Volume 9, Issue 22: October 31, 2007
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Note from the Editor
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| Greetings Folks, |
From time to time, I like to toot the Sysinternals horn not only because the popular site showcases an awesome collection of system utilities, but also because it is updated so often with great new utilities. For instance, if you haven't checked back since mid-October, you will notice the new
Handle v3.30 utility that displays information about open handles for any process in the system. Recent new additions also include
BgInfo v4.11, which automatically displays relevant information about a Windows computer on the desktop's background, such as the computer name, IP address, and service pack version;
ZoomIt v1.71, a screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations; and
Process Monitor v1.25, an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, registry, and process/thread activity. To find all the utilities and resources and to read
Mark Russinovich's blog, check out the
Windows Sysinternals home page.
For tackling large operating system and application deployments, Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007 contributes to a more effective IT department cialis ejaculation by offering enhanced system security and comprehensive asset management of servers, desktops, and mobile devices. Configuration Manager 2007 collects information in a Microsoft SQL Server database, allowing queries and reports to consolidate information throughout the organization. See all the Configuration Manager 2007 features and learn how to deploy operating systems with System Center Configuration Manager 2007.
Also in the System Center family, Microsoft last week unveiled Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, a new security and device management solution designed to give you more control and enhanced security of your Windows Mobile devices. Mobile Device Manager helps safeguard your corporate data, reduce the cost and complexity of mobile deployments, and centralize and simplify Windows Mobile device management.
Thanks for reading,
Mitch Irsfeld
Editor, TechNet Flash
Has your Recycle Bin icon ever disappeared from your desktop? Perhaps the icon was in place one night before you went to bed, but in the morning when you started up your computer again, it was long gone. Where did it go? What happened to it? But more importantly, how can you get it back? Well, there are a few things you can try to get your Recycle Bin icon back where it's supposed to be. So, if you've run out of options, give these a try!
The first thing you can do is right click on your desktop and choose Properties. Once there, hit the Desktop tab and then click on the Customize Desktop button. In the middle of that box, you will see some of the more common desktop icons. Click on the one for the Recycle Bin (it looks like a trash can) and then hit the cheap generic cialis Restore Default button. Click OK and then go take a look at your desktop. The Recycle Bin icon should be back, but if it's not, don't lose hope, because there are a couple other things you can still try!
For the next option, go down to your taskbar and right click in any open space. From the menu that pops up, click on Toolbars, Desktop. The word "Desktop" will then appear at the end of your taskbar with a double arrow beside it. Right click on those arrows and you will see an option for the Recycle Bin. Next, drag and drop that Recycle Bin icon to your desktop. That should reinstate your icon for you, but if you're still having trouble, try this. Right click on your taskbar again and go to Toolbars, New Toolbar. There should be an option there for the Recycle Bin as well. You can then drag and drop that icon to your desktop. Doing either of these three things should bring your Recycle Bin icon back and you can get on with your daily computing!
by Greg Shultz | Jan 4, 2006
Takeaway: Did you know that unless you uninstall a device driver on a Windows XP machine that it still may be sucking up valuable system resources? Here are step-by-step instructions on how you can view and remove these unnecessary devices.
When you install a device driver on a Windows XP machine, the operating system loads that driver each time the computer boots regardless of whether the device is present—unless you specifically uninstall the driver. This means that drivers from devices that you have long since removed from your system may be wasting valuable system resources.
Follow these steps to view and remove these unnecessary device drivers:
1. Press [Windows]+[Break] to bring up the System Properties dialog box.
2. Select the Advanced tab and click the Environment Variables button.
3. Click the New button below the System Variables panel.
4. In the New System Variable dialog box, type devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices in the Variable Name text box and 1 buying cialis without prescription in the Variable Value text box.
5. Click OK to return to the System Properties dialog box and then click OK again.
6. Select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button.
7. In Device Manager, go to View | Show Hidden Devices.
8. Expand the various branches in the device tree and look for the washed out icons, which indicate unused device drivers.
9. To remove an unused device driver, right-click the icon and select Uninstall.
Pasted from <http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877_11-6017628.html?tag=nl.e064>
Date: September 19th, 2007
Blogger: Greg Shultz
If you need to copy output from a command and paste it into a Windows program, such as Notepad, while working at the command buying cialis without a prescription prompt, chances are you’ll try to use the Mark and Copy commands on the command prompt’s Edit menu. A better way to get information from a command prompt and onto the Clipboard is the Clip.exe command line tool.
Clip.exe comes with Windows Server 2003, but it also works in Windows XP Professional. Simply copy Clip.exe from the Windows\System32 directory on a Windows Server 2003 system, and then paste it into the Windows\System32 directory on a Windows XP system. (If you don’t have access to Windows Server 2003, you can download a copy of Clip.exe from Daniel Petri’s IT Knowledgebase site.)
Once you have a copy of Clip.exe on your Windows XP system, using it is as easy as appending the pipe and the clip command (| clip) to the end of your command line. For example, you can use this command to copy the directory listing to the clipboard (Dir | clip), or you can use it to collect, copy, and paste the results of the Ipconfig command (Ipconfig /all | clip).
Note: This tip applies only to Windows XP Professional.
Pasted from <http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-on-windows/?p=521&tag=nl.e064>
