net group /domain > domain-groups-list.txt

This will export a list of all domain groups into a text file in the working directory. This should work in any Microsoft Windows Active Directory Domain.

How to Get List of All Domain User Accounts from Command Line - Windows

Submitted by ingram on Sat, 02/02/2013 - 2:59pm

To get a list of all user accounts in a domain and export them into a text file, run the following command (you need to have the appropriate permissions to run this command, a domain admin will work):

net user /domain > domain-user-list.txt

This will export a list of all domain users to a text file in the working directory. This should work in any Microsoft Windows Active Directory Domain.

Find Total and Free Disk Space from Command Line Windows XP - 7 - 2003 - 2008

Submitted by ingram on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 6:30pm

To find the total and free disk space in all modern versions of Microsoft Windows from the command line, you need to use the fsutil command. Here is an example:

fsutil volume diskfree c:

Total # of free bytes        : 11658346496

Total # of bytes             : 209712050176

Total # of avail free bytes  : 11658346496
 
Unfortunately, there is no way to change the output from bytes to megabytes or gigabytes. If you want to learn how to find total and free disk space in Linux, check out this tutorial.

How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 9 on Windows 7 SP1 and Revert to IE8

Submitted by ingram on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 10:41am

Windows 7 with service pack 1 comes loaded with Internet Explorer 9 by default. You can revert to Internet Explorer 8 by following theses steps:

  • Open "Programs and Features", formerly called "Add or Remove Programs", by clicking on the start button (or by holding down "Windows key + R" to bring up the run menu) and typing appwiz.cpl and hit enter. Click on "View installed  updates":Internet Explorer 9 Remove 1
  • Select "Windows Internet Explorer 9" from the update list and click "Uninstall" Internet Explorer 9 Remove 2
  • Reboot your computer and you will have Internet Explorer 8

Install PIXFrogger in Windows/Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit with Fenix

Submitted by ingram on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 7:59am

If you are trying to install PIX Frogger in Ubuntu 32 bit, you should have no problem. If you are trying to install it on Ubuntu 64 bit, however, you will see an error like this:

sudo apt-get install pixfrogger

...

Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:

 pixfrogger : Depends: fenix but it is not installable

E: Broken packages

 

To resolve this issue, we will download a 64 bit fenix.deb file and install it.

wget http://mirror.ne.gov/ubuntu/pool/universe/f/fenix/fenix_0.92a.dfsg1-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb

sudo dpkg -i fenix_0.92a.dfsg1-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb

Now you should be set to install PIX Frogger:

sudo apt-get install pixfrogger

If you want to see the game in action, check it out here:

Setup cannot update file C:\WINDOWS\win.ini

Submitted by jdixon on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 9:31pm

 

Chances are the computer might be running Trend Micro or some other type of anti-virus / firewall application. In my case it was Trend Micro that was not only blocking me from installing Office 2010, but was also blocking me from installing Windows XP Service Pack 3.

You can simply unload trend micro or stop your anti-virus application and then retry and it should work great. If you have problems still you might want to try to boot into safe mode and scan your computer throughly or make sure some other application isn’t blocking access.

 

Blacked out login screen

Submitted by jdixon on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 9:44pm

 You may run across a server that is blacked out on the login screen. You can still login but it makes it difficult finding the username or password fields.

To fix this you should look in the registry at:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colors

You will probably notice that all the values or almost all the values have zeros in them. You need to replace these from another server. You can replace these with the values listed below if you don’t mind the colors. Just save the values to a .reg file and import them back in:

How to Fix Ox8007000D Windows 7 Activation Error

Submitted by ingram on Sat, 03/26/2011 - 3:51pm

While activating Windows is typically a seamless process, occasionally one runs into a snag. The 0x8007000D Windows activation error can cause significant problems if one does not know how to resolve the issue, including being unable to download and install updates, wallpaper removal, and annoying activation notifications. This activation error can likely be caused by many things, however, I believe this one to be the result of not entering the Windows 7 product key and without activating Windows within the 30 day activation window. 

I first came across this issue when I received a call that a user's background had been changed to a black one and there was a message in the bottom right corner stating, “This copy of Windows is not genuine.” So naturally, the first thing I do is attempt to activate Windows. I chose to activate Windows over the Internet and received the following error message: 

“A problem occurred when Windows tried to activate. Error Code 0x8007000D”

Windows Activation Ox8007000D Error

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