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Microsoft Network Monitor 3.0 is a brand new protocol analysis tool. It has been under development for about 2 years at Microsoft. You are welcome to try it out and provide feedback to us. Key features of Microsoft Network Monitor 3.0 include: A completely new user interface Real time capture and display of frames Simultaneous…

Note: This tip will work for the Alcatel (now Thomson) SpeedTouch Home ADSL modem that’s in use with most of the Israeli ISPs. I don’t know about it’s compatibility with European and other ISPs, but I’d love to hear your feedback on this issue . Update: I’ve received a few notes from European based readers…

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…

How can I force an OEM version of Windows XP to install as an upgrade installation? First, find your setupp.ini file in the i386 directory on your Windows XP CD. Open it up, it’ll look something like this: ExtraData=707A667567736F696F697911AE7E05 Pid=55034000 The Pid value is what we’re in this for. What’s there now looks like a…

I want to download Internet Explorer 6 SP1 from Microsoft but I don’t want to install it right away. Can I do that? Yes! First, download the IE6 SP1 setup program from HERE (481kb basic setup program. The full IE package might go as high as ~44mb depending upon your selection). This tip will let…

One of the most time consuming administrative tasks is the password reset issue. Research shows that help desk calls may consist of up to 40% of password reset related issues. When I’ve learned about a new tool that was designed to help mitigate these issues I wanted to test it out. The tool is called…

Perhaps one of the biggest problems with e-mail (besides the spam issue) is the fact that not many people know how to properly format their e-mail messages. Properly writing your e-mail is generally known as “e-mail netiquette”. The rules of e-mail Netiquette are not “rules” that are written or governed by any authority, but are considered…

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…

Keyboard shortcuts in Windows Vista In Windows Vista, as in other Windows Operating Systems (also see Keyboard Shortcuts), you can use many shortcut keys as an alternative to the mouse. You can open, close, and navigate the Start menu, desktop, menus, dialog boxes, and Web pages using keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts may also make it…

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…

While it is normal to login as “administrator” when you are testing VMware ESX Virtual Center and normal to login as root while you are testing VMware ESX Server, as soon as your Virtual Infrastructure moves into production, you will want system administrators login as themselves. In fact, best practices dictate this. Besides providing accountability,…

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