Administrative Tools and Scripts

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Description This command deletes all files from the specified directory that were last modified prior to the number of dates specified. The utility is very useful when scheduled to delete old log files. Important: No spaces are to be specified in the directory path. Use MS-DOS style short names. Requirements: Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 Download Download [this_link_has_been_removed]…

Description This utility changes desktop icons, start-menu icons and quick-launch icons as well as proxy settings whenever the computer’s IP address is changed. It is also capable of running scripts whenever the IP address changes. Here are a number of usage scenarios: Configure a laptop computer to automatically set the organizational proxy server as the…

Description This utility enables an administrator to run batch files based on the user’s group membership without scripting complex batch files. Requirements: This tool requires Windows NT4 (with Active Directory Client), Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. Note: Active Directory Client can be downloaded from HERE Read more about the Active Directory Client…

Description This utility builds up Active Directory users, OU’s and groups as well as private and public shared folders. The users are retrieved from the attached Excel file. Requirements: Windows 2000/2003 domain. Download Download [this_link_has_been_removed] (2mb) You need to extract the tool/script found in the downloaded file by using WinZip or similar. Usage First, install…

Description This command line utility enables you to import .REG files even if the Group Policy is set to restrict the registry editing tools. If you use this policy setting, just use regpol.zip to import .REG files instead of the traditional ‘Regedit –s’ and ‘Reg import’. Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/2003 Current version: 1.2.8 Version highlights: Minor…

Description If you ever needed to rename an NT 4.0 group, you probably found that there is no way to do it through User Manager or User Manager for Domains! This tool does it. Requirements: Windows NT 4.0 Current version: 1.0 Download Download [this_link_has_been_removed] (6kb) You need to extract the tool/script found in the downloaded…

Description This command line utility enables an administrator to hide or disable the start button. Requirements: This tool requires Windows 2000/XP/2003. Current version: 1.0 Download Download [this_link_has_been_removed] (3kb) You need to extract the tool/script found in the downloaded file by using WinZip or similar. Syntax ​StartBut /enable | /disable | /hide | /show For example:…