List Mapped Drives of Remote Computers using Powershell
This Powershell script is pieced together from a handful of source (noted in script) that will return mapped drives of remote computers of ALL the users. # cooked…
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A few notes on Guest Virtual Machine Memory Ballooning
Looking over some of my Windows 2008 R2 servers, I notice via Task Manager that their memory is 90%+ quite often. Using Sysinternal’s RAMMap tool, I can quickly…
Bella's First Pumpkin Encounter
I stopped and picked up a few small pumpkins to give to Bella, our 6 month old Newfoundland puppy. She was scared at first and then just ripped…
Enable Hyperthreading or 2nd CPU in Windows XP
I came across this on a VM the other morning. It seemed that assigned the VM 2vCPU and then installing XP Professional didn't install the correct HAL/Kernel. I'm…
Get VM Extra Configuration Details
Add-PSSnapin VMware.vimautomation.core Connect-VIServer -server 10.10.10.1 -user "user" -password "luser" (get-vm -name "ZEUS").extensiondata.config.extraconfig | sort key | format-table Example Output Key Value DynamicType DynamicProperty --- ----- ----------- --------------- ethernet0.pciSlotNumber…
ToolTip: Portable Windows Port Scanner
I came across a nice little tool while searching the other day. This tool, called YAPS (Yet Another Port Scanner) is portable and works well (tested on Windows…
Determine Version of Microsoft Project Plan File
Found a quick way to determine the version of Microsoft Project Plan files (.MPP). The information is available at Microsoft's site directly: Click Here Here's the batch script…
Outlook Error: This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer.
When clicking on any links in an Outlook email message, a user is presented with the following error: This seems to be caused…
Belkin F5D5050 10/100 USB Ethernet Adapter
This is a handy little adapter to have in the tech bag I found out this morning. =) Download the driver at Belkin's site. Continue reading
Tooltip: Clover2 – Windows Explorer Tabs!
Came across a great application that gives you a multi-tabbed Explorer experience. First read about this from a LifeHacker post. Note: I am running this on Windows 8…
MS-DOS 6.22 Screenshots
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Windows 8 Power User Shortcut Menu
You can access the Windows 8 Power User Shortcut Menu by moving mouse to lower left corner of screen and right-clicking. Here's the menu: Here's a video demonstration…
Hardware Monitoring on This Host is Not Responding
I received the following error this morning on my vCenter server after a brief reboot for a few Windows updates: Hardware Monitoring on This Host is Not Responding…
Winamp issue playing Shoutcast stream in Windows 8
The Problem I can't play my Jazz! I found after installing Winamp in Windows 8 that it appears the Shoutcast browser control isn't handling (what I think to…
Windows 8 PC Settings Screenshots
Here are some screenshots of the main options for PC Settings in Windows 8 Preview. Access the PC Settings by clicking on Settings when you move your…