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August 26, 2010

Just an FYI to my readers…I know I said this about a year ago, but finally I have made the changes needed to make the switch. I will no longer be posting mirrored articles from IntelliAdmin here – so if you want those tools tips and software…make sure you go here: http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php I will start [...]

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Remote Control From Anywhere – Beta 1 Release

August 25, 2010
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As promised, IntelliAdmin Enterprise Remote Control Beta 1 is now available for download. For those of you in a hurry, here are bookmarks that will allow you to jump to the information you want Description Instructions Pricing Download Links Bug Reports Description What is it? It is a remote administration solution that allows you to [...]

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Cleanup Outlook Attachments

August 18, 2010
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Back in 2007, I wrote an article about an error that you get in Outlook when you have too many attachments of the same name: Even Outlook 2010 has this problem. In the article, I walk you through deleting these files by hand. It is not an easy thing to do. You need to open [...]

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Free tool to backup drivers

August 9, 2010
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If you have ever had to reload your system, then you know the pain of trying to find all of your drivers. I ran across a free tool called “Driver Backup” It allows you to backup all of your current drivers, and it will even generate a special install script that you can run to [...]

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Remotely Disable Control Panel Access

July 30, 2010
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I got a question from Mark last week: “Steve, I was wondering if you could add a plugin to Network Administrator that would disable control panel access. I know it is not the best way to keep people out, but it would save me a lot of headaches” Actually, I have gotten a few requests [...]

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Easily determine folder size

July 23, 2010
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Even with the huge amount of space that I have, I am always running out. When that happens I start digging. Usually I wait through this: If you have more than just a few folders, it can be a huge waste of time. I ran across a free tool from Microsoft called “Disk Usage” You [...]

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Reset a lost Windows password

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A friend of mine forgot his password for his Windows 7 computer, and needed to get back into it. I remembered years ago when I was working as a contractor, there was a little Linux utility that would allow you to boot from a floppy and reset windows passwords Lucky for him, that utility is [...]

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Free tool to export Active Directory Information

July 2, 2010
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I have an Active Directory Domain that has lots of user accounts, under many organizational units. I wanted to find an easy way to see all of the user accounts within the domain. My friend Matt told me about this free tool called DumpSec from SystemTools.com When you first launch the app it defaults to [...]

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Securely Erase your Hard Drive

June 18, 2010
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Last weekend I fixed up an old machine of mine. I was about to give it to the local Salvation Army. They will take your old computers, clean em up, and then sell them at one of their outlet stores. They then take the money and put it to good use. Before I brought it [...]

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Get started with Windows Powershell

June 11, 2010
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I have been avoiding it for a long time. I know batch files, and VB script so well that I am not in the mood to learn a totally different scripting language. As each day passes Microsoft is slowly phasing out their support for VB Script. Eventually Power Shell will be the only way to [...]

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